How to Make Hydrogen Gas - Clean Burning, Inexpensive, Lighter than Air!

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Stay tuned until the end of the video for a demonstration of hydrogen's lifting properties and several large explosions!
This is a demonstration of a purely chemical process to produce large quantities of hydrogen gas from common, inexpensive chemicals. Hydrogen is a highly esteemed alternative fuel candidate because its combustion with atmospheric oxygen results in only clean water vapor, rather than carbon compounds as is the case with most other fuels. It is less dense than air, which means that it can be used to lift objects into the sky.
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@xenathcytrin202 10 лет назад

My brother made a setup like this in our backyard once and my mom called the police saying he was building a hydrogen bomb. They believed her.

@tgdhsuk3589 9 лет назад

Lol

@joshuarichardson98 9 лет назад

That's exactly what my mom thought! i got grounded for about a week but I wasn't even gonna make one!

@xenathcytrin202 9 лет назад

Viktor Hofer How exactly is wasting the police's time with a bogus bomb warning a smart thing to do? My brother could have gotten arrested if things had gone differently, then probably jailed on trumped up charges.

@miguelchacon2717 5 лет назад

WHO TF CALLS THE POLICE ON THEIR OWN SON

@productions4452 5 лет назад

😂 😂 😂

@modakkagitplugga Год назад

Perfect source for my project of a two stage spear, and then hopefully 2 stage revolving rifle. We'll see if I keep all my digits, but if it works it's gonna be tight

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Correct. In this process of making hydrogen there is a small amount of acid left mixed in. 100% pure filtered hydrogen would burn to make only water.

@jonmassey5592 11 лет назад

if you tie a string to the balloon/bag then light the string would it still work?

@jtparm2 12 лет назад

please answer i want to try this my self 1: if you had it avaliable could you replace muriatic acid with concentrated hydrochoric acid 2: how much gas would you get from the amount used in the video and is that linear, (i.e. if i halved the amounts would i get half the gas) and 3: how much pressure do you get coming out of the exit hose, could you fill a rubber balloon with it or you you have to use mylar? thank you

@lifequest7453 4 месяца назад

use the least dangerous item to make the gas. hydrochloric acid? really?

@joe2sims 9 лет назад

see me and a friend did this (using electrolysis) and filled a 2L fizzy bottle up with it by displacing water in the bottle with a bucket. knowing the bottle is pressure rated we lit it thinking it would shoot off however the explosion was so volatile it blew a large hole in the bottom of the bottle! not like we sealed the top or anything. left me and my mate with very sore hands (yeah probably not the best idea to hold it as setting it off lol) and are ears have been ringing for days now. how come are one is so much more volatile than any videos that i can find on youtube ... even the next door neighbor come over to see what happened the explosion was so loud

@CheatEngineTutoris 12 лет назад

where did you get the tactical insertion?

@ВлаткоБлажевски-ц5ф 10 лет назад

Can i use this metod to make hydrogen fuel for my car

@shawnsimmons3 9 лет назад

this helped with school

@antonantonc 12 лет назад

Can you make a video on how to make a water ballon launcher?

@superjojo555 10 лет назад

can i use NaOH too? if so, what are the measurements? (its not pure its about 5%)

@sharduldeshpande1746 10 лет назад

40% NaOH works good

@superjojo555 10 лет назад

thanks it worked!

@nikoravnikar Год назад

And im watching this video 11 years later

@lucasspink8931 9 дней назад

And I’m watching it 12

@jjzhou01 11 лет назад

One Lamborghini was harmed during the making of this video.

@NathanHintz-SwingGen 7 лет назад

would have been better to use a drone instead of a car to save batteries

@KAVORKA.KIINGG 3 года назад

Whaaat lol

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

I've been part of their network for more than a year and you never would have known if I didn't decide to throw their logo at the end of this video. They're some of the highest quality people I've ever worked with. I do whatever I want, and they pay me for it. Best decision I've ever made.

