• sem
    4·
    11 days ago

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

      • sem
        4·
        11 days ago

        It’s quite a pop!

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

        • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          2·
          10 days ago

          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.

          • sem
            2·
            10 days ago

            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.

            • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
              1·
              10 days ago

              Oh yeah his balloon was like a nitrous mafia-sized whip it balloon. It was huuuuge!

              Also that’s fun! Take out the o… and a H

              • sem
                2·
                10 days ago

                You get O2 and twice as much H2 iirc