The Hunter

Collector, that's some great stuff. Now I know my procedure. Step one: Heat diluted sulfuric acid (bought from automotive supply store) until all water is removed. Do so in a Pyrex glass container with baking soda on hand, to neutralize in case of spillage. Step two: Pour portion of acid into separate container. Step three: Add sodium hydroxide. Step four: ???? Step five: Collect and analyze all data as previously mentioned. I'll do titration of the acid. Step six: Post results, possibly video link.

Hey, as you've probably gotten from the really long title and much shorter description, this is going to be a series of experiments and creations in which I'm going to often ask questions because a lot of the information I want is difficult for me to find a condensed version of on the internet. Other than here. The first thing I want to do is mix battery acid and a powerful base in a container that the acid won't eat through, then evaluate it's byproducts, the reaction itself, and whatever else. A few quick questions. 1. How do I get battery acid from a battery? All that's available to me is alkaline, but I could possibly buy something else if that won't work. 2. What will battery acid not eat through? Cheap. CHEAP. 3. What should I use as a base that I can find easily and would create a more powerful reaction? This one's pretty self explanatory.

Hey, I'm The Hunter. Or just Hunter in the first person. I really enjoy most kinds of sciences, however there are a few that I don't particularly care for. My favorite is chemistry, but after that comes biology, and then technology. Psychology would be next on the list, but that's mainly just because of its practicality in everyday life, since I'm not incredibly interested in human behavior and thought processes. One thing that I really dislike is math. It's just tiring, boring, and not fun. You're probably wondering how I can appreciate science so much without also liking math, since the two are so innately tied together. My answer would be that while math need be applied in many areas of science to achieve successful experimentation and creation, they are two completely separate things, and the math aspect can be dealt with in ways other than my personal computation. I like to create. When it comes to science, or really any part of my life, I prefer to discover new things, make new methods, have new ideas. For many years my scientific process was hindered by this need for novelty, as I rejected tried experiments in favor of ridiculous, under researched craziness. My thought process then was that if it was already known, there was no point witnessing it firsthand, and that I could get that information off the internet. Of course I didn't realize that I required actual exposure to those already known experiments to prepare me for new ones. Luckily that phase passed when I was about eight, and while I still attempt to do things newly, I do plenty of research first and often repeat what's already known. I've always liked science. However, being a busy person, I haven't made much time for it in the past. I decided to change that, and from here on out, I'm devoting much more effort to the pursuit of this field. I'll be spending most of my time here posting, commenting, and reading the chemistry section. I'm always interested to hear about any interesting chemical/elemental exploits and news. I will try to put up some stories of personal chemistry advances, but since I have very limited resources for this, I might not develop any groundbreakingly efficient rocket fuel. Guess we'll have to wait and see. Really great to be here, and I look forward to doing some stuff.