Starting FIRES With Electricity ⚡🔥

what’s up guys welcome back it is

what’s up guys welcome back it is summertime and that means summertime

summertime and that means summertime

summertime and that means summertime grilling so for this video I thought it

grilling so for this video I thought it

grilling so for this video I thought it might be fun to try messing around with

might be fun to try messing around with

might be fun to try messing around with barbecue charcoal and high voltage

barbecue charcoal and high voltage

barbecue charcoal and high voltage electricity now for this experiment

electricity now for this experiment

electricity now for this experiment today I’m bringing back my neon sign

today I’m bringing back my neon sign

today I’m bringing back my neon sign transformer this lovely little unit

transformer this lovely little unit

transformer this lovely little unit converts house power to twelve thousand

converts house power to twelve thousand

converts house power to twelve thousand volt 30 milliamps which isn’t a whole

volt 30 milliamps which isn’t a whole

volt 30 milliamps which isn’t a whole lot of power but it is very high

lot of power but it is very high

lot of power but it is very high potential which will definitely make you

potential which will definitely make you

potential which will definitely make you squirm if it touches you the wrong way

squirm if it touches you the wrong way

squirm if it touches you the wrong way now if you’ve ever really studied your

now if you’ve ever really studied your

now if you’ve ever really studied your charcoal briquets Oh probably realize

charcoal briquets Oh probably realize

charcoal briquets Oh probably realize that they’re just pyrolized wood of

that they’re just pyrolized wood of

that they’re just pyrolized wood of course there are a few other components

course there are a few other components

course there are a few other components added in to help with your barbecue

added in to help with your barbecue

added in to help with your barbecue experience but for the most part this is

experience but for the most part this is

experience but for the most part this is just compressed

just compressed

just compressed pyrolized sawdust now since we have

pyrolized sawdust now since we have

pyrolized sawdust now since we have access to 12,000 volts of electricity

access to 12,000 volts of electricity

access to 12,000 volts of electricity and a piece of wood I want to show you

and a piece of wood I want to show you

and a piece of wood I want to show you something kind of interesting if we take

something kind of interesting if we take

something kind of interesting if we take our two high voltage electrodes and

our two high voltage electrodes and

our two high voltage electrodes and touch one to the piece of wood and then

touch one to the piece of wood and then

touch one to the piece of wood and then bring in the other one you’ll notice

bring in the other one you’ll notice

bring in the other one you’ll notice absolutely nothing happens at all that’s

absolutely nothing happens at all that’s

absolutely nothing happens at all that’s because wood is not conductive where

because wood is not conductive where

because wood is not conductive where should I say it’s not very conductive

should I say it’s not very conductive

should I say it’s not very conductive everything has a dielectric breakdown

everything has a dielectric breakdown

everything has a dielectric breakdown but wood is very difficult to toss an

but wood is very difficult to toss an

but wood is very difficult to toss an electric current through if I bring the

electric current through if I bring the

electric current through if I bring the electrodes themselves close enough

electrodes themselves close enough

electrodes themselves close enough together they’ll eventually strike an

together they’ll eventually strike an

together they’ll eventually strike an arc on their own and the heat produced

arc on their own and the heat produced

arc on their own and the heat produced from the arcs will actually scorch the

from the arcs will actually scorch the

from the arcs will actually scorch the wood and begin to char it as that char

wood and begin to char it as that char

wood and begin to char it as that char develops and the carbon goes deep enough

develops and the carbon goes deep enough

develops and the carbon goes deep enough eventually it will develop an

eventually it will develop an

eventually it will develop an electrically conductive path that when I

electrically conductive path that when I

electrically conductive path that when I bring the two electrodes close to that

bring the two electrodes close to that

bring the two electrodes close to that it lights up a path that kind of

it lights up a path that kind of

it lights up a path that kind of resembles lava flowing down the side of

resembles lava flowing down the side of

resembles lava flowing down the side of the volcano the only difference is this

the volcano the only difference is this

the volcano the only difference is this is electricity flowing through the wood

is electricity flowing through the wood

is electricity flowing through the wood not lava let’s keep this going a little

not lava let’s keep this going a little

not lava let’s keep this going a little bit and see how far we can push it and I

bit and see how far we can push it and I

bit and see how far we can push it and I can actually draw that pathway out all

can actually draw that pathway out all

can actually draw that pathway out all the way to the side of the wood

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[Music] there that’s pretty cool

