it's friggin electricity that's powering that. Just install an electric motor in your car and run it directly from a big battery that'll be more efficient than using the power from the battery (or worse: alternator) to first produce hydrogen to increase gas mileage for your inefficient combustion engine.
Is that stuff heavy or lighter than air cause I was worried when I seen it in the sink? You know with possible build up before you lit it. Also if you drilled a hole in the middle of the cups all the way through wouldn't that help your production as the water could flow through it as it produced?
@lilracerboi Beyond getting gook on your finger, not much else happens. Current follows the path of least resistance, and with both sides of the circuit in the water in close proximity, you'd have to work pretty hard to be the chosen path.
@stone412 We just had my 21st anniversary and she supports my madness, but did frown on the fairly large explosion when I first did this in a closed container attempting to fill balloons. That was a bad idea btw. The tiny bubbles are powerful enough, never try to make them any larger or capture larger amounts of hydrogen. This is powerful stuff.
@JTGolden250 Judging from your artistic tutorial on how to draw, I would've never guessed that it came from the same person who left THAT kind of a comment. How very rude. I'm terribly offended. You have such a pleasant voice.
@D13fledermause If you understand that current always follows the path of least resistance, then knowing that both sides of the circuit are in close proximity, and with redundant sources, securely attached, you find the need for worry all but eliminated. You would need extraordinary circumstances for the experimenter to be in any danger of electrocution. Even putting your hand in the water, avoiding the cups, offers a very small opportunity for dangerous current flow.
@MikeReedKS Let me add... none the less, any person doing this experiment at home should take logical and obvious care to avoid electrocution, or producing enough gas to be harmful, either through asphyxiation or via violent ignition of any but the tiniest amounts of hydrogen gas. The #1 rule… DO NOT DO THIS if you are an idiot!
@MikeReedKS No, what I mean is you were zoomed in on really average looking kitchen stuff and then it was hooked up to a battery charger. It was a progression of awesome things: Bowl, measuring cups, BATTERY CHARGER!
THE LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS DUH! Ever wondered where the power from the wall comes from? As far as the use of these gasses is concerned , you get about 1/300th of use to what you put into it!! Make a U turn and start over. i give a thumbs UP only for entertainment purposes, oh yes, well presented! james th williams you hit it right on the nose.
@ricglos In the over 1000 comments on this video, this is a reoccurring theme. This comment is made by many, including myself here and on my “water as a fuel dot com” website. None the less, you sum it up well. Entertaining? Yes. A new source of fuel? No!
The amount of energy generated by seperating Hydrogen and Oxygen is less than half that required to seperate hydrogen and oxygen. Most of the energy used to seperate hydrogen and oxygen is lost as ambient heat. It's literally an extremely inneficient battery.
@JamesThWilliams While not perfectly stated, it is generally true. Simply put, generation of HHO gas using electrolysis produces a lower opportunity for work than does using the same energy to drive an electric motor. This is none the less an interesting experiment. It is however not a valid alternative for use as an automotive fuel source.
@davetherocketguy idk the bubbles from soap have nothing to do with water evaporation which is wats happening here. Soap creates bubbles from its own chemical compound the bubbles here are formed due to separation of hydrogen and oxygen
@Nicholasdude187 good, you should know he's right.. BMW Hydrogen 7 runs entirely on HYDROGEN.. electrolysis produces both hydrogen and oxygen.. hydrogen burns 8x faster AND turns back to water after its burnt.. its an unlimited fuel source.
I've done the math, to refine 1 gallon of gasoline from oil it takes 6000 watts of electricity.. it only takes 180 watts to make 5 gallons of HHO, also known as Browns gas, Hydroxy "water fuel (burning water) etc
I like the experiment but considering the fact that it only takes milliamps of current across the heart to kill a human, do you think you should be suggesting that people give this a try and compare results? The current from the battery charger seemed to be over 10 amps and to ignite the gas with your lighter required that your hand be only millimeters from the water. You should consider revising your disclaimer against "idiots" trying this at home, as I don't believe they're that self aware
@mrmkowals2 Current always follows the path of least resistance and both sides of the circuit are in the water in close proximity. Even if by chance you touched two cups and did become the path of least resistance, that path would flow through the part of you that was touching the cups. You'd have to put both hands in the water at the same time and touch two separate cups to even have a chance of the current flowing past your heart. No higher risk than jump starting a car.
Brown's Gas (HHO) to the fuel mixture on your car or truck, enhancing fuel economy and power, and creating such a complete burn in the combustion chamber that one arguably would no longer need a catalytic converter. The HHO was generated onboard from a water reservoir
@beggarz Well said. I watched a lot of videos, like the Joe Cell videos. I am not convinced that this is viable. Better to introduce a battery and electric motor assist. A lot of energy is lost as heat and the continuous generation combined with vacuum driven input is inconsistent and there are reports of corrosion inside the engine. And unless the alternator was already oversized, you may need to upgrade it and add additional load, working against efficiency.
@REDMAN5789 No, not at all. The boom is an implosion, it is very rapid, not much heat is generated and the resulting shock wave is mostly sound. It might be ear or window busting, but in general not a very effective demolition device. That being said, those little *POPS* are really loud!
@iToasterman Electrolysis is a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions. The H2O molecule can be decomposed through Electrolysis into its base elements. Once decomposed, the elements go through further reactions but the final major product is hydrogen and oxygen gases. The *POP* you hear is the Hydrogen and Oxygen recombining into H2O.
@iToasterman Yes, and what you said is what the video says as well :-) We just keep going back and forth. The cups are stainless steel. Never claimed to be "creating" anything, just showing how, for very low cost, any "non-idiot" can do this experiment at home. Oh yea, and ain't ain't a word :-) … you know they say that, but I read and understand ain’t every time I see it… so to me it IS a word! If not a word, what is it? It ain’t a duck!
