Wind is the Cure By Vamsi Karra 6th period 11-23-14 Everyone has heard the tale of Benjamin Franklin’s innovative experiment: he flew a kite in a thunderstorm in order to demonstrate the presence of electricity. Though we don't know how genuine this legend is, Franklin helped lay the foundation for batteries, the electric motor, the lightbulb, and the true nature of electricity. While he used a kite to harness electricity from lightning, we normally think of kites as merely entertainment on…
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