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... Did he really crack water in that box, letting gaseous oxygen and hydrogen mix exactly in the ratio of 1:2 in a closed container? I mean, it's good he choo
by aredox 2y ago
... Did he really crack water in that box, letting gaseous oxygen and hydrogen mix exactly in the ratio of 1:2 in a closed container?
I mean, it's good he choose a less caustic electrolyte, but the potential explosion in itself is not fun.
- Filligree 2y agoHe seems to have an unhealthy tolerance for disasters. I’m sure he could convince himself that was perfectly fine given zero sparks, but wow.
- adrianN 2y agoIt looks like the gas collects in the pet bottle and the reaction stops when the bottle is full.
- Filligree 2y agoAnd then you have a bottle of what is colloquially termed “bang-gas”, which is happy to release all the gathered energy in a joyous millisecond detonation.
- thfuran 2y agoI'm not sure pressure would ever stop electrolysis (short of fusion interrupting things), but I do know that it's sometimes performed industrially in excess of 10,000 psi and there's no way that container is getting anywhere near there before opening one way or another.
- jcalvinowens 2y agoThe pressure vessel is a tupperware... the lid would harmlessly blow off. As long as you're more than a foot away when that happens, you're fine.