@MikeReedKS your water shouldn't change color that mutch if there stainless steel O_o Only if you use sumthing like bakin soda, but still not that color
What happened Mike-you didn't get the point with the soap-I'd like to try that with soap!!!! The bigger the bubbles the better-or why shoot a video at all?
@IronHorsez88 I was just learning and recording my progress. My goal was a better understanding of the process and sharing my progress on video so that other might benefit as well. Plus I wanted to do it at as low a cost as I could.
@diskord42 They are as loud as I can handle as-is. Listen to what they do to the automatic gain of the camera microphone! I don't advise doing anything that might make them louder or more powerful.
@netraven5000 While it is advised that you do this in a well ventilated area, the level of gas release is pretty low and the levels of chlorine gas are extremely low, far less than found at a public pool. None the less, it is not advised that you intestinally "sniff" the gasses, just light them! Also, don't drink the water :-)
Sodium chloride to sodium chlorate using electrolysis, amazing...people have used this process to create a bleaching chemical for the paper industry for over 50 years. There are easier ways to produce H and O for "combustion", for example, just using H2O.
what your doing is electrolysis.. and you add a catalyst which is a sea salt to increase the reaction.. thus o2 and h2 are released in a great amount which we see as big bubbles and h2 undergoes rapid combustion which gives energy in the form or sound... while studying at school i stole a test tube from school and tried the experiment and obtained only h2 in a test tube. and later i used a lighter and i got a loud sound.. :D
@patrickguyum Don't touch the water is good advice, but I've touched it many times, even put my feet in a larger container with this device. They sell similar devices for thousands of dollars as foot detox machines. The water, in the small bowl gets gross, you won't want to touch it, but in a large container it isn't too bad. The risk of electrocution is nearly zero, the current will follow the path of least resistance, and that isn't you.
@PhatPat0420 YOU WIN!! You were first to notice!!! I bow to your greatness :-) Oh wait… please don’t do this experiment… you’re clearly in the group I warn against. :-D None the less... funny comment. You win the “Stupid comment I love” award for this week. Thanks for the comment!
@jrigvd Actually you don't. The small amount of chlorine gas that is generated is highly soluble and therefore gets dissolved in the water before it can escape. There is no chorine odor. The tiny bit of gas that might escape from an experiment of this scale is far less than exists at water level at a public pool, far less. None the less, this experiment should be performed with adequate ventilation, and of course, don’t drink the water after performing this experiment.
hey you can do the same thing at home in the tub! just put some water in the tub and hop in! turn on a hairdryer and place it next to your feet. it will make a loud noise sometimes! its loads of fun
@123woohoo Most building codes require a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) to be installed on any outlet in proximity to water. The days of bathtub electrocutions are not over, but the GFCI has saved many lives. It trips fast compared with household circuit breakers, fast enough to keep the current from being deadly in most cases. 120V AC and water do not mix well. Folks are trying to be funny, but this isn't funny at all. Don't be an idiot and mix household current and water directly.
wouldnt it be better for the experiment if you filled a test tube with water and submerged it upside down and then put the cathode inside and the production of hydrogen would be visible? also you could put a tube over the anode to trap the chlorine so you aren't breathing it in
@ThemKneeGrows You can find the Brownlee Electrolysis Apparatus for about $30, and it is what you describe. But I was looking for more *BANG* for my buck and trying to do this as cheap as I could. My original goal was to blow up balloons. That indeed put me square in the middle of the idiots that should NOT do this experiment. NEVER use a closed container. An inch of gas in a test tube is about all that is safe, beyond that you are... well... playing with fire.
@ThemKneeGrows I've seen videos here on YouTube, but that has to be way too loud to be safe. We talked one 4th of July about putting a trash bag over a 5 gallon bucket, dropping the cups in and letting it run all day. Then use a remote rocket launcher to ignite it from a safe distance, but we couldn’t decide what a safe distance would be, so we decided it was a pretty bad idea.
When I was six years old, I put the cable to a jar with water and plugged into the socket. Jar shivered with a bang and the whole building had no electricity. :))
@dziabaq Pretty much the same thing, NOT, that was alternating current and the amperage draw went beyond the circuit breaker limit. That is why I use the battery charger, to convert to direct current and limit the voltage to 12 volts. This kept the total load of the short circuit caused by the water from drawing enough amperage to pop my circuit breaker. A raw extension cord into water is a pretty bad idea and will almost always trip a breaker. Did I mention… bad idea!
water is as much a fuel, as a matal bar is a fuel. used correctly, you can trasport and store energy with it, but it has not tapable energy in it self.
@eyallev Electrolysis requires more energy than will be added to the operation of a combustion engine. It is more efficient to use the electricity directly to drive an electric motor. My research concludes that the gas/electric hybrid can outperform the gas/HHO hybrid. Electrolysis is still an interesting experiment to perform and it is interesting to imagine the molecular reactions that convert H2O liquid to its component gases, Hydrogen and Oxygen. Plus the *BOOM* is kind of fun. :-)
@MikeReedKS yes, I know that, however, an hho engine can still have a use, you "charge" it at home (or a gas station) using electrolysis (that power is generated by, let's say, nuclear power stations), and than you have that energy in the form of the hho gas. you are not making power, but you are transporting it.
the question is, can you get more power per Kg of that, than you can from a simple battary.
@eyallev My research says no. Electrolysis and combustion, both release a lot of energy as heat, resulting in wasted energy not transferred into motion. Charging a battery with regenerative breaking and/or an external power source then using it to power an electric assist motor in a hybrid seems like the best solution so far. The gas/electric hybrid finds the spot as the currently most efficient vehicle. The all electric is close behind, but battery weight and range continue to be a challenge.
