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Why didn Benjamin Franklin get electrocuted when he flew a kite in an electrical storm?

April 26, 2017Benjamin Franklin electrical electrocuted flew kite storm

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Why didn Benjamin Franklin get electrocuted when he flew a kite in an electrical storm?

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Benjamin Franklin’s famous key did give off an electric spark. But lucky for Franklin, the kite was just drawing small electrical charges from the air. If the kite had actually been struck by lightning, Franklin would have been killed!