@JRowe95 10 лет назад

Flare on a stick. Patent pending.

@liversilver437 10 лет назад

A cool thing to do with this is to put a long fuse on a balloon, light it and let it go and blow up in the sky at night

@liversilver437 10 лет назад

Bad luck, im in the countyside so its ok but be careful next time

@d.saelens4867 9 лет назад

Liver Silver sounds safe enough ?

@liversilver437 9 лет назад

***** not really, it flies into the air like 200 meter and then does a small explosion

@NathanHintz-SwingGen 7 лет назад

That would be awesome to do with a 40 foot balloon tube made out of a roll of painter's plastic and a bit of duct tape for a really impressive KABOOOOM! DIY Hindenburg!

@joshanhuseyin5568 6 лет назад

Just use a NaOH solution and add aluminium to that. It’s less corrosive and can be brought at a grocery store under drain cleaner.

@JohnnieRadical 3 года назад

Aluminum is the devil

@EdwardTriesToScience 3 года назад

NaOH will start to etch the flask if you don't cool it, but it does work well

@alfredharrison597 2 года назад

Rubbing Gallium on scratched up aluminum is way better and for some reason (due to aluminum nanoparticles) yields WAY more Hydrogen! (Can even retrieve 100% of the used Gallium after its all over with!)

@joshanhuseyin5568 2 года назад

@@alfredharrison597 It would increase the reaction speed though (inc surface area = inc reaction speed) which can be a bad thing if you want it to stay controlled. Also gallium is not that cheap and also it does still react with the NaOH and water (Ga + 2NaOH + 6H2O → 2Na[Ga(OH)4] + 3H2) so you'll definitely be losing some or if not all of your gallium.

@amihartz 10 лет назад

If it can lift 200 grams with only 4 bags, you would probably life 20 grams with 1 bag. And you can buy cameras that only weigh 20 grams. Just attach a bag to it and let it float off into space. When it eventually falls back down, you can find your camera and you'll have some really cool footage of earth from space. It'd probably be heard to find the camera, though. Maybe you could like float a GPS tracker up with it as well. I found one on Amazon that only weighs 30 grams and is only $20, although, it has 2 stars so it might not be very good. But that's still only 40 grams together, so 1 bag could still lift it.

@luxzartheglorious 10 лет назад

it 50 grams ina|| n0t 40 0k just t0 be right 0k and it wi|| take 2 bags and it wi|| brake 0n the way back the erath by burning and fa||ing and space wi|| mass up the gps 0k n0t t0 be meen just t0 be right

@tom-tristanots8192 9 лет назад

Amelia Hartman Your math is way off.

@amihartz 9 лет назад

Tom-Tristan Ots Why? Is 200/4 < 20?

@ThePokemonPizza 9 лет назад

It won't even go out of the atmosphere.

@amihartz 9 лет назад

ThePokemonPizza No one's saying we're going to send this to the moon or anything. It's gets to the edge of the atmosphere, which is all you need. Just look up video of people doing things similar to this. The video is quite spectacular.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Yes. It is important to follow because if you were to add water to acid, the first few drips can heat rapidly enough to boil, which throws acid everywhere. Adding acid to water on the other hand only has the potential to throw water or very dilute acid should a problem arise. In either case, when using an Erlenmeyer flask as is shown in this video, most splashes within it should be contained. It is better to stay on the safe side and make it a habit when the circumstances are not so forgiving.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Wow...Is there something in the water these days or what? Erectonium is a name made up as a joke because in very basic demonstrations hydrogen is sometimes used to fill condoms. It is not a correct scientific name for anything. I can't believe some people actually pull from such demonstrations that it is the correct name. Also, if this only produces 50% hydrogen, pray tell, what other gas(s) make up the other 50%, and from where do they enter into the closed system?

@binjuice326 10 лет назад

you should set some of these balloons up as targets for your flaming arrows!