@Merlin2oo1 Ah, the #1 comment made by... well let's just say folks who shouldn't do this experiment. :-) Nothing happens except my finger gets wet. Current follows the path of least resistance, and with both poles in the water, it'd be pretty tough for me to become that path. I don't plan to stick both hands in and grab the electrodes, but that's no higher risk than jump starting a car, where you do actually handle the separate poles.
@floss16 The chlorine levels are far less than found at a public swimming pool. While proper ventilation is recommended, for several reasons, you can't even detect the odor oc chlorine. Most of the small quantity that gets generated is highly soluble and never leaves as a gas; instead it raises the chlorine level of the water. The far greater danger is if you drink the water... but trust me, there is no one that wants to do that... it looks really bad.
@TheKaraCollection Sorry, answered and the last prson to use my PC was my daughter, so it was signed into her Jewlery account. Oops.. that TheKaraCollecton answer was from me :-)
@sharkdudeintegra I didn't discover this. Similar experiments are done in high school all the time. It is called Electrolysis. I was watching the Joe Cell videos and similar videos about HHO and wanted to try it on the cheap, this was my low cost answer.
@MikeReedKS I was never given the opportunity to conduct experiments such as this one back in high school, though I am sure it was probably due to the uncontrolled nature and potentially dangerous results. Your video was very enjoyable to watch, and enlightening as well. I think I may attempt this one to satisfy my curiosity on Electrolysis....thank you for the demo
@sharkdudeintegra To see the reaction all you need if two wires, two small bits of aluminum foil and a 9V battery. Attach each wire to one of the aluminum foil pieces and hang each foil bit in a glass of water, make sure they don't touch. Then hook the other end of each wire, one to each pole of the 9V battery. You should see tiny bubbles form on each electrode (the foil) under the water. Same thing, just smaller scale. Key is to expose some conductive surfaces under water and apply current.
@hirodagger Magdrive and others will attest to that. Some make or sell HHO generators that work in automobiles. They claim positive results, but my research hints that only some vehicles show true benefits, as only some have excess power being generated by the alternator. When the alternator is oversized it adds drag, so it would seem that installing a larger one to support HHO generation may actually lower performance. This is simply my opinion, not a statement I can show hard data to support.
@Music11Listener If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Trust me, some really silly things have been said in the over 1000 comments, silly questions, heck... any questions... are always welcomed. Thanks for the comment.
@SexMaster63 The higher the voltage, the lower the amperage that is needed. If I had a DC power source at a higher voltage, that woudl be interesting to try. In the Joe Cell video, he has a variable supply.
I hate to burst your hydrogen bubbles guys bit this is not a reliable way of creating hydrogen as an energy source as the amount of electricity needed to create this is more valuable than the hydrogen it makes. So it's like getting 10$ out of 20$. But if you make it in another way, such as swamp algae, you can make hydrogen with little energy at all. Oh and if you put dish soap in the water, you get a louder boom.
@KOTTOMNOUTHKING You didn't burst any bubbles; these are all common comments and few if any disagree. This is a simple experiment to show how for a few dollars just about anyone (excluding idiots of course) can see the process of electrolysis for themselves. There are still some who claim they can achieve over unity through electrolysis, but none have met with critical scrutiny and survived. Thanks for the comment!
@KOTTOMNOUTHKING first soap to go boom :S Great idea!! Also havent heard of swamp algae being used for this, so a link or explanation as to how that works would be nice :)
just btw, the best electrolysis is with sulfuric acid and graphite electrodes, that way you only get oxygen and hydrogen, and the acid just makes the reaction go better (simply put).
@HaydenHatTrick Not exactly a kitchen sink or $20 experiment that way :-) There are some guys over at the OverUnity site demonstrating a self running HHO motor. Not enough details, there is a battery, so it may only run till the battery is drained, which means, as we have seen time and time again, no over unity. Check it out at watch?v=cMlciNOyo_U it is still interesting.
@HaydenHatTrick No, thank you. I appreciate every comment, but even more the ones from folks with something to add, like you did. I have to admit, I get tired of the "Stick your finger in it" comments :-)
@Grayd0g117 All that happens is my finger gets wet; there is very little danger of much else. My finger in the water has little chance of creating the path of least resistance for the current and as such very little or none of the current flows into or through me.
@youguessthepicture You really don't want bigger bubbles, trust me. Much larger and you risk your hearing when they are ignited. The tiny ones are plenty.
@Darkownage2 The experiment shows the circular transformation from water to hydrogen and back to water. Electrolysis splits the hydrogen and oxygen from the water and ignition converts the hydrogen and oxygen back to water, producing sound and heat, making it fun :-)
@interpird350 Yes it is! Very simple and can be done at low cost as well. It is interesting if you have not seen it before. That is why many High schools perform this experiment in class. Still, many people have not seen it and don't realize how simply they can do it. Clearly with nearly 700K views, there is some interest. There is a great deal of interest in the Joe Cell and like technology, so this lets folks learn for very few dollars.
@Cromezepher The risk is low. The current wants to follow the path of least resistance and that is unlikely to be you. If you try, I'm sure it may be possible to be in danger, so don't be a fool, but typically it isn't a danger.
@Cromezepher The current would only stop your heart if the charge is applied across your heart. It probably would not go there if you touched the water with your fingers, but you would loose muscular control in your finger momentarily.
this isn't exploding water its hydrolisise (can't spell for shit) i did it for my grade 9 science project you have to becarefull if you add salt because the sodium and clorine seperate and you get chlorine gas which is deadly
@ZbubbleZRSCA Unfortunately it isn't a very likely outcome. The energy needed to produce the reaction is greater than the energy available from the produced gas.
@fireworkfreak100 You’d need two cups, one on the positive side of the circuit and one on the negative side. Also, I don’t think you want to use copper as it will quickly oxidize.
