Scientific error: rethinking Benjamin Franklin’s kite experiment | Cosmos Briefing

We all love the idea of Benjamin Franklin, flying a kite in the middle of a thunderstorm and finding out fundamental truths about the world.
But how accurate are our ideas?
Imagery of the kite experiment is often riddled with errors - what does that mean for how we understand science and scientists?
In this video, Ellen Phiddian pulls out a few misconceptions in the kite experiment, and takes a closer look at what really happened.
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[@kraken138]

Franklin was a genius, no matter how you slice it.

[@RealMacJones]

From What I've heard about the sentry box experiment it was never actually carried out, just envisioned. The Kite experiment would have been the first time it was actually demonstrated.

[@TheTrophyStore]

I like this very much, the communication of a concept, idea or way of thinking is often not described in detail, I liked all the details in this presentation it is logical and detailed, great job in the sharing of the reality of this event. I feel a little smarter today.
Roy

[@RiausOrgAust]

Thank you very much! It was definitely a fun and interesting video to create.

[@Eliseu_Marques]

Agree. Well crafted and covered a lot of information. Grateful!