-------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - How to extract the hydrogen from plain water - - File Created by Fallen Angel - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To separate the hydrogen and oxygen contained in water is a simple process. I made this file so that anyone with minimal equipment could have himself a glass jar full of flamable hydrogen. When the process fills your jar, the hydrogen won't be compressed, hot or radioactive. It will be room temperature and room pressure. The same goes for the oxygen. Materials --------- 1 large bowl. Preferably clear glass so you can see through it. 2 carbon rods. These can be take from carbon batteries such as Radio Shack's battery club batteries. The bigger the better. 1 DC power source. I use a Sears 36-watt car battery charger. 4 feet of insulated copper wire 2 small jars. Small enough to fit two in the bowl. I used some narrow, tall olive jars. 1 roll of duct tape. 1 packet of sodium carbonate. This is NOT baking soda which is sodium bicarbonate. Sodium carbonate usually comes in a plastic package with tie-dye kits. It is a grainy white powder. Procedure --------- Fill the large bowl with water and dissolve half the packet of sodium carbonate in it. Attach one carbon rod to a stripped end of each of the copper wires with duct tape after you have cut it evenly into two pieces. Be sure that no metal is showing on the end where you connected the carbon rods. Somehow, make an electrical connection between the remaining ends of the wires and the power source. If everything is working properly, you can now turn on the power source and stick the carbon rods in the bowl. Watch them closely to see which one is emitting bubbles twice as fast as the other once, as that will be hydrogen and the slower one will be oxygen. If you want to burn this hydrogen or inhale the oxygen, you can fill one of the small jars with water from the bowl and turn it over on top of the rod with your favorite gas. Have fun with this and be sure to keep your hands out of the way when you put a match under the upside-down jar full of hydrogen when you light it! Miscellaneous ------------ I have tested this method for getting hydrogen gas and it works. I captured it into a mayonaisse jar, then put a match underneath it and it blew leaves up that were four feet away from me. It is powerful stuff. Watch for more files coming soon from Fallen Angel! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Downloaded From P-80 International Information Systems 304-744-2253 12yrs+