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Franklin's Kite

MythBusters · Season 4 · Episode 5
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?

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Season
4
Episode
5
Air Date
08/Mar/2006
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
60 min

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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?

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