@NickFarrow 9 лет назад

Would be cool to see this done using electrolysis rather than acid.

@rusty6172 9 лет назад

Search HHO generator. I don't know why it's called that, but it is. However, hydrogen and oxygen are, of course, both produced.

@nickwoodruff3321 9 лет назад

You can (very easily) but it makes hho witch is much more explosive because it is produced along with oxygen.

@nickwoodruff3321 9 лет назад

***** I filled a gallon window washer jug with hho and lit it remotely...WOW it was loud! Like rattling bones and windows king of loud! I'm just going to stick with 500ml water bottles from now on thank you very much! haha

@anytimeanywhere8870 6 лет назад

you do realize that HH0 is just water (H2O), the reaction produces hydrogen gas and oxygen, not H2O

@androsida8704 6 лет назад

@ lol

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

I come up with most of my own ideas, or heavily modify others. This experiment in particular has been around for a very long time, so this video wasn't much of an original thought, but at times I like to just make things possible with more common materials.

@JohnSmith-em3mz 8 лет назад

All hail chemistry.

@thundercombat 8 лет назад

i'm not trying to be racist but that sounds wrong these days when someone with an arabic name says it (no racism or anything)

@JohnSmith-em3mz 8 лет назад

+MisterMcold lmaao no no its fine

@zach3096 8 лет назад

+MisterMcold Who cares?

@thundercombat 8 лет назад

+Cosmos great argument

@zach3096 8 лет назад

MisterMcold I'm known for some astoundingly well put arguments :) /s

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

I have my license, but the ATF recently changed their regulation so that it requires a full commercial manufacturing facility to preform demonstrations involving building fireworks. It's been far too much trouble trying to keep up with the law to post fireworks videos. I will still post some from MPAG shoots now and then, but it's not likely I'll post any of my own for a long while.

@wille020201 8 лет назад

Now add hydrogen chloride... NO wait I mean caustic soda!

@megafefeBR 8 лет назад

DAMMIT BAIN MAKE UP YOUR MIND!

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

you're obviously free to make any video you please, but if they are closely based off of mine I would appreciate a credit in the description. I look forward to seeing them.

@benryan2431 9 лет назад

How do you dispose of the left-over substances in the flask?

@Nighthawkinlight 9 лет назад

Ben Runsdorf Once it no longer reacts with aluminum it's a pretty neutral solution and doesn't require any special disposal methods.

@benryan2431 9 лет назад

NightHawkInLight Thanks

@FunnyChemist 9 лет назад

NightHawkInLight But when I poured it down the kitchen sink, the kitchen sink got corroded.

@jessetaylor6386 9 лет назад

I did mine beside my fire pit and just poured it in there when I was done bc I believe it's just aluminum oxide when the reaction is finished

@matthewking1532 9 лет назад

+The Funny Chemist Well, the best way is to add baking soda until it stops fizzing when you add it. Then it is as corrosive as salt water.

@MrSloqwerty 12 лет назад

You are the best "do-it-yourself" person on RU-vid. You always make interesting things and keep the required materials simple. Great job.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Hey everyone, it really helps me out if you share my videos with your friends through Facebook and Twitter! If you like them, please take a moment and pass em' along! Also, keep your comments coming! My favorite part about posting new videos is reading your feedback. Thanks for watching!

@asyraafnasser4873 9 лет назад

Can I create a star?

@trenttiedeman2630 9 лет назад

But we have gravity *pouts*

@trenttiedeman2630 9 лет назад

but... SCIE

@taliakellegg5978 5 лет назад

With enough hydrogen you will

@taxfraud1212 4 года назад

Of course, it would require a lot more hydrogen than we could ever get on earth though

@alexwelles3683 4 года назад

no. fusion requires deuterium, an isotope of hydrogen with an extra neutron

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

No, hydrogen is actually much cheaper, and there's a lot more of it.

