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[@sesnaffaout9528]

The penny is made of copper and nail of zinc when we combine them together they release an electrical charge of nearly 6 volts

[@sesnaffaout9528]

That is if you use the lemon to convert chemical energy to electrical energy because copper wants the electrolyte (wich is the lemon juice) more than zinc s

[@zayaourworld6276]

when life gives you lemons... make a fruit powered battery

[@lumpiashanghai13]

when life gives you lemons... electrify yourself

[@poojajena8945]

hahaha xD That was my favourite quote

[@sickscience]

Finding out how long it lasts would be a great addition to your science fair project:)

[@CoolDudeClem]

I can remember doing this back when I was at school. If I remember, using Carbon as one of the electrodes worked quite well, I think Zinc was used as the other electrode.

[@alex47]

Thanks, that really helped a lot.

[@makeupbydelysia]

OMG this is amazing ! how many lemons do I need for my tv ? I should totally try to do this lol so cool (:

[@Aprille0598]

SIMPLE BUT INFORMATIVE :) THANKS!! i'll try this on my investigatory project :)

[@sebastianasia2830]

i am doing this for my science fair

[@ericsurf6]

Cool stuff!

[@BettyBobandFriends]

This is bananas.

[@rockybarry]

There are electrons in the lemons.The electrons move through the wires and go to the LED

[@GirlGamer25]

i had to do a science fair project and chose this as my topic, and got to state....the light bulb lights up because of a chemical reaction between the acidic liquid of the fruit and the zinc and copper in the pennies and nails, the more lemons, the more power also the acidic juice is know as an electrolyte and the metals are know as elecctrodes this is similar to how a battery works.....=)

[@cherkat4477]

its because of the citric acid inside the lemon. I made this with potatoes and it worked really well!

[@abacongirl]

you sir have made my day. thank you.

[@sickscience]

We would love to see you test what the largest thing you could run with lemons ends up being! If you test this, send in a response video so we can check it out. Thanks.

[@RadioParrot-Australia]

yes, that's right. be used here almost every fruit or vegetable that will produce 1.2 volts. you can apply the electrodes in the ground and then to a simple transmitter ferrite and have a light-free

[@quinagaile4215]

I'm doing this experiment tomorrow wish me luck. Hope it'll work

[@TuRnBattLe]

hey steve, how long does this last roughly ? would love to do somthing like this for my science test :) THANKS

[@jeidy98]

I learned this in my MESA class, well not exactly, these volunteer engineers told us that the the citric acid of the lemons would cause electrons to run out through the alligator clips or rather referred to as the circuit causing it to make a reaction of which energy is transferred to the LED.

[@bkm83442]

This would work best with older pennies (before 1984) because they contained more copper. The pennies produced within the last several years are mostly zinc, just like the galvanized nails, so you won't get the same galvanic potential.

[@microguyprod]

already knew this, never tried it, but looks cool! :)

[@alanalienliu]

the lemon (juice) is the electrolyte, the electrodes are the nail and the penny

[@juandiegogo1995]

thank youuuuu too much!!! u make i get a very good note in my physics class from colombia-medellin

[@ManuelMartinez-dv9tx]

The metal transport electricity (penny) and Lemmon can be yoused To make power

[@user-xz6ri4hx3u]

Awesome video!! I will try it at home if I can:)

[@thekendrickhuynh]

If the fruit went bad, what better way to get the most out of it before disposing of it? If you didn't consume the energy, let something else consume the energy. Being eco-friendly doesn't mean throw away some fruits that can still be used while in the end, decomposers would still love to pry away at the remainders. It's a win-win situation.

[@DavidHillster]

I think that the acid in the lemon reacted with the metals and charged them, the nails had (+) charge and the pennys had (-) charge. or the other way around, and by connectnig them all together they generated enough energy to light the LED :)

[@LordielMiasco]

will there be a significant effect if the temperature of the lemons is low? because in a case of a dry cell, low temperature lessens its power output and its life.. great videos by the way... keep them coming!

[@haechi21]

I've tried this and the conclusion was, more lemon the better. I used up to 6 lemon and was able to see the result. Again try to use more if nothing happens.

[@scoutchen8053]

If you live in NY, Syosset, you could go to RadioShack next to KIng Kullen.

[@vinayparashar8272]

It is the fruit electrochemical cell due to the movement of ions and electrons, this makes the bulb to glow.....

[@kekomax]

the use of different metals inserted into lemons has an effect on it

[@LubsRox101]

We did something like this in school... sick science!

[@joekill12345]

awsome. im going to try it!

[@jaylenperry8568]

Where did you find those LEDs

[@user-sz3xj1xr6n]

Thank you so much you just helped me so much with science fair project!

[@MrJoBilly]

How to solve the energy problem: 1. Buy a lemon 2. Plant the seeds out of those lemons 3. wait for the seeds to grow 4. Harvest the Lemons 5. Repeat step 2-4 several times 6. Change a 100 bill to pennies 7. ??? 8. PROFIT

[@javiermichel4618]

the way this works is because a battery is small cells put together in series. all a battery is two unlike metals being divided by electrolyte (some type of acid) put enough lemon together to make a big enough voltage to actually power up something.

