• Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 days ago

    My science teacher had a balloon and he lit the string saying “check this out”

    The balloon was filled with hydrogen

    I don’t think that would be okay to do today

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      We had a community science day when I was little where they did that. Hydrogen is pretty safe to ignite in a birthday balloon.

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          It’s quite a pop!

          They exploded some other balloons too, iirc, but I don’t remember too well. I think I was 8.

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            I wanna get some hydrogen…

            My partner would have a heart attack. They can’t even be around a gun shooting or firecrackers, much less that kinda boom! I wouldn’t do that to them.

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              For me it was less intense than a gun or firework, maybe your balloon was bigger lol.

              You can get hydrogen by running electricity through water but I forget how it works.