@GamePhysics 8 лет назад

Thanks for helping me create a hydrogen bomb :)

@nerfinator6 8 лет назад

+GamePhysics Allahu Akbar my friend, Allahu Akbar

@GamePhysics 8 лет назад

Sergeant Methcake Allahu Akbar.

@JacobBelanioProductions 8 лет назад

You know you need LIQUID hydrogen and an ATOMIC BOMB to make it right? Lol

@nerfinator6 8 лет назад

Jason Anthony Snackbar*

@MegaGeorge454 8 лет назад

+Evi1M4chine thanks for helping me make a hydrogen bomb

@Nighthawkinlight 11 лет назад

Because buoyancy is based on more than just the atomic weight, it depends on the density of the gas also.

@Dunkleosteus3691 8 лет назад

Hmm, we used to produce at least as much hydrogen as indicated in this video by dissolving lye in water then adding the balled-up aluminum foil. Used drain cleaner (lye) which is the opposite of acid (it's a strong base, not an acid). We did use much bigger vessels than the lab ware shown here - used 5 gallon glass jugs and probably over a quart of water. We used our hydrogen balloons to lift bundles of fireworks with very long (10 ft) fuses. The balloons could reach low hanging clouds and the fireworks going off inside a cloud at night caused UFO reports to be filed. LOL

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Thanks for your support! I'm working on a new one that I hope to have released in a week or two. I know I take forever between uploads. I'll work hard to get the next one out asap!

@EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 9 лет назад

6:09 where did you get that tactical insertion?

@The_world_is_not_worthy_of_Him 9 лет назад

+EEEE le r A) That's a road flare B) You're clearly not old enough to engage in something like this.

@EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 9 лет назад

+Raging Gamer (TheRagingGamer) Maybe there is the last survivor glitching behind the bushes so he needs to put his tactical insertion.

@JulienMorrissette 9 лет назад

+EEEE le r whats a tactical insertion?

@josephlucas8580 9 лет назад

+Julien Morrissette Tactical insertion is respawn equipment in game called Call Of Duty. Only can be used in multiplayer and looks like green flare, once placed down you will respawn there after you die. Since CoD is filled with 12 year olds and This person here has no Idea this is flare and calles it "tactical insertion" he's obviously 12.

@EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 9 лет назад

+Joseph Lucas obviously he is 12 and he could not be 89852e26 neither he could be an artificial intelligence whose goal is to reverse the continuum space time

@Nighthawkinlight 11 лет назад

If you had to. I wouldn't recommend it.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Hydrochloric acid doesn't get much more concentrated than the 31% used in this video. The amount shown produces 25-30 gallons of hydrogen, and yes, the reaction can be scaled down. Enough pressure is produced to fill a rubber balloon, but in doing so there is a risk of the rubber stopper popping out, which can throw drops of acid that may have condensed near the top of the flask. Safety glasses are critical. A filled balloon must be removed before the stopper or water will backup into the flask.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

I will probably not make one because it would be too dangerous. The rocket would be heavy and aimed at people, and if it hit them directly could cause serious injury. If I think of a safe way to do it I'll make a video.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

I was going to use a flare gun, but on the side of the cartridges it said they were illegal to use in a non emergency. I don't think anyone would have had a problem, but I try to do everything legally.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Yes, but it's way more expensive.

@Nighthawkinlight 11 лет назад

No, it does not. It cannot ignite in air without a flame or spark. Further, if one of the balloons did catch fire they would burn very slowly. In order to make them burst like is shown in the video I had to also partially fill the balloons with air so that there was enough oxygen for the hydrogen to quickly react with.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

You know, that thought has never even occurred to me. It probably would make you speak in a high voice just like helium, but it would be VERY dangerous...Obviously. Don't try it.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

