A Kite in a Storm

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On a stormy June night in Philadelphia, American Renaissance man Benjamin Franklin purportedly decided to test his hypothesis that lightning is a form of electricity. Using a key attached to a silk kite, he found:

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[todddougherty]

Wow.:1:13am On American east coast and here I am trying to calm down from a bad day and what pops up? Highlight History video. Thank you TIFO gang. I needed this.

[victoriaeads]

I'm a Philly area native, and I spent countless hours at the Franklin Institute, as well as enjoying Philadelphia history. Franklin was a crazy genius, in the sense that he was both. Be also created the glass armonica, which is a very strange and beautiful instrument. Beside that, he also PARTIED! HARD! If you ever have access to a time machine, he would be a great one to have drinks with.

[EMurph]

I love the color palette you’ve chosen, it’s contemporary but comfortably classic feeling too. Nice n mellow I love it

[model-man]

I would love to travel back and listen to Ben's lectures and see his experiments and achievements.

[kenxclout]

I want to sit in the chair Simon is sitting in for some reason

[matthewdrummond]

*According to Tom Tucker Quahog 5 News... This just in: Wrong Tom Tucker.*

[dbibb]

Great episode, but which St. PETERSBURG?

[DualKeys]

Simon, your fashion sense is on point! 👌

[brianjrichman]

I just got to see this video (late huh?)... Glad dear old Great Grandpa Richmann got a mention. The apocryphal story is that he was doing his experiment to try to produce ball lightning, according to his assistant Mr. Sockalov who witnessed the event.

[BruceMusto]

I am wondering how high he had to have the kite? Is that an Uncle of yours behind your right shoulder Simon or just going with the hamlet vibe? Great job once again.

[nickyfield]

On a flat roof, there's a boy
Leaning against a wall of rain
Aerial held high
Calling "Come on thunder
Come on thunder!"

[Ish]

Also I think an episode revolving around wildfires and how they affect civilization would be awesome to see. Most people are afraid of fire and don't realize that fires used to rage for years without bothering a soul.

[danniejones]

Be franklin was a super genius, we are all lucky he used his mind for good and womanizing and not evil. The list of his accomplishments are as long as both of your ars. Thank Mr. Franklin.

[zonk]

Simon and team, a video on adverse childhood experiences and how they were discovered would be a great video. Especially the parts about the doctor from Keizer Permanente developing his theory based on overweight women

[todddougherty]

Hey Simon, could you look anymore regal?? Love it!! Hey Daven, how have you been??? Haven’t seen you in a long while. On YouTube I mean.

[miroslavhoudek]

Must have been quite nice, to be a smart well-off person back then. I know pretty much nothing of my highly specialised field after 20 years of hard day-and-night effort.

[vladdythebear]

You should do a video on Lewis Hutchinson

[throwler]

Ever try flying a kite in a thunderstorm? Of course not. Nobody has.

[eileenbass]

God, you look wonderful in black, white and colour, you lucky man.

[ktkat]

Two giraffes were killed today in Florida. They were hit by lightning.