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[Music] that’s pretty cool would by itself is

that’s pretty cool would by itself is

that’s pretty cool would by itself is not conductive but once you burn it a

not conductive but once you burn it a

not conductive but once you burn it a little bit you can actually conduct

little bit you can actually conduct

little bit you can actually conduct electricity through it or at least

electricity through it or at least

electricity through it or at least through the carbon cast that you created

through the carbon cast that you created

through the carbon cast that you created within it and this is actually a

within it and this is actually a

within it and this is actually a well-known fact hundreds of years ago

well-known fact hundreds of years ago

well-known fact hundreds of years ago back when Thomas Edison was developing

back when Thomas Edison was developing

back when Thomas Edison was developing the light bulb because he actually used

the light bulb because he actually used

the light bulb because he actually used pyrolized bamboo as the filament for his

pyrolized bamboo as the filament for his

pyrolized bamboo as the filament for his light bulb so here’s the question I have

light bulb so here’s the question I have

light bulb so here’s the question I have today if we can get burnt wood to

today if we can get burnt wood to

today if we can get burnt wood to conduct electricity so well then what

conduct electricity so well then what

conduct electricity so well then what would high voltage electricity do to

would high voltage electricity do to

would high voltage electricity do to charcoal I mean theoretically this stuff

charcoal I mean theoretically this stuff

charcoal I mean theoretically this stuff is basically just carbon so it should be

is basically just carbon so it should be

is basically just carbon so it should be conductive right so for this first

conductive right so for this first

conductive right so for this first experiment I’m going to take this piece

experiment I’m going to take this piece

experiment I’m going to take this piece of charcoal set it down on these paver

of charcoal set it down on these paver

of charcoal set it down on these paver stones and first of all just see if we

stones and first of all just see if we

stones and first of all just see if we can even run electricity through it at

can even run electricity through it at

can even run electricity through it at all all right here we go so we’re going

all all right here we go so we’re going

all all right here we go so we’re going to touch one side here so that’s

to touch one side here so that’s

to touch one side here so that’s connected and then theoretically this

connected and then theoretically this

connected and then theoretically this electricity should just arc out and

electricity should just arc out and

electricity should just arc out and straight into the charcoal oh I actually

straight into the charcoal oh I actually

straight into the charcoal oh I actually had to get kind of close there but you

had to get kind of close there but you

had to get kind of close there but you can see that is conducting very cool

can see that is conducting very cool

can see that is conducting very cool bring one close the other close and now

bring one close the other close and now

bring one close the other close and now it makes contact because that has just

it makes contact because that has just

it makes contact because that has just established a route now if I hold it

established a route now if I hold it

established a route now if I hold it here and try it somewhere else maybe up

here and try it somewhere else maybe up

here and try it somewhere else maybe up here I have to get within about a

here I have to get within about a

here I have to get within about a quarter of an inch right to spark up but

quarter of an inch right to spark up but

quarter of an inch right to spark up but then once that connection is made

then once that connection is made

then once that connection is made I can draw the arc out about two inches

now if I prop these things up and leave

now if I prop these things up and leave them electrically connected to the

them electrically connected to the

them electrically connected to the charcoal long enough I’m pretty sure we

charcoal long enough I’m pretty sure we

charcoal long enough I’m pretty sure we can build up enough heat to get these

can build up enough heat to get these

can build up enough heat to get these things to ignite but before we do I just

things to ignite but before we do I just

things to ignite but before we do I just want to try another experiment with a

want to try another experiment with a

want to try another experiment with a few more bricks of charcoal to see if we

few more bricks of charcoal to see if we

few more bricks of charcoal to see if we can get the electricity to hop from one

can get the electricity to hop from one

can get the electricity to hop from one to the other all right so I’ve got a

to the other all right so I’ve got a

to the other all right so I’ve got a second charcoal briquette set up the

second charcoal briquette set up the

second charcoal briquette set up the question now is will it jump the gap

question now is will it jump the gap

question now is will it jump the gap between the two let’s find out

between the two let’s find out

between the two let’s find out three two one contact nope it doesn’t so

three two one contact nope it doesn’t so

three two one contact nope it doesn’t so we apparently have to start this one off

