![]() Somewhat numb the remainder of the Evening, and my Breastbone was soreįor a Week after, if it had been bruiz'd. Tho' I afterwards found it had rais'd a Swelling there the bigness of It was a loud one nor did I particularly feel the Stroke on my Hand, The Back of my Hand, nor did I hear the Crack tho' the By-standers say Tho' my Eye was on the Spot of the Prime Conductor from whence it struck Thoughts so as to know what was the Matter for I did not see the Flash It was some Moments before I could collect my Seem'd an universal Blow from head to foot throughout the Body, and wasįollow'd by a violent quick Trembling in the Trunk, which wore gradually Jars thro' my Arms and Body, when they were very near full charg'd. "I inadvertently took the Stroke of two of those Shock! He was even electrocuted a few times himself, describing the Power - he killed a turkey and roasted it on a spit turned byĮlectricity he sent an electrical current through water to igniteĪlcohol he charged glasses of wine so that the drinkers would receive a Great that he found all kinds of interesting ways to harness its ![]() In one letter to Collinson, he wrote that, "For my own part, I never was before engaged in any study that so engrossed my attention and my time as this has lately done."īenjamin Franklin's interest in electricity was so He would use things found around his house to create electrical experiments. Mysteriously causing an artificial "spider" to move to amuse his Stand on end, setting alcohol on fire, giving shocks with a kiss and With his new found interest in all things electrical, Benjamin Franklinīegan performing minor electrical tricks such as making a woman's hair Electric Tube, circa 1747 Source: Frankliniana Database
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