I pour it onto wood ash from my fireplace to neutralize any remaining acid. This results in potassium and sodium chloride, harmless chemicals that need no specialized disposal.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Oxy acetylene is notoriously sensitive to static. Several times a year people are injured or killed doing just that.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Yes, but that is also very dangerous. Without oxygen in the balloons it takes an outside source of heat to melt through the rubber and allow the hydrogen to mix with the air before it will burn. If there is oxygen already inside, the hydrogen can ignite simply from static buildup. People are injured or killed several times per year when balloons or bags are filled with a fuel/oxygen mixture and accidentally ignited by static.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

The cold water in the 2 liter does fine to get rid of water vapor in any significant concentration. Eventually the 2 liter does become hot and water begins to condensate in the balloons, but a quick refill of cold water brings it back to normal. Calcium chloride filtration would only be required if you needed perfectly dry gas for scientific use. It's certainly not required if all you want to do is make a balloon float.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

I work full time and shoot video on my days off, that's why I'm only able to post every few weeks.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

You might want to filter it better before running it in a car or the left over acid vapor will destroy everything. It's really not a good hydrogen system to have in a car anyway, it takes too much maintenance.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Well thank you. To be honest though I do advertise sometimes, but only for things I like myself, and I will never do so at the expense of the quality of the video.

@idontknow6859 3 года назад

Damn youtube 9 years back was very different

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Yeah I know it's been a long time. I've just finished filming a new video today. Hopefully I'll have it edited and posted within a week or two.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Sometimes I run the drill a hole before I start filming then spin the bit backwards through the same hole to make it look smoother on video.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Nope, I've just been working REALLY hard on my next video. It's been taking a ton of time to get finished. It won't be much longer before it's posted.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Sure is.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

It dilutes the acid causing the reaction to be less violent, as well as reducing foam that is created.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Yes, but only use about 100ml of water in the flask rather than 300ml as I do.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Most of it was filmed with a Sanyo Xacti VPC Cg20, and some with a Lunix GH2. I just bought the GH2, and it only arrived in time for me to film a handful of the shots in this video.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

I am part of their partner network and have been for a year now. It doesn't really change anything besides having an extra opportunity now and then like promoting Drive in this video.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

You can isolate potassium hydroxide from wood ash from soaking it and filtering out the insolubles, at which point you can use NurdRage's video about making potassium from potassium hydroxide and magnesium.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

It takes a lot of building projects like what I show in my videos, then using that experience to come up with your own ideas.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

The leftovers of a combustion reaction only contain carbon if the fuel contained carbon. The combustion of hydrogen such as shown in this video involves no carbon at all, releasing only water vapor. 2H2 + O2 -> 2H2O

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

That's just a road flare. You can buy them at hardware or sometimes auto parts stores. Thanks!

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

No. I tried it, but the reaction gets hot enough to cause it to melt.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

I had forgotten about that trick, it's a cool one. I may make a video in the future.

@philg4678 Год назад

can you make more videos? Like do you think Hyrdogen can push a magnet or electric motor to charge something ? how much material would it take to charge a battery? GREAT VIDEO by the way.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Yep, that would be pretty awesome. Maybe someday. I've already blown my camera budget this month.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

No, it still needs an ignition source.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

I know it! Making this video took way longer than I had hoped. I'll do my best to get more videos out as quickly as I can.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

I've thought about it, maybe someday. Thanks for your comment

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Yes. Look up mini cannon from a lighter.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

The acid concentration out of the bottle is listed at 3:49

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Nope, I tried it. The reaction produces enough heat to melt it.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

I bought it for the video ;)

@l.v1473 3 года назад

does someone know how cold hydroge gas needs to become fluid? and whats the best way of doing that (i guess liquid nitrogen)?

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Leave me a comment! I read em' all

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Also, they look cool on camera.

@jadduajones 2 года назад

Could use NaOH instead of HCl with the aluminum , an ice bath would probably be a good idea too if that is done. They both have the same efficiency for how much aluminum used but the NaOH reaction consumes water as well. It also uses less NaOH , 2 moles, as opposed to the HCl reaction that uses 6 moles of HCl. Depending on the prices of the chemicals, it might be more cost effective to use the NaOH reaction.

