Recreating a 2000-Year Old Battery?

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In today's episode, we're exploring an interesting hypothetical artifact known as the Baghdad Battery. Let's see if we can produce our very own battery using the available technologies from today and around 200 BCE. Thank you to everyone who has donated to our GoFundMe! If you want to support and contribute to our rebuilding fund, follow the link here: https://gofund.me/b1fbd7a5 Help us make more videos ► https://patreon.com/htme Instagram ► http://instagram.com/htmeverything Discord ► http://discord.gg/htme Merch ► https://shop.spreadshirt.com/HTME H2ME (Second Channel) ► https://bit.ly/2GTcrcG ▾ Our Camera Gear: ▾ ► GH5s: https://amzn.to/3BzY9Id ► GH5: https://amzn.to/3Eu0juJ ► Lens: https://amzn.to/2XXkVvM ► GoPro Hero 5: https://amzn.to/3EFkxSr ► Dracast Light Panels: https://amzn.to/3vUY2W4 ▼ Send Us Some Mail ▼ How to Make Everything PO Box 14104 St. Paul, MN 55114-1802 ▼ Special Thanks to our Patrons at $15+ per month ▼ TyelorD, Daemon Rene, Amelia Grant, Kevin Shuttic, Erik Språng, Daniel Sixta, Lee Schnee, Iain Bailey, Sean Brooks, alex latzko, Stephen DeCubellis, Fruitymasterz, John Gregg, alkalinekats, Lana Sinapayen, Daffyd Wagstaff, Chad Nodo, David Beckett, Adrian Noland, Estoky Designs, Eric Moore, Phil, Benjamin Maitland, Sandy & Jayremy Lester, Larry Ullman, Skylar MacDonald, Maimus32, Stephen C Strausbaugh, Dylan Rich, Jason Kaczmarsky, Antonio Rios-Ochoa, Liz Roth, Jason Lewis, Andrew Nichols, Susan M. George, and Daniel Laux ▼ Credits ▼ Created and Hosted by Andy George Co-Hosted and Assistance by Lauren Lexvold Camera and Cinematography by Daniel Garritsen Primary Editing by Joseph Knox-Carr Music by Taylor Lewin: http://taylorlewin.com/htme ▼ Video Chapters ▼ 0:00 | Episode Intro 1:28 | History of the Baghdad Battery 2:49 | The Lemon Battery 3:55 | The Voltaic Pile 4:09 | Crafting the Vessel 5:16 | Casting the Bronze Cylinder 6:22 | Formulating the Electrolyte Solution 7:19 | Assembling the Battery 8:26 | Testing the Battery 10:12 | Final Results 11:13 | Episode Outro