How to Make a Potato Battery

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15 жыл бұрын

To view the next video in this series click: www.monkeysee.com/play/6355 This video will show how to make a potato battery.

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@rachelcrow6225 2 жыл бұрын

I attempted the potato battery many many times with the input from other sources but it wasn’t until your simple tips in this video that we finally made it happen!! Thank you for making our homeschool science dreams possible!

@TheInfiniteVoid 2 жыл бұрын

the internet is a resource, id even say in the modern world THE resource, its the wet dreams of ancient philosophers, the hall of knowledge were anything can be found, it is something that if uses correctly can teach anyone anything with the only real limit being "you got to want to learn it" if you don't wanna know then you likely wont know, under the right conditions the internet makes modern schooling kind of obsolete. with the ability to use the internet a child can preform self passed self education provided they have the drive to "want to know" a drive that children naturally have, with proper supervision a child using the internet as an educational resource can surpass their peers in no time.

@deftcoleman0552 3 жыл бұрын

“If you’ll excuse me, potatoes bring back bad memories.” -GLaDOS

@franny5047 8 жыл бұрын

One of the best explanations I've seen. The only thing I would change is adding a closer view of the cable connections when all 6 potato pieces are being connected. It gets a little confusing. Thanks for the video!

@appoloumang 3 жыл бұрын

Coming here 10 years after I made this at my school's science fair project. Thanks man.

@ZarrPlays 13 жыл бұрын

*Clap* *Clap* Oh good, my slow clap processor made it into this thing. So we have that.

@vuk_ustipak 3 жыл бұрын

You just stabbed me. What is wrong with youuuoooaahhh. Do you have a multimeter. Never mind. It feels like i'm outputing an extra half a volt.

@Danoobf 2 жыл бұрын

10 years ago

@kittypride1815 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@DBagxD 11 жыл бұрын

A galvanized nail has a zinc coat around it. Unlike regular nails, the zinc makes the nail work electronically with the penny, which creates the electrical current so you can get some voltage out of it.

@crankbv1 8 жыл бұрын

I've never seen anyone attempt to cut a potato with a plastic knife before and he was clearly struggling with it. Talk about doing things the hard way. Could it be that he's not allowed anything sharp?

@abandonedchannel8981 5 жыл бұрын

Lol.

@yuki97kira 3 жыл бұрын

We all know disaster will happen if a genius get a sharp object

@TheVideoAnalyst 13 жыл бұрын

Now, quick question. Would this be able to support a slow clap processor too?

@RightWingCon81 9 жыл бұрын

Use a real fucking knife please. Trying to cut a potato with a plastic knife is probably more dangerous than using a somewhat sharper metal knife.

@Victor-vq3pb 8 жыл бұрын

true.

@Sariine436 6 жыл бұрын

I need those red and black wires

@fishfashfosh 4 жыл бұрын

Damn are you telling me they managed to fit all these potatoes into my phone

@sarche696 10 жыл бұрын

its funny because this is filmed with a potato

@christran5759 10 жыл бұрын

lol

@laboiteamusique1 9 жыл бұрын

Muah ah aaah! Excellent comment!!!!!!!!!!))))

@trevisliu9570 9 жыл бұрын

Hmmm..... Yeah, In this video you could say the potato is the hero

@EASFromTheWest 9 жыл бұрын

I bet you don't know where that joke came from

@sarche696 9 жыл бұрын

TheExplosiveTurkeyLeg my mind, with a bit of influence from portal 2

@thaum1 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Good project. We got the light to work. But could not get a 3volt fan motor to work. Even though we linked the batteries as suggested. We were getting enough voltage but I suspect not enough current. Not sure. Anyway the led light sufficed. Thanks again.

@loveiswar8745 11 жыл бұрын

Thank u so much cuz I really needed this since I have a potato battery project in my science class :)

@dinoman1100 Жыл бұрын

we have a science fair and this will really help I know its simple but we have minimal time and this really made it easy. Thanks so so much

@mafumafusnumberonefan 3 жыл бұрын

“How are you holding up? Because I’m a potato” -GLaDOS

@DennisAH 9 жыл бұрын

You could have reduced the length of that video by 5 minutes if you had used a normal steel knife.

