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…the printing profession. In 1751 his book en titled Experiments and Observations on Electricity was published in London. The next year Ben performed one of the most well known experiments ever. He took a metal key and tied it to a simple kite and flew the kite…

…on the inside and out, as a proving ground for the clarification of his ideas. The development of today’s lightning rod is a direct result of Franklin’s experimentation with lightning and kites. By flying a kite in a thunderstorm, Franklin produced sparks…

…conducted his most famous electrical experiment at Philadelphia in 1752. He flew a homemade kite during a thunderstorm, and proved that lightning is electricity. A bolt of lightning struck a pointed wire fastened to the kite and traveled down the kite string…

…that lightning was a form of electricity. In 1753, his conducted his famous experiment when he flew a kite with a key attached with a wire to the tail in the middle of a thunderstorm. The wet string holding the kite became a conductor. When lightening hit the kite…

…the energy and it was released when touched by an object (Meltzer 119). Franklin used a kite for his next experiment. The kite was made of a cross with two sticks crossed with a covering over it. A sharp pointed wire was connected to the center of the cross…

…, and if you ride hard, you go through parts like a runner goes through water. Also keep in mind that mountain biking isn’t for everyone. You have to want to live on the edge. The thrill is the reward for all of your efforts. So let’s take a walk through a day…

…years old he made the juinor high track team. He held the school record for the fastest time. As the fastest juinor high runner in the state he lead his team to a victory at the regionals. After graduating high school he recieved a full…

…, gravity plus age adds up to diminishing performance, not so in swimming. No other sport puts so little stress and strain on your body. “You have a sport where you don’t have the muscular-skeletal problems that aging runners experience,” says Patty…

…and ascends 7,500 vertical feet to the top. Each August, runners compete in the Pikes Peak Marathon. The 26 mile record, up and down Barr Trail, is three hours and 24 minutes. b…

…to legend an Athenian messenger was sent from Marathon to Athens, a distance of 25 miles, where he announced the Persian defeat before dying of exhaustion. That tale became the basis for the modern marathon race. Herodotus tells that a trained runner Pheidippides…