@atp7797 That is a red balloon. I had been trying to blow up balloons with generated HHO gas, this was a very bad idea. Never use a closed container!!!
it's friggin electricity that's powering that. Just install an electric motor in your car and run it directly from a big battery that'll be more efficient than using the power from the battery (or worse: alternator) to first produce hydrogen to increase gas mileage for your inefficient combustion engine.
deelkar 2 months ago
@deelkar If you check out the associated website, you will see that I say the exact same thing.
MikeReedKS 2 months ago
2:49 -" Its just water"... yeeeaaaaaah riiiiiight
PezunaProducciones 3 months ago
@PezunaProducciones Water, some salt and DC current.
MikeReedKS 2 months ago
What would happen if you added dishing washing soap to form bigger bubbles?
questioneverything2 3 months ago
@questioneverything2 There is no need, these tiny bubbles have plenty of bang. You wouldn't want much more.
MikeReedKS 2 months ago
@questioneverything2 I like that idea.
NOLIMIT69NOLIMIT2000 2 months ago
Is that stuff heavy or lighter than air cause I was worried when I seen it in the sink? You know with possible build up before you lit it. Also if you drilled a hole in the middle of the cups all the way through wouldn't that help your production as the water could flow through it as it produced?
NOLIMIT69NOLIMIT2000 3 months ago
@NOLIMIT69NOLIMIT2000 It is lighter.
MikeReedKS 2 months ago
I used to do this experiment when I was a kid. :D
Gunner3210 3 months ago
Touch it, Touch it...........TOUCH IT!!!!!!! >:D
lilracerboi 4 months ago 6
@lilracerboi Beyond getting gook on your finger, not much else happens. Current follows the path of least resistance, and with both sides of the circuit in the water in close proximity, you'd have to work pretty hard to be the chosen path.
MikeReedKS 4 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Bet your wife frowns on your work. Oh wait! Yeah, you probably never married.
stone412 4 months ago
@stone412 We just had my 21st anniversary and she supports my madness, but did frown on the fairly large explosion when I first did this in a closed container attempting to fill balloons. That was a bad idea btw. The tiny bubbles are powerful enough, never try to make them any larger or capture larger amounts of hydrogen. This is powerful stuff.
MikeReedKS 4 months ago 2
@stone412 Just cause someone's alot smarter and more creative than you doesnt mean that you need to be an asshole about it.
JTGolden250 3 months ago
@JTGolden250 Judging from your artistic tutorial on how to draw, I would've never guessed that it came from the same person who left THAT kind of a comment. How very rude. I'm terribly offended. You have such a pleasant voice.
stone412 3 months ago
Try touching it! It's fun! LOL
stone412 4 months ago
1100 Comments - Thank you all.
MikeReedKS 4 months ago
This scene got very bad ass very quickly:
"I have my measuring cups in this plastic bow. WIRED UP TO THE BATTERY CHARGER"
D13fledermause 4 months ago
@D13fledermause If you understand that current always follows the path of least resistance, then knowing that both sides of the circuit are in close proximity, and with redundant sources, securely attached, you find the need for worry all but eliminated. You would need extraordinary circumstances for the experimenter to be in any danger of electrocution. Even putting your hand in the water, avoiding the cups, offers a very small opportunity for dangerous current flow.
MikeReedKS 4 months ago
@MikeReedKS Let me add... none the less, any person doing this experiment at home should take logical and obvious care to avoid electrocution, or producing enough gas to be harmful, either through asphyxiation or via violent ignition of any but the tiniest amounts of hydrogen gas. The #1 rule… DO NOT DO THIS if you are an idiot!
MikeReedKS 4 months ago
@MikeReedKS No, what I mean is you were zoomed in on really average looking kitchen stuff and then it was hooked up to a battery charger. It was a progression of awesome things: Bowl, measuring cups, BATTERY CHARGER!
D13fledermause 4 months ago
@D13fledermause LOL love it! Thanks for the comment :-)
MikeReedKS 4 months ago
THE LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS DUH! Ever wondered where the power from the wall comes from? As far as the use of these gasses is concerned , you get about 1/300th of use to what you put into it!! Make a U turn and start over. i give a thumbs UP only for entertainment purposes, oh yes, well presented! james th williams you hit it right on the nose.
ricglos 4 months ago
@ricglos In the over 1000 comments on this video, this is a reoccurring theme. This comment is made by many, including myself here and on my “water as a fuel dot com” website. None the less, you sum it up well. Entertaining? Yes. A new source of fuel? No!
MikeReedKS 4 months ago
The amount of energy generated by seperating Hydrogen and Oxygen is less than half that required to seperate hydrogen and oxygen. Most of the energy used to seperate hydrogen and oxygen is lost as ambient heat. It's literally an extremely inneficient battery.
JamesThWilliams 4 months ago
@JamesThWilliams While not perfectly stated, it is generally true. Simply put, generation of HHO gas using electrolysis produces a lower opportunity for work than does using the same energy to drive an electric motor. This is none the less an interesting experiment. It is however not a valid alternative for use as an automotive fuel source.
MikeReedKS 4 months ago
If you put a little dish soap in there, would you get bigger bubbles? And thus bigger bangs?
davetherocketguy 5 months ago
@davetherocketguy Check out /watch?v=gXcug7RqPgs which is the MythBusters taking this idea to the limit. No wise person would try this with hydrogen.
MikeReedKS 5 months ago
@davetherocketguy idk the bubbles from soap have nothing to do with water evaporation which is wats happening here. Soap creates bubbles from its own chemical compound the bubbles here are formed due to separation of hydrogen and oxygen
some1sweetlyspecial 5 months ago
@Nicholasdude187 good, you should know he's right.. BMW Hydrogen 7 runs entirely on HYDROGEN.. electrolysis produces both hydrogen and oxygen.. hydrogen burns 8x faster AND turns back to water after its burnt.. its an unlimited fuel source.
