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Why did not Benjamin Franklin did not died while doing the experiment of electricity

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The standard account of Franklin's experiment is disputed by science historian Tom Tucker in 2003.[11] According to Tucker, Franklin never performed the experiment, and the kite as described is incapable of performing its alleged role.[12]

In an investigation by the television series MythBusters using a lightning simulator, the team showed that if lightning had actually hit the kite, Franklin would have received a fatal current through his heart. Nevertheless, they confirmed that certain aspects of the experiment were feasible—specifically, the ability of a kite with sufficiently damp string to receive and send to the ground the electrical energy delivered by a lightning strike.[9]

Because of the danger inherent in the kite experiment, it has become illegal in certain locales.


thats why may be he didi not died


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