we apparently have to start this one off

we apparently have to start this one off let’s go ahead and bring this close so

let’s go ahead and bring this close so

let’s go ahead and bring this close so we can develop a path right there and

we can develop a path right there and

we can develop a path right there and then once that’s developed let’s see

then once that’s developed let’s see

then once that’s developed let’s see what it does now boom it actually does

what it does now boom it actually does

what it does now boom it actually does jump the gap that’s cool and now we can

jump the gap that’s cool and now we can

jump the gap that’s cool and now we can move these all over the place wherever

move these all over the place wherever

move these all over the place wherever you want and it’s going to stay right

you want and it’s going to stay right

you want and it’s going to stay right there in that middle point that’s been

there in that middle point that’s been

there in that middle point that’s been established cool so apparently two works

established cool so apparently two works

established cool so apparently two works let’s try four I’m guessing we’re going

let’s try four I’m guessing we’re going

let’s try four I’m guessing we’re going to have to start these off individually

to have to start these off individually

to have to start these off individually so get that one going in there that one

so get that one going in there that one

so get that one going in there that one go in there going this way turn and

go in there going this way turn and

go in there going this way turn and [Music]

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[Music] oh look at that

oh look at that

oh look at that [Music]

so you can see that even though we’re

so you can see that even though we’re using four different briquettes once we

using four different briquettes once we

using four different briquettes once we started them all they connect very well

started them all they connect very well

started them all they connect very well together with electricity I could just

together with electricity I could just

together with electricity I could just bring it close and they all connect they

bring it close and they all connect they

bring it close and they all connect they all turn on they all turn off they all

all turn on they all turn off they all

all turn on they all turn off they all turn on they’ll turn off and starting to

turn on they’ll turn off and starting to

turn on they’ll turn off and starting to smell like really good barbecue because

smell like really good barbecue because

smell like really good barbecue because while we’ve been playing with

while we’ve been playing with

while we’ve been playing with electricity these briquettes have

electricity these briquettes have

electricity these briquettes have absorbed enough heat that they’ve

absorbed enough heat that they’ve

absorbed enough heat that they’ve actually started themselves in fact at

actually started themselves in fact at

actually started themselves in fact at this stage we could really just take

this stage we could really just take

this stage we could really just take these briquettes put them in a grill and

these briquettes put them in a grill and

these briquettes put them in a grill and get ready to start cooking hot dogs and

get ready to start cooking hot dogs and

get ready to start cooking hot dogs and hamburgers which is really cool because

hamburgers which is really cool because

hamburgers which is really cool because we started these things with electricity

we started these things with electricity

we started these things with electricity not just any electricity though high

not just any electricity though high

not just any electricity though high voltage electricity and that my friends

voltage electricity and that my friends

voltage electricity and that my friends is how you start your barbecue like a

is how you start your barbecue like a

is how you start your barbecue like a mad scientist but here’s one more trick

mad scientist but here’s one more trick

mad scientist but here’s one more trick now if you want to see an even more fun

now if you want to see an even more fun

now if you want to see an even more fun and slightly dangerous approach try

and slightly dangerous approach try

and slightly dangerous approach try stacking your briquettes down in the

stacking your briquettes down in the

stacking your briquettes down in the bottom of your grill

bottom of your grill

bottom of your grill take one of your high-voltage electrodes

take one of your high-voltage electrodes

take one of your high-voltage electrodes and connected to the frame but at this

and connected to the frame but at this

and connected to the frame but at this point you don’t want to touch it because

point you don’t want to touch it because

point you don’t want to touch it because if you do it will shock you then if we

if you do it will shock you then if we

if you do it will shock you then if we take the other electrode and put one

take the other electrode and put one

take the other electrode and put one hand behind our back we can stick it

hand behind our back we can stick it

