Lithium battery in ice block explodes

!! Caution !!
This experiment should not be carried out without proper safety equipment and in a well ventilated outside area.

A Lithium CR123 cell was frozen in a block of ice, and overcharged with AC current at 40 Ampères at 170 Volts 50 Hertz.
The result was a violent reaction with lots of sparks.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Lithium
• battery
• ice
• block
• explosion
• arc
• electric
• 170Volts

[hugestomper]

Lol cool. what about putting a battery or capacitor in wax or epoxy.

[RODALCO2007]

@hugestomper I have a look at that. May be even cement.

[FatGuyWithAKatana]

i had no idea ice was flammable.

[RODALCO2007]

@FatGuyWithAKatana  Lithium reacts with water

[BarneySaysHi]

Now try one in concrete *grin*

[RODALCO2007]

@BarneySaysHi will do.

Jammer dat Nederland verloor met voetbal.

[yahooligon]

i hear santa in the backround at 1:08

[LAXOKIS]

How much more manly can u get?

[awsometotheawsomest]

1:11 hohohoho!

[izlude2]

Try throwing a button cell into a live light socket... you get a cool rainbow effect xD  Ummm just be ready to reset the breaker. True story. Never attempt to put it in by hand, throw is a must.

[BoomBoxDeluxe]

Interesting....I don't know how I missed this one!

It looks like you burnt the ice though.....It's gone all black! :-D

-BoomBoxDeluxe.

[fubleduck]

Electricity flowing INto a baTTERY?

[sarajane68]

time travel fail

[amaturechemist777]

the molten product(LiOH) is DISSOLVING glass it is very caustic.

[akkudakkupl]

It went straight to battery hell

[smurfboywv]

Thats extremely dangerous, and should not be uploaded for kids to see. Someone could get injured or killed trying to do that.