I've done the math, to refine 1 gallon of gasoline from oil it takes 6000 watts of electricity.. it only takes 180 watts to make 5 gallons of HHO, also known as Browns gas, Hydroxy "water fuel (burning water) etc
its a 300 year old technology lol
Me102288 6 months ago
if you do this in a 50/50 mix of table salt and water it will make pure chlorine gas
i used carbon rods instead of cups but same diffrence
bh14231 7 months ago
freakin cool
MattyMcCritic 7 months ago
I like the experiment but considering the fact that it only takes milliamps of current across the heart to kill a human, do you think you should be suggesting that people give this a try and compare results? The current from the battery charger seemed to be over 10 amps and to ignite the gas with your lighter required that your hand be only millimeters from the water. You should consider revising your disclaimer against "idiots" trying this at home, as I don't believe they're that self aware
mrmkowals2 11 months ago
@mrmkowals2 Current always follows the path of least resistance and both sides of the circuit are in the water in close proximity. Even if by chance you touched two cups and did become the path of least resistance, that path would flow through the part of you that was touching the cups. You'd have to put both hands in the water at the same time and touch two separate cups to even have a chance of the current flowing past your heart. No higher risk than jump starting a car.
MikeReedKS 11 months ago 11
@mrmkowals2 you could just use one of those long nozzle lighters instead of those little ones. Duh
ktmRiders21 8 months ago
@ktmRiders21 Great idea... got to double that Duh :-)
MikeReedKS 6 months ago
Brown's Gas (HHO) to the fuel mixture on your car or truck, enhancing fuel economy and power, and creating such a complete burn in the combustion chamber that one arguably would no longer need a catalytic converter. The HHO was generated onboard from a water reservoir
beggarz 11 months ago
@beggarz Well said. I watched a lot of videos, like the Joe Cell videos. I am not convinced that this is viable. Better to introduce a battery and electric motor assist. A lot of energy is lost as heat and the continuous generation combined with vacuum driven input is inconsistent and there are reports of corrosion inside the engine. And unless the alternator was already oversized, you may need to upgrade it and add additional load, working against efficiency.
MikeReedKS 11 months ago
a new bomb lol
REDMAN5789 11 months ago
@REDMAN5789 No, not at all. The boom is an implosion, it is very rapid, not much heat is generated and the resulting shock wave is mostly sound. It might be ear or window busting, but in general not a very effective demolition device. That being said, those little *POPS* are really loud!
MikeReedKS 11 months ago
Your not making anything. There elements, just combined.... So your just separating them
iToasterman 11 months ago
@iToasterman Electrolysis is a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions. The H2O molecule can be decomposed through Electrolysis into its base elements. Once decomposed, the elements go through further reactions but the final major product is hydrogen and oxygen gases. The *POP* you hear is the Hydrogen and Oxygen recombining into H2O.
MikeReedKS 11 months ago
@MikeReedKS i know... thats basicly what i said, but in more english... XD But yea... Why aint you using stainless steel?
iToasterman 11 months ago
@iToasterman Yes, and what you said is what the video says as well :-) We just keep going back and forth. The cups are stainless steel. Never claimed to be "creating" anything, just showing how, for very low cost, any "non-idiot" can do this experiment at home. Oh yea, and ain't ain't a word :-) … you know they say that, but I read and understand ain’t every time I see it… so to me it IS a word! If not a word, what is it? It ain’t a duck!
MikeReedKS 11 months ago
@MikeReedKS your water shouldn't change color that mutch if there stainless steel O_o Only if you use sumthing like bakin soda, but still not that color
iToasterman 11 months ago
@iToasterman Stainless Steel measuring cups I bought at Target for $10... that says it all :-)
MikeReedKS 11 months ago
@MikeReedKS What cant we do with hydrogen?
iToasterman 11 months ago
What happened Mike-you didn't get the point with the soap-I'd like to try that with soap!!!! The bigger the bubbles the better-or why shoot a video at all?
IronHorsez88 11 months ago
@IronHorsez88 I was just learning and recording my progress. My goal was a better understanding of the process and sharing my progress on video so that other might benefit as well. Plus I wanted to do it at as low a cost as I could.
MikeReedKS 11 months ago
To build on the lighting bubbles idea, just for the fun of it, might I suggest adding a little soap? That should give some fun bubbles to burst!
diskord42 11 months ago
@diskord42 They are as loud as I can handle as-is. Listen to what they do to the automatic gain of the camera microphone! I don't advise doing anything that might make them louder or more powerful.
MikeReedKS 11 months ago
ahhh you people worry me =)
thelonelychild 11 months ago
@thelonelychild Don't worry... be happy!
MikeReedKS 11 months ago
Don't breathe this!
netraven5000 11 months ago
@netraven5000 While it is advised that you do this in a well ventilated area, the level of gas release is pretty low and the levels of chlorine gas are extremely low, far less than found at a public pool. None the less, it is not advised that you intestinally "sniff" the gasses, just light them! Also, don't drink the water :-)
MikeReedKS 11 months ago
@MikeReedKS I know. I was mostly saying that as a reference to the "Will It Blend?" videos.
netraven5000 11 months ago
@netraven5000 fail of will it blend :P
Techrave1 11 months ago
Sodium chloride to sodium chlorate using electrolysis, amazing...people have used this process to create a bleaching chemical for the paper industry for over 50 years. There are easier ways to produce H and O for "combustion", for example, just using H2O.
kosackhat4tw 11 months ago
lmao wacth with captions
wigglyeel0 11 months ago
@wigglyeel0 Yea, they not very accurate. :-)
MikeReedKS 11 months ago
what your doing is electrolysis.. and you add a catalyst which is a sea salt to increase the reaction.. thus o2 and h2 are released in a great amount which we see as big bubbles and h2 undergoes rapid combustion which gives energy in the form or sound... while studying at school i stole a test tube from school and tried the experiment and obtained only h2 in a test tube. and later i used a lighter and i got a loud sound.. :D
jaykayvenom 11 months ago
The title of this video itself is hilarious.
glitchman161 11 months ago
DONT repeat DONT touch the water...