@DeMarcus_Cousins_the_Third 2 жыл бұрын

Literally roblox servers rn-October 29 2021 may this day be nostalgic for me and robloxians

@alexandrosoto9668 11 жыл бұрын

your videos have been very helpful !

@beadyslay 10 жыл бұрын

are the potato or lemon still edible after being used as a battery? or will there a chemical reaction that will make the potato or lemon inedible (aside from food spoilage of course, let's say you used it as a battery for 1 hour)

@josephd.4890 4 жыл бұрын

If you boil the potatoes for about 2 minutes to get more voltage, and you only need small pieces you still get the same power so cut your potato in the six or eight pieces if large enough

@F_And 2 жыл бұрын

I said freeze, smh. Thanks for the reminder

@PJSproductions97 12 жыл бұрын

Man, I'm gonna have to get more juice if I'm gonna make a working recreation of the "Genuine Aperture science hard hat" from TF2.

@angryspartanbg 12 жыл бұрын

Now make combustable lemons. Cave Johnson would be proud. :)

@chanchalkhattar579 9 жыл бұрын

Whats this device u r using?

@ordinaryhuman2511 4 жыл бұрын

“I don’t think potatoes are known for their juices” *Vodka wants to know your location*

@heyitzmae 8 жыл бұрын

Oh, hi. So, how are you holding up? BECAUSE I'M A POTATO!

@cabrerax4 7 жыл бұрын

Portal 2.....

@appleguy741 7 жыл бұрын

One time I was making a potato battery... I caught my dad making mash potatoes that day

@megynnelizabethhare4278 5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@sergevictoryyt 4 жыл бұрын

Bet bet bet bet bet bet bet bet bet 69420

@newolfe 7 жыл бұрын

Does it have to be a house potato or can I use a couch potato as well?

@spookedtoad8448 7 жыл бұрын

haha i got the reference

@joj9781 7 жыл бұрын

CLAPS SLOWLY

@jimingotjams5436 7 жыл бұрын

Neil A couch potato like u would work

@newolfe 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you deepika padukone it's good to know that I'm good for something. 😜

@jimingotjams5436 7 жыл бұрын

Neil Wolfe But don't take that seriously. It was a joke I didn't mean it i n a mean way. Because I don't wanna make people fell bad. So don't take it seriously

@alicexhearts40 9 жыл бұрын

His voice cracked like 50 times.

@SeasonFluff 13 жыл бұрын

@Bert2DX I like how I look up how to make a potato in hopes of finding something portal related and then you show up. xD your awesome.

@traktor321 9 жыл бұрын

Obviously i did something wrong . these mcdonalds fries dont work

@abandonedchannel8981 5 жыл бұрын

Underappreciated comment

@cheetos567 4 жыл бұрын

I B 8 9 lmaoo

@Marcy53Volkswagen 4 жыл бұрын

then get a seed potato

@melbot5560 3 жыл бұрын

Try the same experiment with a citrus fruit like lemons and oranges. Because they have more acidic juice in them, they might give you a better result.

@kingduncan7242 9 жыл бұрын

this takes potato power to a new lvl, more advanced than a single potato.

@harpreetkhattra7819 8 жыл бұрын

Lol, you can do this with everything almost

@aladsaf 9 жыл бұрын

How would you connect a series potato battery to a clock?

@visioncb 13 жыл бұрын

@likemike118 yeah, plastic knifes because problably there will be cake at the ending of the tests

@agbooyioche4736 8 жыл бұрын

datz so cool.. so where can I get dis copper penny, I mean wat kinda store can u get it from? n I discovered dat cu n Zn electrode can b used in place of penny n nail so where can I get dis things? coz I live in Nigeria . fenks.

@xachekoi 13 жыл бұрын

@monkeyseevideos, what do you call that device again?

@Tronoid 13 жыл бұрын

now that portal 2 has released, something tells me that all the potato battery videos will see their number of watches skyrocket up to the moon ! by the way, i'm posting this from SPAAAAAAAAAAACE !

@silentgamerXDCODmobile 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for this video, it was very helpful for my science fair project

@deutchesbrotistwunderbar 4 ай бұрын

Bring your daughter to work day?

@TownLaurie 12 жыл бұрын

@Hazeweezy I think thats great. We did this with my son I hope he gets a good grade.

