Statistics for Famous experiments

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Experiment	Scientist	% Correct
Fly a kite with a key amidst a thunderstorm.	Benjamin Franklin	81%
Drop balls of different weights from the Tower of Pisa.	Galileo Galilei	75%
Submerge a golden crown into water.	Archimedes	69%
Ring a bell in front of a hungry dog.	Ivan Pavlov	63%
Pass a ray of light through a glass prism.	Isaac Newton	56%
Crossbreed pea plants of different colors.	Gregor Mendel	44%
Heat fermentable drinks to a high temperature and cool it down quickly.	Louis Pasteur	44%
Go on vacation leaving a contaminated culture of bacteria on a bench.	Alexander Fleming	31%
Wrapp two insulated coils of wire around an iron ring, and pass current through one of them.	Michael Faraday	31%
Check the freezing and boiling points of water under different atmospheric pressure.	Anders Celsius	19%
Blink as many times as possible after having been guillotined.	Antoine Lavoisier	13%
Swing a pendulum from the dome of the Panthéon.	Léon Foucault	13%
Carry a barometer up to a mountain and a church tower.	Blaise Pascal	6%
Compare the shadows of a pyramid and a stick.	Thales	6%