YOU WILL DIE AND BE YUMMY TO EAT(cause youre cooked)
patrickguyum 1 year ago
@patrickguyum Don't touch the water is good advice, but I've touched it many times, even put my feet in a larger container with this device. They sell similar devices for thousands of dollars as foot detox machines. The water, in the small bowl gets gross, you won't want to touch it, but in a large container it isn't too bad. The risk of electrocution is nearly zero, the current will follow the path of least resistance, and that isn't you.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
FAKE! u can see the strings
PhatPat0420 1 year ago
@PhatPat0420 YOU WIN!! You were first to notice!!! I bow to your greatness :-) Oh wait… please don’t do this experiment… you’re clearly in the group I warn against. :-D None the less... funny comment. You win the “Stupid comment I love” award for this week. Thanks for the comment!
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@PhatPat0420 the wirer would be because you need then to do electrolysis ?
sasop117 11 months ago
when you put the salt in, you get cloride gas(TOXIC)!
jrigvd 1 year ago
@jrigvd Actually you don't. The small amount of chlorine gas that is generated is highly soluble and therefore gets dissolved in the water before it can escape. There is no chorine odor. The tiny bit of gas that might escape from an experiment of this scale is far less than exists at water level at a public pool, far less. None the less, this experiment should be performed with adequate ventilation, and of course, don’t drink the water after performing this experiment.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@MikeReedKS wow...
louisjb16 11 months ago
hey you can do the same thing at home in the tub! just put some water in the tub and hop in! turn on a hairdryer and place it next to your feet. it will make a loud noise sometimes! its loads of fun
123woohoo 1 year ago
@123woohoo Most building codes require a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) to be installed on any outlet in proximity to water. The days of bathtub electrocutions are not over, but the GFCI has saved many lives. It trips fast compared with household circuit breakers, fast enough to keep the current from being deadly in most cases. 120V AC and water do not mix well. Folks are trying to be funny, but this isn't funny at all. Don't be an idiot and mix household current and water directly.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
wouldnt it be better for the experiment if you filled a test tube with water and submerged it upside down and then put the cathode inside and the production of hydrogen would be visible? also you could put a tube over the anode to trap the chlorine so you aren't breathing it in
ThemKneeGrows 1 year ago
@ThemKneeGrows You can find the Brownlee Electrolysis Apparatus for about $30, and it is what you describe. But I was looking for more *BANG* for my buck and trying to do this as cheap as I could. My original goal was to blow up balloons. That indeed put me square in the middle of the idiots that should NOT do this experiment. NEVER use a closed container. An inch of gas in a test tube is about all that is safe, beyond that you are... well... playing with fire.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@MikeReedKS haha trust me balloons are waaaay more fun, just stay the hell away from them when you light them.
ThemKneeGrows 1 year ago
@ThemKneeGrows I've seen videos here on YouTube, but that has to be way too loud to be safe. We talked one 4th of July about putting a trash bag over a 5 gallon bucket, dropping the cups in and letting it run all day. Then use a remote rocket launcher to ignite it from a safe distance, but we couldn’t decide what a safe distance would be, so we decided it was a pretty bad idea.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@MikeReedKS lol i definitely dont take as much caution as you, of course that had led to a few close calls but its still good fun!
ThemKneeGrows 1 year ago
When I was six years old, I put the cable to a jar with water and plugged into the socket. Jar shivered with a bang and the whole building had no electricity. :))
dziabaq 1 year ago
@dziabaq Pretty much the same thing, NOT, that was alternating current and the amperage draw went beyond the circuit breaker limit. That is why I use the battery charger, to convert to direct current and limit the voltage to 12 volts. This kept the total load of the short circuit caused by the water from drawing enough amperage to pop my circuit breaker. A raw extension cord into water is a pretty bad idea and will almost always trip a breaker. Did I mention… bad idea!
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
water is as much a fuel, as a matal bar is a fuel. used correctly, you can trasport and store energy with it, but it has not tapable energy in it self.
eyallev 1 year ago
@eyallev Electrolysis requires more energy than will be added to the operation of a combustion engine. It is more efficient to use the electricity directly to drive an electric motor. My research concludes that the gas/electric hybrid can outperform the gas/HHO hybrid. Electrolysis is still an interesting experiment to perform and it is interesting to imagine the molecular reactions that convert H2O liquid to its component gases, Hydrogen and Oxygen. Plus the *BOOM* is kind of fun. :-)
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@MikeReedKS yes, I know that, however, an hho engine can still have a use, you "charge" it at home (or a gas station) using electrolysis (that power is generated by, let's say, nuclear power stations), and than you have that energy in the form of the hho gas. you are not making power, but you are transporting it.
the question is, can you get more power per Kg of that, than you can from a simple battary.
eyallev 1 year ago
@eyallev My research says no. Electrolysis and combustion, both release a lot of energy as heat, resulting in wasted energy not transferred into motion. Charging a battery with regenerative breaking and/or an external power source then using it to power an electric assist motor in a hybrid seems like the best solution so far. The gas/electric hybrid finds the spot as the currently most efficient vehicle. The all electric is close behind, but battery weight and range continue to be a challenge.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
now stick your fingers in
Merlin2oo1 1 year ago
@Merlin2oo1 Ah, the #1 comment made by... well let's just say folks who shouldn't do this experiment. :-) Nothing happens except my finger gets wet. Current follows the path of least resistance, and with both poles in the water, it'd be pretty tough for me to become that path. I don't plan to stick both hands in and grab the electrodes, but that's no higher risk than jump starting a car, where you do actually handle the separate poles.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
and a tiny amount of clorine gas that cant kill u or nything
floss16 1 year ago
@floss16 The chlorine levels are far less than found at a public swimming pool. While proper ventilation is recommended, for several reasons, you can't even detect the odor oc chlorine. Most of the small quantity that gets generated is highly soluble and never leaves as a gas; instead it raises the chlorine level of the water. The far greater danger is if you drink the water... but trust me, there is no one that wants to do that... it looks really bad.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
its dc so if you put the ends of the cable to the water at one pole it "transforms" the H2O to O and on the other pole to H2
MrDendor 1 year ago
@MrDendor That puts it plain and simple. Ah, electrolysis! :-)
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@MikeReedKS sry for the bad english^^ i was too lazy to make a new tab to use the google translator :D
MrDendor 1 year ago
@MrDendor Actually, it would transform it so that 2 H2O => O2 + 2H2.. O doesn't normally exist like that, it "likes" being in couples ;)
AzzyxDK 1 year ago
lol 3:42 Its over 9000!!!
