In 1752, Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite and flew it in a storm to find out that lightning was a form of electricity.

1752年，本杰明·富兰克林将一把钥匙系在风筝上，在暴风雨中放飞，他发现了闪电是电的一种形式。

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Benjamin Franklin's studies on flying a kite in an electrical storm from 1752 show the first time anyone had proposed that lightning is electricity and not a supernatural force.

这其中包括1752年本杰明·富兰克林在雷电中放风筝的相关研究报告，该研究首次证明闪电是电力，而非某种超自然力。

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The storm tossed the plane around like a canvas-covered kite.

飞机在风暴中摇摇晃晃像个帆布扎的风筝。

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In Franklin's own account of his experiment (published in 1752), a kite fashioned from a silk handkerchief is set aloft in a storm.

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