hand behind our back we can stick it down inside draw an arc and ignite the

down inside draw an arc and ignite the

down inside draw an arc and ignite the rest of the briquettes as well it’s

rest of the briquettes as well it’s

rest of the briquettes as well it’s certainly not an efficient way to start

certainly not an efficient way to start

certainly not an efficient way to start your barbecue but you got to admit it’s

your barbecue but you got to admit it’s

your barbecue but you got to admit it’s pretty cool

pretty cool

pretty cool there you have the guys while my grill

there you have the guys while my grill

there you have the guys while my grill is warming up and getting ready for hot

is warming up and getting ready for hot

is warming up and getting ready for hot dogs and hamburgers tonight let’s recap

dogs and hamburgers tonight let’s recap

dogs and hamburgers tonight let’s recap what we learned here today we start off

what we learned here today we start off

what we learned here today we start off this experiment today playing with high

this experiment today playing with high

this experiment today playing with high voltage electricity and a piece of wood

voltage electricity and a piece of wood

voltage electricity and a piece of wood and what we learned was that wood by

and what we learned was that wood by

and what we learned was that wood by itself is not naturally conductive but

itself is not naturally conductive but

itself is not naturally conductive but if we strike an arc and use that arc to

if we strike an arc and use that arc to

if we strike an arc and use that arc to burn the wood eventually the char will

burn the wood eventually the char will

burn the wood eventually the char will go deep enough to run a carbon arc

go deep enough to run a carbon arc

go deep enough to run a carbon arc through the wood itself Carbon is

through the wood itself Carbon is

through the wood itself Carbon is conductive and since charcoal briquettes

conductive and since charcoal briquettes

conductive and since charcoal briquettes are basically dis carbon we tried an

are basically dis carbon we tried an

are basically dis carbon we tried an experiment to see if they’d conduct

experiment to see if they’d conduct

experiment to see if they’d conduct electricity as well and they did now

electricity as well and they did now

electricity as well and they did now with a fresh charcoal briquette we

with a fresh charcoal briquette we

with a fresh charcoal briquette we brought our high voltage electrodes to

brought our high voltage electrodes to

brought our high voltage electrodes to the sides almost to the point of

the sides almost to the point of

the sides almost to the point of touching but once they actually struck

touching but once they actually struck

touching but once they actually struck an arc we could stretch that arc a

an arc we could stretch that arc a

an arc we could stretch that arc a couple of inches long fascinating one

couple of inches long fascinating one

couple of inches long fascinating one piece of charcoal worked pretty well so

piece of charcoal worked pretty well so

piece of charcoal worked pretty well so we brought in another one to see if we

we brought in another one to see if we

we brought in another one to see if we would jump the gap and it did so we

would jump the gap and it did so we

would jump the gap and it did so we brought in two more and made a cool

brought in two more and made a cool

brought in two more and made a cool little pattern hopping electricity

little pattern hopping electricity

little pattern hopping electricity between them all and in playing with the

between them all and in playing with the

between them all and in playing with the different designs we watched the

different designs we watched the

different designs we watched the briquettes absorb so much heat from the

briquettes absorb so much heat from the

briquettes absorb so much heat from the electricity that they actually started

electricity that they actually started

electricity that they actually started themselves to the point where we could

themselves to the point where we could

themselves to the point where we could transfer them to our grill and use them

transfer them to our grill and use them

transfer them to our grill and use them to cook our food so there you have it

to cook our food so there you have it

to cook our food so there you have it guys that’s how to use high voltage

guys that’s how to use high voltage

guys that’s how to use high voltage electricity to start your grill this

electricity to start your grill this

electricity to start your grill this summer not a very practical or efficient

summer not a very practical or efficient

summer not a very practical or efficient method by any means but definitely a lot

method by any means but definitely a lot

method by any means but definitely a lot of fun thanks for joining me for this

of fun thanks for joining me for this

of fun thanks for joining me for this experiment today we look for the next

experiment today we look for the next

experiment today we look for the next one talk to you then so cool right on

you hear my finger’s shocking that’s

you hear my finger’s shocking that’s dangerous

dangerous

dangerous [Music]