Franklin's Kite

MythBusters Season 4 Episode 5

Overview:
The build team attempts to discover electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm. Do innocuous legumes really increase gas? Is it possible to break wind so much that you can suffocate to death?

Release Date : 2006-03-08

Genre : Documentary

Duration : 43 minutes

Rating : ⭐ 7.3/10 (3 votes)

Actors : Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman, Kari Byron, Tory Belleci, Grant Imahara, Robert Lee

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Other Episodes (Season 4)

Paper Crossbow
1. Paper Crossbow
Shredded Plane
2. Shredded Plane
Archimedes Death Ray Revisited
3. Archimedes Death Ray Revisited
Helium Football
4. Helium Football
Franklin's Kite
5. Franklin's Kite
Cell Phones on Planes
6. Cell Phones on Planes
Bullets Fired Up
7. Bullets Fired Up
Myths Re-Opened
8. Myths Re-Opened
Mind Control
9. Mind Control
Exploding Pants
10. Exploding Pants
Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (1)
11. Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (1)
Steam Cannon
12. Steam Cannon
Whirlpool/Snowplow
13. Whirlpool/Snowplow
Mentos and Soda
14. Mentos and Soda
Shattering Subwoofer
15. Shattering Subwoofer
Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (2)
16. Crimes and Myth-Demeanors (2)
Earthquake Machine
17. Earthquake Machine
Deadly Straw
18. Deadly Straw
Mega Movie Myths
19. Mega Movie Myths
Killer Cable Snaps
20. Killer Cable Snaps
Air Cylinder Rocket
21. Air Cylinder Rocket
More Myths Revisited
22. More Myths Revisited
Exploding Lighter
23. Exploding Lighter
Concrete Glider
24. Concrete Glider
Firearms Folklore
25. Firearms Folklore
Anti-Gravity Device
26. Anti-Gravity Device
Holiday Special
27. Holiday Special
22,000-Foot Fall
28. 22,000-Foot Fall

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