261 years ago today Ben Franklin discovered electricity by tying a key to a kite and having it hit with lightning
261 years ago today
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my science glands are secreting molten tears of sadness
All that Franklin's experiment helped establish was the connection between lightning and electricity. Discoveries of electricity dated THOUSANDS of years ago.
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I agree, Banjo. I think Coin Heaven meant to say invented instead of discovered.
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the guy who discovered electricity was probably the first guy to ever get struck by lightning
knowing Britain's weather, I'd wager that he was somewhere in Scotland
knowing Britain's weather, I'd wager that he was somewhere in Scotland
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Coin Heaven said:
Excuse me, I'm going to go scream into my pillow.
Just... ugh.
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Saying Ben Franklin discovered electricity is like saying Columbus discovered America (which in reality, the Vikings beat him by some years, and his intentions weren't even to discover the continent.)
Saying Ben Franklin discovered electricity is like saying Columbus discovered America (which in reality, the Vikings beat him by some years, and his intentions weren't even to discover the continent.)
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Columbus is credited the discovered of america though.
Nobody gives a shit about the natives and viking.
I mean we just outright slaughtered and pushed the natives away. Sure we would have tried the same with the vikings if they were there when Columbus got there.
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Now that's rather unfair on many explorers' parts. Columbus was a huge dick, but many other explorers tried and succeeded in joining up with the Native Americans, and so did many settlers.
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If the vikings landed in America at any time they didnt discover it if they didnt tell anyone about it or how to find it. Columbus told people aboit it.
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Really? Then how do we know that the Vikings found it?
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guys, how can you discover something millions of people already know about?
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he's got a point
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He's right, America technically could not be discovered since so many knew about it
The Vikings were the first people to have made records about "rediscovering" America, although its possible that other people may have discovered it earlier and didn't record it. Aboriginals had stories of strange white people who they thought were ghosts or supernatural.
Also most of the dudes in New France got along better with the Aboriginals than the English
The Vikings were the first people to have made records about "rediscovering" America, although its possible that other people may have discovered it earlier and didn't record it. Aboriginals had stories of strange white people who they thought were ghosts or supernatural.
Also most of the dudes in New France got along better with the Aboriginals than the English
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What ot the point in debunking these beloved folklores believed by millions to be true? I knew the cherrie tree was bs. But I thought Franlkins discovery was a fact of history.Baby Luigi said:
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I am laughing.
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I thought it would have been common sense that he never flew a kite and Washington never chopped down trees
I mean, putting it into context, it all sounds very silly
I mean, putting it into context, it all sounds very silly
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