DIY Homemade Hydrogen (Aluminum + Water + Lye)

►WHAT IS THIS
In this video, I explore a lesser known way to generate hydrogen gas: by reacting aluminum and water in the presence of lye. Then we have some fun and blow up balloons because... why not.

►TIMESTAMPS
0:46 - Aluminum + Water Reaction
1:42 - Aluminum + Lye Reaction
2:19 - Explaining our Setup
5:11 - Exploding Balloons

►MATERIALS
Aluminum Foil
Hot Water
Lye (NaOH)
PVC containers with lids and fittings
Garbage Bag/ Balloons

►EXTERNAL LINKS
Another video that does this in a lab - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GESJ2YUWRx8
A chemical forum post with equations - http://www.chemicalforums.com/index.php?topic=208.0
►CREDITS
Narrator: Dayton Aardema, EE
Editor: Dayton Aardema
Music: Cody Aardema - Blueprint Theme

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