Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this video I turn some good old carbon-zinc batteries into gorgeous purple paint (Manganese violet) while producing enough chlorine to recreate World War I and gaslighting myself into neglecting impurities.

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0:00 Intro
3:48 Sacrificing a family of batteries to the chemistry Gods
5:06 Extracting manganese dioxide from battery paste
16:48 Making manganese violet
24:06 Making and testing purple paint
24:52 Outro

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#chlorine
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#picture
#manganese