@emilyandnigel2737 10 жыл бұрын

That's so awsome wow I love science

@alexgets98 11 жыл бұрын

Ah fuck it, you beat me to it with the Portal 2 reference.

@agooddalek 11 жыл бұрын

"Can do this to me, and make me one CAUSE I'M A POTATO"

@psychokiller3223 9 жыл бұрын

now I know what I did wrong. thanks for the help

@MrDender22 12 жыл бұрын

jusst saved my school project thanks :3

@carolwozneski2646 2 жыл бұрын

What household item can be used rather than red and black leads? Anything?

@WildBill4u 3 жыл бұрын

Also make sure you get the Zinc plated galvanized nail

@miserablepianofreak 13 жыл бұрын

can you use bronze as the anode? pls answer...

@nismotech 13 жыл бұрын

Nice clip! I'm going to grow a field of potatoes now~

@thegreatumbra 11 жыл бұрын

Where do you get that kind of steel? I really want to make a potato battery too.

@MrGoboka 13 жыл бұрын

Could you stick an A.I. in it and run it on 1.1 Volts?

@NiklasForsman1 6 жыл бұрын

My laptop needs its battery replaced, is it possible to replace it with potatoes? How often would I need to replace the potatoes? And are some potatoes better suited as laptop batteries than other?

@soccerax14 12 жыл бұрын

Really helpful for last mintue chem project. Thanks :D

@ryangarcia3857 12 жыл бұрын

"Nobody murded me, or put me in a potato. I had a pretty good life, then you showed up, you dangerous mute lunatic. So you know what? You win. Just go! Hahaha. It's been fun, don't come back." Chell: "You son of a bitch!

@Lizuma 6 жыл бұрын

The potato battery thing is so cool!!! :D Who's watching this in 2017?

@nirabai2393 4 жыл бұрын

2020

@AniCator 13 жыл бұрын

@dudeman600 I wonder if it would actually be possible to run large equipment on just 1.1 volts. :P

@halfdark000 13 жыл бұрын

If the voltage output is proportional to the surface exposed to the potato on the anode and cathode, couldn't you get a lot more out of one potato with, say, two long coiled wires winding through the potato?

@arunkarthik9386 3 жыл бұрын

And youtube recommends this to me ten years later.

@rohanscrap2089 11 жыл бұрын

thank you so much man because of you my electricity bill is 40% Less But my Shopping bill is 450% increased :(..

@bazingadude2492 6 жыл бұрын

I have a question. Are the size and voltage proportional. So the larger the potato the more the voltage?

@F_And 2 жыл бұрын

If you refrigerate/freeze it first, then know which varieties to use, you can get a lot more voltage

@WildaKier 10 жыл бұрын

nice....clear and concise

@charlespredgen356 9 жыл бұрын

IT WORKS IT REALY WORKS THX I DOMT NEED TO PAY ELECTRICL

@trevisliu9570 9 жыл бұрын

Dude your electricity will last as long as your potato lasts, that means the acid (electrolyte). That means you still have to pay yo!

@RightWingCon81 9 жыл бұрын

Potatoes are like Obama. Helping us not have to pay our bills. YAY

@trevisliu9570 9 жыл бұрын

I guess that is funny, if you said that sarcastically!

@johndonefinftw5447 8 жыл бұрын

This is one year ago but lololololololololol😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂leleleleleleleroflmao

@hturtle1339 7 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind but this was in 2009

@ihatenimbusspeaker 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks to this Video, I had a hard time Carrying the Remote XD

@MohamedAli-yh6bt 3 жыл бұрын

Same to me

@ojomnesir9182 8 жыл бұрын

primitive Irish technology

@phonehacker6975 8 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂 Fuck you 😂😂😂🤑

@BigManFritz 6 жыл бұрын

I am Irish even though I am a pineapple.

@TownLaurie 12 жыл бұрын

i think this was great. my son didnt believe it would work.

@0MrJohn0 4 жыл бұрын

Where can i buy a plastic knife? Or i can use the metal in order to work?

@Hazeweezy 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks,this helped with my science project,I got first place! :D

@BlackStormMC 11 жыл бұрын

Oh. Hi. So. How are you holding up? BECAUSE I'M A POTATO.[clap clap clap]

@Xedilian 5 жыл бұрын

Running my PC off 750 potatoes right now. Free energy boiis

@ScienceTubeToday 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting. Good video. :)

@cst1908 12 жыл бұрын

is it going to last long?

