2025-05-17

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Steve Mould

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Döbereiner's lamp uses a platinum catalyst to react hydrogen with oxygen.

Huge thanks to Marcus at Marb's lab for making the lamps. Here's the excellent making of video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeF87A-nhtA

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0:00 Introduction

0:30 What Is Döbereiner’s Lamp?

0:47 The Chemistry Behind it

1:13 The Power of Platinum Catalysis

1:36 I Got My Hands on One!

2:07 Why Zinc Matters

2:43 Creating Hydrogen on Demand

3:23 Let’s Talk Valves

3:44 When Platinum Glows

4:20 Wait—Where Does the Water Go?

5:12 Into the Orbitals

7:12 Water’s Exit Strategy

8:10 Happy 16th birthday to the channel

8:17 So… Why All the Hype?

8:49 Firemaking Through History

9:00 The “Strike Anywhere” Match

9:15 The Birth of the Modern Lighter

9:30 Zippo’s Warm Little Cousin

10:30 Catalytic Perfume Diffusers

11:07 The Hydrogen Fuel Cell

12:12 Outro