Was Ben Franklin's Kite experiment a fraud?

Yea - thats true as well - It was just hard for me to get past the first part of flying a kite in a thunderstorm - I was just trying to fly a kite with my daughter and it was hard as heck to get the kite going - and it was nice, clear, and sunny - That got me thinking how on earth did Ben Franklin fly a kite in a thunder storm?

He was electrocuted, but not killed. If you don't believe he could survive, there's several hundred people every year who get struck by lightning directly; only a few of them die. Ben had someone nearby who revived him, he later wrote about this. As to your question of him flying a kite in a thunderstorm, that's actually ideal weather to fly it. There would have been strong winds to keep it high in the sky, and a key would have been no problem to hold; even a simple kite can carry several pounds if there is a strong wind blowing.

While rain is poring down? Wow - so you say it is Idea to fly a kite while it is raining, with extra weight added to it - Never read that on the directions - I thought rain would make it damn near impossible to fly a kite - but what do I know huh-