Nancy: I never knew THAT! When Ben Franklin discovered elec-tricity, he had a metal key tied to his kite....GREAT! Now I have a title for my report. "How Ben unlocked the mystery".
I’ve read that in ancient China a similar method was used to execute criminals. They had a tall metal pole (copper?) in an open field near the prison. If a storm was coming up, a condemned man would be chained to it. Some got the death penalty, some escaped soaking wet. Until the next storm.
Go Nancy about 12 years ago
How Ben unlocked the mystery of E-Lec-Tricity
Buzza Wuzza about 12 years ago
Wasn’t the key inside a glass jar?
davidf42 about 12 years ago
A highly dangerous experiment, by the way – not recommended to be tried by the amateur.
josietn about 12 years ago
I wish my students were that creative with their reports….. sigh
whitecarabao about 12 years ago
Quite clever of Nancy, she shows creative talent like her Aunt Fritzi.
tuslog64 about 12 years ago
I’ve read that in ancient China a similar method was used to execute criminals. They had a tall metal pole (copper?) in an open field near the prison. If a storm was coming up, a condemned man would be chained to it. Some got the death penalty, some escaped soaking wet. Until the next storm.