@slobdell3 12 лет назад

Do you have any suggestions to filter better? I'm looking for the cheapest (and also fairly rapid) method of harvesting hydrogen as a lifting gas.

@liammhodonohue Год назад

@scott lobdell it's a long shot, 10 years later after all.... did you find a way to make large volumes H2 for lift gas? High altitude ballooning I assume. I initially wanted to copy the work of @DIYscienceguy. He used electrolysis then used an old refrigerator compressor to pack the H2 into an empty propane bottle. I like the portability of the gas bottle but H2 embrittlememt and the other myriad safety concerns of isolating just the H2 (no oxygen!) *and then* compressing it - scares me. I want this to be as safe as possible to be within the reach of scouts/sensible secondary school age youth. Under supervision, but with scope for them to do as much as possible. Helium would be easier but very costly. I want to make hydrogen a workable option.

@slobdell3 Год назад

@@liammhodonohue ha thanks for the reply. I didn't end up following up, but there are commercial products available for this

@liammhodonohue Год назад

@@slobdell3 thanks for the reply. What kind of commercial products did you find? (I'm in UK) All I can see is either bottled H2 from gas/welding suppliers - same as who you might buy large helium tanks from (slightly cheaper than helium but not by much. Suppliers not geared up for hobbyists) or, on-demand H2 generators for laboratory type applications (=expensive) Looks like I will have to accept the cost of commercial H2 tanks or explore onsite production via acid+aluminium.

@lifequest7453 4 месяца назад

@@liammhodonohue -- if you can divide the electrodes to keep the hydrogen separate, the refrigerator pump is a good idea. if you have a vacuum pump, you can get an old freon can (they are about the size of a 20 lb propane tank) and put a vacuum on the tank, close the valve after you vacuum the tank down. connect to the system. you need to be careful you dont suck water into the vac pump as you open the valve on the tank. do it slow till the vacuum is gone. then you will be using the refrig pump to pump up the tank. good idea.

@SuperHowtoboys 10 лет назад

I just want to say thank you because i did this for my science project and got and A+

@Double_0_11 Год назад

5:05 how many balls of aluminum did you use till the reaction stopped?

@purplenurple4208 Год назад

Hey NH, why not use hydrogen instead of wood gas for burning and storage?

@CoolAsFreya 8 лет назад

Warning hydroxygen explosions can be really f**king loud!

@92HondaEX 10 лет назад

Can you make a video putting hydrogen in a potato cannon? that'd be cool!

@forgottentechnology Год назад

Same process can use sulfuric acid and un -oxidized iron fillings .

@artytomparis Год назад

Hi, I've done this with glass food jars and they have been fine in terms of the heat. Food is often put into them hot so that there is a minimum of air in them when they cool. You can use Lye in place of the HCL / Muriatic acid. It's a lot more compact and non reactive when dry. Cheaper too. The more of the aluminum surface which is exposed the better the reaction. I like the way you've done this experiment. There's lots of good information.

@TheAmmoniacal 11 лет назад

Another common reaction to use is Al + NaOH (lye, caustic soda), more easily available.

@Nighthawkinlight 12 лет назад

Thanks, I appreciate it!

@onurkaanaydn7333 9 лет назад

Hi. Instead of using hydrochloric acid, which requires 2 moles of HCl per mole of H2 and further contaminates the resulting hydrogen with hydrogen chloride (although it can be scrubbed completely); i would suggest NaOH for better availability, better molecular economy (⅔ moles NaOH per mole H2) and cleaner hydrogen gas. Dissolve it in water and use just like hydrochloric acid.

@hllinker 9 лет назад

it's just not safe for kids on internet do it.

@dannyjaber6934 9 лет назад

hllink And how would kids understand this shit?

@hllinker 9 лет назад

Danny Jaber that's what chemistry classes are for..

