This 200-Year-Old Lighter Ignites Without a Spark

Learn more and apply to Jane Street’s WiSE program in New York, London or Hong Kong: https://jane-st.co/wise25-stevemould 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 You can support me on Patreon and get access to the exclusive Discord: https://www.patreon.com/stevemould Twitter: http://twitter.com/moulds Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevemouldscience/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevemouldscience/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/stevemould Buy nerdy maths things: http://mathsgear.co.uk #DöbereinersLamp #HydrogenLighter #SparklessIgnition #PlatinumCatalysis #VintageTech #SteveMould #ScienceYouTuber #EducationalYouTube #ScienceExplained 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