[@OrenUrbach]

Actually, it takes 3V to run an LED. Each lemon produces about 0.5-0.9V but very very small amperage so they used 4 lemons. You need to take the current in the equation as well, because with a transformer I can take a 9V and make it 300V, but it will put out just a few mAh.

[@NsFPeAcE]

Epic. I've seen a video on this before. It has something to do with electrons in the lemon, right?

[@nicohlcollier311]

Hay I'm doing the experiment, what bulb did you use.

[@cooltennis01]

I can't quite remember how it works but I think it's something to do with the two metals reacting with the acid and making power

[@jarekwidurski]

the inside of lemon is mostly water making it a good conductor allowing the flow of electricity to go through the lemon to the nail and penny

[@georgettecarballeda1397]

this is for my science project

[@dewanmaboodahmed513]

My son is trying this one, he's maintaining your way but his light is not lightening.

[@NowWhatVideosCo]

"Mom, can you pick something up while you're at the grocery store?"

[@Heatranoveryou]

its not about the circuit its about the fact that its actually powered by lemons, not batteries

[@familyguyeatsa]

Now I can save power :)

[@StephenKearsey]

copper and zinc, it's a simple galvanic cell, which could be done in any electrolyte, not just an acid :)

[@sparky69withcheese]

your math teacher must be proud

[@bootyballs12]

NO! TAKE THE LEMONS BACK! I DON'T WANT YOUR LEMONS!

[@berna9895]

where do you get the alligator clips?

[@thatdude6360]

where did you get your supplies?

[@Billydurocherjr]

How long would they keep it light for?

[@AllisonYellow]

4 lemons for a tiny led light. poor lemons

[@megapuppyluv123]

THATS FRICKEN BOSS

[@lildougie23bruh]

The lemons give of the Citric acid , and generate it from penny to penny

[@SkateIslam]

I ran out of batteries for my gameboy. i'm using this.

[@microscopeitaly]

Another excellent video..grazie Art

[@6104198893]

Pls help steve!!!!! I'm doing this for my 6th grade science project and i need to know the LED light 's Voltage that u are using!!!!

[@LBPVIDSNOOb]

i found it better to use copper wire and wrap it around your finger but leaving room for the alligator clips more voltage anround 1 volt so 2 batteries instead of 4

[@greernoehcnug]

the lemon is very acidic so it completes the circuit when copper and nickle *maybe?* are mixed with the acid

[@megapretty100]

I'm making a science fair project and I was wondering where I can get the alligator clips?

[@akshatjain5335]

I think it's because if the citric acid in the lemons

[@Youtybekiller]

this is amazing

[@skillfulsugar]

interesting, but i wanna know what happens when the lemons run out of "power" does the lemon tast different? what did the lemon lose i.e. electrons or something else?

[@alrichbalanay1750]

it works actually...it uses the same principles as of the battery..the lemon contains acid the nail is an iron that serves as the cathode the copper serves as the anode,,,

[@TheBmxNixor]

Depends on your hardware ;)

[@sickscience]

You will want to get Galvanized Nails! Have fun:)

[@MBS1995]

I just came across some galvanized wire...as long as it's galvanized will it still work?

[@xdoomedx14]

how long would this "battery" last? and I'm guessing the voltage is only like 2 volts?

[@TonyBombardo]

works like a battery. Two dissimilar metals placed in an acid solution creates an electrical charge

[@808topvalueauto]

How long would it last?

[@LBPVIDSNOOb]

i found it better to use copper wire and wrap it around your finger but leaving room for the alligator clips more voltage

[@Mehpew]

How long will this bulb light up for?

[@Feedingthecrows]

The resan this happens is the acid in the lemans

[@NanaQ365]

wow how long does this last?!

[@kittykat1194]

where do you get alligator clips????

[@nvhnam]

Acidic reaction towards the penny (copper) and nail (iron) gives off electricity?

[@mamadyco1]

all that to make such a tiny thing shine

[@Hayoo1123]

when i saw the thumbnail, i thought it was a tennis ball :P

[@nancxo]

You can get alligator clips at The Source

[@vape647]

How long can light this led?

[@thespartanchannel]

I'm going to power my whole house on lemons someday

[@SamFreed21]

@stevespanglerscience How long do the lemons provide energy for the LED light?

[@istenkray]

Lol I love these videos!

[@DhaneshMahtani]

The acids in the lemons make the setup a battery!

[@redstonemania6724]

Good science fair project

[@Xeokn]

One step closer to burning the house down. With the lemons!

[@winewynema]

how long does the LED last?

[@satgellitRE4]

If life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade! get MAD! - Cave Johnson

[@jintat87]

will the power dries out?? how long will it last??

[@tapsnjazz]

Woah! Very cool. I have no idea how it works.

[@DeJotaNumeroOnce]

@TheGyroid there wasn't any iron. it was zinc and copper

[@pih]

you can get alot more joice by using nickel instead of iron

[@selvakumarmurugesan9013]

I dont get this much big led diode? Where can I get them?

[@monkeytits0]

It's the acids in the fruit

[@omrik22]

Because its Sick Science! Everything is possible!

[@Vewer211]

dude i wish i was as good as math as you!

[@MrJacksjack]

the fruit is just an ionic bridge, its the two different metals which create electricity :)