@thostwoone 10 жыл бұрын

here did you buy you're alligator test leads?

@CrazyYoLegs 7 жыл бұрын

What kind of LED light are you using?

@the747videoer 11 жыл бұрын

4:21 PotatOS: I guess emotional outbursts require more than 1.6 volts. So now we know that

@8Steady 8 жыл бұрын

After the apocalypse, there are no more metal knives.

@Mugenjin001 12 жыл бұрын

does zinc coated nails work?

@xXTehProXx 11 жыл бұрын

Do you need to use those types of nails?

@realchronal 4 жыл бұрын

It's funny how this video has 666 comments and this guy's 2009 mic is better then mine. Oh and 666 comments: POTATOTATO DEMON? BEGONE TATO IM 667!!!

@LakhsTsoyknikas 4 ай бұрын

VERY NICE VIDEO MY FAVOURITE BATTERY FOR EXPERIMENTS

@theanimalbutt01 10 жыл бұрын

will it still work with a full potato?

@rodrigabenita1 12 жыл бұрын

how long does the battery can be used?

@moderngaming7374 5 жыл бұрын

Finally this video deserves 👍

@dwayneevans2933 11 жыл бұрын

Where do you get the LED light from

@sansational15 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, hi. So, how are you holding up? BECAUSE I'M A POTATO! I mean, I realize they're children, but still, you know 'low hanging fruit' and all that. Barely science, really.

@veepeecee8630 2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know this was actually a real thing. I remember when I was a kid people would talk about this but I thought it was a joke. Lone behold it wasn’t haha now that I’m 30 years old I can’t believe it took me this long to check it out to see if it was real!

@ninjaguyYT Жыл бұрын

*lo and behold

@FearMyChewyWaffles 11 жыл бұрын

Would a bigger potato result in a higher voltage?

@andy-gamer 2 жыл бұрын

Rare footage of roblox admin powering the servers

@Quelliette 13 жыл бұрын

whats the name of the wres you use?

@realchronal 4 жыл бұрын

Why did I just waste 1% of my phone watching this video?

@goldenwidow9426 4 жыл бұрын

..of your battery, idiot

@vasquez123100 14 жыл бұрын

how much do you need to replase a quater size 3 volt battery?

@kingduncan7242 9 жыл бұрын

The potato battery is the most basic project out there, it's a easy A.

@Excallibur457 12 жыл бұрын

@ANormalUTubeACC yeah I need to know too.. I can't find any online with the prongs on it, and I need it in a week for a science project.

@PAK.77 8 жыл бұрын

Hello Brother, Can i turn my phone charger into power bank (eliminate AC ) by adding a chargeable cell of a laptop battery ?? Give it a try please !

@robgoren8628 5 жыл бұрын

Fascinating.

@asiyaahmed7739 5 жыл бұрын

How would i know which side is anode and which side is cathode

@AshtenPassion 12 жыл бұрын

It's Portal 2 reference mania! :D

@adolfogarcia3923 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice

@nyman188891 11 жыл бұрын

what's significant about using a penny and a nail? You never specified. Are their conductivity coefficients work better than other materials? I really appreciate this video, very neat :)

@bloothechronosapien4288 9 ай бұрын

Electrode potentials, probably copper in the penny and zinc on the nail's coating.

@TrangertoR 14 жыл бұрын

@LittleBigKRATOS lol about 5 tones of potatoes will help but the problem is it wont last for long and there is lot of work but i have tried 3 years ago to power my laptop and i succeeded. i have been using about 1500 potatoes just like him split on half and with some electronics to make my power from dc to ac

@akim122 11 жыл бұрын

Dude's fingers are dirty as a homeless scientist. Big bang theory brought me here as well.

@taltigolt 13 жыл бұрын

clap...clap...clap

@snakemasterthorno 9 жыл бұрын

+lazaro benitez. I am sure he used pennies, not dollar bills. Or are potatoes so expencive where you live? Anyway it does work. This is common basic knowledge that is showed in about every science class in any school. Maybe you should visit one for a change. And while you're at it, also try to join an English class. You might be surprised what else you might learn there.