@d.saelens4867 9 лет назад

Danny Jaber exactly build one with a 9 v battery simple safe and lots of stupid people THE ONLY SMALL PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT STATIC MAY IGNITE THE GAS IN YO FACE FOOL NERD WITH NO WELDING GAS SAFTEY ARE HAIRLESS AND CHARED IN THE END .. A POETIC JUSTIC

@JayMark2049 9 лет назад

hllink Because you think using 31.45% HCl is safer?

@Quigon8 11 лет назад

No worries. Be sure to limit how much aluminium is added too, so you can control the reaction more. You can always add more if you need to once the acid has digested a piece of foil, but you don't want to have too much in the first place. The first time I did something similar I put way too much foil in and regretted it. It's pretty scary how vigorous the reaction gets and how much hydrogen it can produce when allowed to go unchecked.

@edgeeffect 4 года назад

1:53 That's the tidiest, most aesthetically pleasing blob of epoxy I've ever seen. And I don't believe you just drilled a plastic bottle with a power drill. ;)

@ninja-ed8mj 3 года назад

It can also be made using 2 output electrolysis

@jjtwobuck7952 11 лет назад

We did the same thing in College using concHcl and zinc. Zinc will work in place of the aluminum, if you happen to have chuncks of zinc rather than aluminum. Another one to try, put idodine crystals into ammonia, filter the iodine out, let it dry, then drop or smash the small pieces and see what happens.

@forgottentechnology Год назад

Boom

@peterlang777 9 лет назад

my channel has the video -green energy hydrogen from water- that shows how to use terahertz radiation to make hydrogen

@donaldbadeaux5455 9 лет назад

can also use caustic soda to generate hydrogen...

@ВеселинПоповић 2 года назад

Thanks for the advice, It's a great video. I always had bad, barely satisfactory grades in chemistry at school but good enough marks for physics. My only question is there also a simple method of compressing that produced Hydrogen Gas into ballon, a light plastic bottle, possibly even a sealed can of beer or any suitable container. Then would it because of the greater density of contained gas in certain objects make it to be still lighter than air but now considering the increased mass of the gas due to same increased density. Can ideal proportion be calculated never forgetting to add the mass of the container in the procedure as well, with some simple formula? And for which rate is pure vacuum lighter than Hydrogen Gas?

@Nighthawkinlight 2 года назад

Compressing hydrogen raises its density, and low density is what causes it to float. Packing a lot of it into a container at pressure will not make it lighter. A vacuum is lighter than hydrogen at any pressure.

@doogybabes 8 лет назад

all these useless comments and not one says "I tried it and it worked/didn't work." time to try it out

@LiT_RaBBiT 8 лет назад

Well anything ?

@sxturnx1268 5 лет назад

Ted Wood it’s been 3 years and you still don’t tell us ✋😔

@AG-xi3yu 3 года назад

Hey Again! I am interested in doing this experiment and a big fan of you. I have two questions, one) i need to order a flask and obviously it needs to be heat resistant. Would you have an estimate how hot the flask may get so i know which one to select(i dont want it to break :0) Two) Can you do this experiment with lye, if so how much would you put in(also is there a good brand you would recommend) Thanks

@Nighthawkinlight 3 года назад

Borosilicate flask. It's better to do with lye because the byproducts are less hazardous. I recommend looking into tutorials on other channels because I have not don't this experiment with lye.

@AG-xi3yu 3 года назад

@@Nighthawkinlight ok, its hard because there are like two or three that don't have blasting instrumental music over the instructions. Thanks for answering

@Ls9819 10 лет назад

Also this experiment can be done with magnesium to create Hydrogen and magnesium chloride which remains as a solution 1Mg + 2Hcl --> 1MgCl2 + H2 But one thing to remember is that the hcl water mixture will slowly be diluted creating less hydrogen as more of the hcl is used up and turned into magnesium chloride and hydrogen, that's why at some point the mixture must be refilled.