one of the gas is used extensively for early balloon flights was hydrogen and
early balloon flights was hydrogen and
early balloon flights was hydrogen and this is because it’s so easy to make and
this is because it’s so easy to make and
this is because it’s so easy to make and we’re gonna show you how we’re passing
we’re gonna show you how we’re passing
we’re gonna show you how we’re passing an electrical current from the six volt
an electrical current from the six volt
an electrical current from the six volt battery through a column of water and
battery through a column of water and
battery through a column of water and we’re splitting the water into its
we’re splitting the water into its
we’re splitting the water into its component parts hydrogen and oxygen from
component parts hydrogen and oxygen from
component parts hydrogen and oxygen from the positive end of the battery we
the positive end of the battery we
the positive end of the battery we create oxygen from the negative end of
create oxygen from the negative end of
create oxygen from the negative end of the battery we create hydrogen is a
the battery we create hydrogen is a
the battery we create hydrogen is a process called electrolysis and in fact
process called electrolysis and in fact
process called electrolysis and in fact the father of electricity himself the
the father of electricity himself the
the father of electricity himself the Victorian scientist Michael Faraday
Victorian scientist Michael Faraday
Victorian scientist Michael Faraday invented rubberized balloons to store
invented rubberized balloons to store
invented rubberized balloons to store the hydrogen produced during his
the hydrogen produced during his
the hydrogen produced during his experiments I bet you didn’t know that
experiments I bet you didn’t know that
experiments I bet you didn’t know that the big advantage of a lighter-than-air
the big advantage of a lighter-than-air
the big advantage of a lighter-than-air gas like hydrogen is that once you’ve
gas like hydrogen is that once you’ve
gas like hydrogen is that once you’ve filled your balloon it floats it’s as
filled your balloon it floats it’s as
filled your balloon it floats it’s as simple as that no heat is required and
simple as that no heat is required and
simple as that no heat is required and because hydrogen in large quantities
because hydrogen in large quantities
because hydrogen in large quantities produces a lot of lift it wasn’t long
produces a lot of lift it wasn’t long
produces a lot of lift it wasn’t long before people were attaching machinery
before people were attaching machinery
before people were attaching machinery to balloons to achieve a powered flight
to balloons to achieve a powered flight
to balloons to achieve a powered flight these powered balloons became known as
these powered balloons became known as
these powered balloons became known as airships originally they were hand or
airships originally they were hand or
airships originally they were hand or even steam-powered but the real
even steam-powered but the real
even steam-powered but the real breakthrough came with the development
breakthrough came with the development
breakthrough came with the development of the internal combustion engine at the
of the internal combustion engine at the
of the internal combustion engine at the beginning of the 20th century the German
beginning of the 20th century the German
beginning of the 20th century the German count of von Zeppelin showed what was
count of von Zeppelin showed what was
count of von Zeppelin showed what was possible with this new form of transport
possible with this new form of transport
possible with this new form of transport it wasn’t long before the British and
it wasn’t long before the British and
it wasn’t long before the British and Americans were following his lead 30
Americans were following his lead 30
Americans were following his lead 30 years before the arrival of
years before the arrival of
years before the arrival of transatlantic civilian passenger planes
transatlantic civilian passenger planes
transatlantic civilian passenger planes airships dominated long distance travel
airships dominated long distance travel
airships dominated long distance travel for most of that time they had a
for most of that time they had a
for most of that time they had a surprisingly good safety record but all
surprisingly good safety record but all
surprisingly good safety record but all that changed with a series of
that changed with a series of
that changed with a series of high-profile disasters their most famous
high-profile disasters their most famous
high-profile disasters their most famous being the Hindenburg but despite its
being the Hindenburg but despite its
being the Hindenburg but despite its notoriety an amazing two thirds of the
notoriety an amazing two thirds of the
notoriety an amazing two thirds of the passengers and crew survived it was
passengers and crew survived it was
passengers and crew survived it was however the final nail in the coffin
however the final nail in the coffin
however the final nail in the coffin that ended the use of hydrogen in
that ended the use of hydrogen in
that ended the use of hydrogen in airships for good they’re small
airships for good they’re small
airships for good they’re small descendants are still around today but
descendants are still around today but
descendants are still around today but they’re now filled with a much safer gas
they’re now filled with a much safer gas
they’re now filled with a much safer gas helium
helium
helium you
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