gallasan 1 year ago
@gallasan What is?
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
I'm sure it had something to do with the material of your measuring cups as well, but this is pretty neat lol
HanyouxFromxHell 1 year ago
@HanyouxFromxHell They are stainless steel measuring cups.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
Mr. Microphone does not like Mr. Bubble Pop
DeathToTheseWalls 1 year ago 7
@DeathToTheseWalls Yea, the camera's mic has automatic gain control, and when it tried to adjust for the very loud pop it got wacked out big time.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
I just want to see it explode. dont tell us what ur doin. im not trying to be mean. but i dont care what u put in it!!!
bay44bay44 1 year ago
@bay44bay44 That's why it starts right off with a bang... for some the first few seconds are all they need :-)
TheKaraCollection 1 year ago
@TheKaraCollection Sorry, answered and the last prson to use my PC was my daughter, so it was signed into her Jewlery account. Oops.. that TheKaraCollecton answer was from me :-)
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
I am thrilled to have past both the 1000 comment mark as well as over 700K views. Just had to say WOOT!!! Thank you all.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
Astonishing! How did you discover this?
sharkdudeintegra 1 year ago
@sharkdudeintegra I didn't discover this. Similar experiments are done in high school all the time. It is called Electrolysis. I was watching the Joe Cell videos and similar videos about HHO and wanted to try it on the cheap, this was my low cost answer.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@MikeReedKS I was never given the opportunity to conduct experiments such as this one back in high school, though I am sure it was probably due to the uncontrolled nature and potentially dangerous results. Your video was very enjoyable to watch, and enlightening as well. I think I may attempt this one to satisfy my curiosity on Electrolysis....thank you for the demo
sharkdudeintegra 1 year ago
@sharkdudeintegra To see the reaction all you need if two wires, two small bits of aluminum foil and a 9V battery. Attach each wire to one of the aluminum foil pieces and hang each foil bit in a glass of water, make sure they don't touch. Then hook the other end of each wire, one to each pole of the 9V battery. You should see tiny bubbles form on each electrode (the foil) under the water. Same thing, just smaller scale. Key is to expose some conductive surfaces under water and apply current.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@sharkdudeintegra Oh forgot to mention, add an electrolyte, like table salt to the water to make it more conductive.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@MikeReedKS aha....will do captain
sharkdudeintegra 1 year ago
if you use hydrogen in with the gasoline, your mpg will go up and also you will notice alittle more kick when you tap the pedal
hirodagger 1 year ago
@hirodagger Magdrive and others will attest to that. Some make or sell HHO generators that work in automobiles. They claim positive results, but my research hints that only some vehicles show true benefits, as only some have excess power being generated by the alternator. When the alternator is oversized it adds drag, so it would seem that installing a larger one to support HHO generation may actually lower performance. This is simply my opinion, not a statement I can show hard data to support.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
Sorry, half the stuff you said didn't make sense to me. I'm not very scientifical-ness-majoogy, so don't mind me. Just a dumb little short blondie.
Music11Listener 1 year ago
@Music11Listener If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Trust me, some really silly things have been said in the over 1000 comments, silly questions, heck... any questions... are always welcomed. Thanks for the comment.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
SCIENCE!!!!!!!!!
vincenzo082 1 year ago
You should try 120 volts
SexMaster63 1 year ago
@SexMaster63 The higher the voltage, the lower the amperage that is needed. If I had a DC power source at a higher voltage, that woudl be interesting to try. In the Joe Cell video, he has a variable supply.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
i inhaled it o.o
TheTricksterxx 1 year ago 3
@TheTricksterxx Are you dead?
MikeReedKS 1 year ago 14
NOW PUT YOUR FINGER IN IT >D
Thoopje 1 year ago 17
@Thoopje Nothing happens. I am simply not the path of least resistance.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
I hate to burst your hydrogen bubbles guys bit this is not a reliable way of creating hydrogen as an energy source as the amount of electricity needed to create this is more valuable than the hydrogen it makes. So it's like getting 10$ out of 20$. But if you make it in another way, such as swamp algae, you can make hydrogen with little energy at all. Oh and if you put dish soap in the water, you get a louder boom.
KOTTOMNOUTHKING 1 year ago
@KOTTOMNOUTHKING You didn't burst any bubbles; these are all common comments and few if any disagree. This is a simple experiment to show how for a few dollars just about anyone (excluding idiots of course) can see the process of electrolysis for themselves. There are still some who claim they can achieve over unity through electrolysis, but none have met with critical scrutiny and survived. Thanks for the comment!
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@KOTTOMNOUTHKING first soap to go boom :S Great idea!! Also havent heard of swamp algae being used for this, so a link or explanation as to how that works would be nice :)
HaydenHatTrick 1 year ago
@HaydenHatTrick Search Google for Biocatalysed electrolysis.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@KOTTOMNOUTHKING you have such a boring personality.
werandomnize 1 year ago
just btw, the best electrolysis is with sulfuric acid and graphite electrodes, that way you only get oxygen and hydrogen, and the acid just makes the reaction go better (simply put).
