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(16,436 posts) Sat May 17, 2025, 07:08 AM Yesterday

This 200-Year-Old Lighter Ignites Without a Spark [View all]

Catalytic combustion, using platinum.

13:50 min.

This 200-Year-Old Lighter Ignites Without a Spark

Steve Mould
May 16 2025

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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:

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This 200-Year-Old Lighter Ignites Without a Spark [View all] sl8 Yesterday OP

Thanks for this! Going to share it with my husband and son! HeartsCanHope Yesterday #1

De nada. Glad you liked it. nt sl8 Yesterday #2

That's not so hard to build. I like gadgets that are too large of a solution to a small problem. And this is primo ... marble falls Yesterday #3

Cool, cool, cool. Here's the "making of" video: sl8 Yesterday #4

No real difficulty here, the sulphuric is not anything to play with, but otherwise it's pretty simple ... marble falls Yesterday #5

For those who would rather read... hunter Yesterday #6

Thanks. sl8 Yesterday #7

Makes Sense ProfessorGAC Yesterday #8

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