Kathy Loves Physics & History | Ben Franklin DID fly a Kite in a Storm But Wasn't the First to Prove Lightning is Electric @Kathy_Loves_Physics | Uploaded 6 years ago | Updated 16 hours ago
The true story of Franklin's kite experiment: He really did fly a kite, but he wasn't hit by lightning and he didn't discover electricity! In fact, he wasn't even the first person to prove that lightning is electric!
Franklin was beat by a month by a Frenchman who was doing the experiment to humiliate a rival. How did an experiment humiliate a rival? And how did it end up making Franklin famous? Well, watch the video and find out!
Music in the background and the beginning and the end are by the fabulous Kim Nalley and...
"Marty Gots a Plan" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500015
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
The true story of Franklin's kite experiment: He really did fly a kite, but he wasn't hit by lightning and he didn't discover electricity! In fact, he wasn't even the first person to prove that lightning is electric!
Franklin was beat by a month by a Frenchman who was doing the experiment to humiliate a rival. How did an experiment humiliate a rival? And how did it end up making Franklin famous? Well, watch the video and find out!
Music in the background and the beginning and the end are by the fabulous Kim Nalley and...
"Marty Gots a Plan" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500015
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