HaydenHatTrick 1 year ago
@HaydenHatTrick Not exactly a kitchen sink or $20 experiment that way :-) There are some guys over at the OverUnity site demonstrating a self running HHO motor. Not enough details, there is a battery, so it may only run till the battery is drained, which means, as we have seen time and time again, no over unity. Check it out at watch?v=cMlciNOyo_U it is still interesting.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@MikeReedKS thanks
HaydenHatTrick 1 year ago
@HaydenHatTrick No, thank you. I appreciate every comment, but even more the ones from folks with something to add, like you did. I have to admit, I get tired of the "Stick your finger in it" comments :-)
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
lmao "Not an experiment to be performed by idiots." nice
ClownzRevenge 1 year ago
@ClownzRevenge Thanks... and it is true! :-)
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
Nice sink...
MagicBluebells 1 year ago
@MagicBluebells Well, that's original :-)
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
Heres an experiment, put your finger in it while it hooks up... SEE WHAT HAPPENS!
Grayd0g117 1 year ago
@Grayd0g117 All that happens is my finger gets wet; there is very little danger of much else. My finger in the water has little chance of creating the path of least resistance for the current and as such very little or none of the current flows into or through me.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
nerds...
TheMegaeric 1 year ago
@TheMegaeric Fair statement. :-)
MikeReedKS 1 year ago 2
@MikeReedKS ^^ i just dont understand ^^ :>
TheMegaeric 1 year ago
@TheMegaeric I'd be glad to answer any questions that I can.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@MikeReedKS i just wanted blood ._. soo no worries to answer anything thanks though...
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TheMegaeric 1 year ago
mix dish soap in the water, you will get much bigger bubbles. it is a lot of fun.
youguessthepicture 1 year ago
@youguessthepicture You really don't want bigger bubbles, trust me. Much larger and you risk your hearing when they are ignited. The tiny ones are plenty.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
put salt in the water for a much better result.
youguessthepicture 1 year ago
@youguessthepicture You didn't watch very far into the video did you? :-)
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
In reality you're just burning hydrogen.. Dx
Darkownage2 1 year ago
@Darkownage2 The experiment shows the circular transformation from water to hydrogen and back to water. Electrolysis splits the hydrogen and oxygen from the water and ignition converts the hydrogen and oxygen back to water, producing sound and heat, making it fun :-)
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
OMG this is the most basic chemic reaction I know
interpird350 1 year ago
@interpird350 Yes it is! Very simple and can be done at low cost as well. It is interesting if you have not seen it before. That is why many High schools perform this experiment in class. Still, many people have not seen it and don't realize how simply they can do it. Clearly with nearly 700K views, there is some interest. There is a great deal of interest in the Joe Cell and like technology, so this lets folks learn for very few dollars.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
if u do this dont touch the water cuz i thnk its .75 amps will stop ur heart
Cromezepher 1 year ago
@Cromezepher The risk is low. The current wants to follow the path of least resistance and that is unlikely to be you. If you try, I'm sure it may be possible to be in danger, so don't be a fool, but typically it isn't a danger.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@Cromezepher The current would only stop your heart if the charge is applied across your heart. It probably would not go there if you touched the water with your fingers, but you would loose muscular control in your finger momentarily.
ElectromechanicPyro 1 year ago
@ElectromechanicPyro but if it crosses from one hand to the other it may stop ur heart im an electrician i no
Cromezepher 1 year ago
151 people hate learning
Titanmark1 1 year ago 24
@Titanmark1 Closing in on 700K views.. that's a pretty low percentage. :-)
MikeReedKS 1 year ago 2
bill nye's brother?
skybo19 1 year ago
@skybo19 LOL no...
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
this isn't exploding water its hydrolisise (can't spell for shit) i did it for my grade 9 science project you have to becarefull if you add salt because the sodium and clorine seperate and you get chlorine gas which is deadly
asdfg2560 1 year ago
Possible future fuel?
ZbubbleZRSCA 1 year ago
@ZbubbleZRSCA Unfortunately it isn't a very likely outcome. The energy needed to produce the reaction is greater than the energy available from the produced gas.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago 3
Klick to seee the real moment ! @3:00
Ciabent 1 year ago
@Ciabent Go straight to 3:20 if all ya want is the *POP*
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
3:00
Ciabent 1 year ago
@pupip55 More like Star fuel!
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
thats rocket fuel
pupip55 1 year ago
This guy sound like the guy from jackass
Orangez25 1 year ago
@Orangez25 I assure you, we are not related :-) Oh I just tremble thinking what those guys might do with this experiment.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@Orangez25 Check out my "You need a Gyro" video if you think my voice is bad in this video.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@MikeReedKS Okay :)
Orangez25 1 year ago
zZzZzzZzZzzZzZzZzzZz now i know when i wanna sleep i watch this
nite
videosps 1 year ago
@videosps Yea, after the first few seconds it isn't exactly exciting... more educational really.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
so you do: a copper cup in a bucket + salt and on that cup 12 volts?
fireworkfreak100 1 year ago
@fireworkfreak100 You’d need two cups, one on the positive side of the circuit and one on the negative side. Also, I don’t think you want to use copper as it will quickly oxidize.
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@MikeReedKS ow... yeah... i taught that is was copper. thanx man.
fireworkfreak100 1 year ago
does anyone else see blood on the counter top-right at like 0:19
atp7797 1 year ago
@atp7797 That is a red balloon. I had been trying to blow up balloons with generated HHO gas, this was a very bad idea. Never use a closed container!!!
MikeReedKS 1 year ago
@MikeReedKS ohh i was just wondering if i was seeing things
atp7797 1 year ago
@atp7797 its a balloon dumbass
chesterngiamzhenghao 1 year ago