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If you were to make a wireless shower head, would it have hydrogen molecules and suck in the oxygen from the air to create water? Would you have to recharge it with hydrogen?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As others have mentioned, pure hydrogen and pure oxygen are both quite flammable. It would be very expensive to extract/filter only the oxygen out of the air while staying portable, but I think we may need to go for a tank-storage design anyways.

I think you’re better off using hydrogen peroxide from a tank (maybe even a backpack?) and breaking that down into water and oxygen (o2)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hidrogen peroxide? That means your wireless shower will be heavier than if it's actually store plain old water instead.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah, I’m aware :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Pure Hydrogen peroxide is very reactive. It'd explode or burn in contact with organic molecules, such as skin.

Solution at relatively low concentration are still hazardous and toxic.

I would avoid playing with it

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Oxygen itself isn't flammable actually, but it makes other things more so.