Making Depression Meds from Batteries

Описание: In this video I turn lithium metal batteries into a bipolar and depression medication (Lithium carbonate pills), and explore the colorful, explosive and dangerous chemistry of lithium while experiencing chemical tranquility and wondering at cool magenta flames.

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DISCLAIMER - This video is for educational and demonstration purposes only. Experiments shown are not meant to be replicated by the inexperienced. I am in no way encouraging medicating with self-made substances - DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!

Also, excuse me for my poor speaking, English is not my native language so I have some trouble with pronunciation - in case you don't understand something there are always original subtitles available.

A list of music I used in this video (for anyone curious):
Clair de Lune - Debussy
Deadly Roulette - Kevin McLeod
Asking Questions - Rafael Krux
The Four Seasons: Winter - Vivaldi
Aquarium - Saint-Saëns
Axon Terminal - Out To The World
When Things Start To Swing - Guto Lucena
Big Eyes - Rafael Krux
The celebrated Minuet - Boccherini
Find Yourself - Ruiqi Zhao

0:00 Intro
1:25 Extracting lithium from batteries
6:06 Taming the lithium
13:48 Making lithium carbonate pills
14:43 Lithium experiments
16:22 Outro

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