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[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 53 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Wow TIL, the ancient Egyptians knew how to harness hydrogen gas! /s

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 4 months ago

Haha, you rube. They used helium.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Supposedly the Egyptians did know how to make a simple battery. Mythbusters reproduced the battery and it produced around 4 volts. It only takes 1.5 volts to produce hydrogen gas from water via electrolysis. It's technically within the scientific capability of the Egyptians to do this, although I don't think it likely.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

The "Baghdad Battery" is still so far fetched. There is also the huge issue of trapping that much hydrogen, since the atoms are so small.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

It was not Egyptian and almost certainly not a battery.

Milo Rossi has covered this in detail in a very good video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRZR_TeVi5Y

He also has a follow-up to that video with an expert on the subject, an actual archaeologist who has studied the so-called battery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19mhccQ3nVA

[–] frezik@midwest.social 7 points 4 months ago

It's capable of being used as a battery. Doesn't mean it was.

[–] this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sounds Like a bunch of hot air to me...

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Ha! You've been bamboozle!