/sci/ - Science & Math

so what is de ja vu?

>be 12-13
>watch youtube vids about helium making the pitch of one's voice higher
>have no helium around to try it out
>check periodic table
>relalize that hydrogen is even lighter, and can be made out of water just by adding electricity into it
>"im a fucking genius"
>fill up a glass with water
>sharpen 2 pencils on both ends (since graphite conducts electricity
>stick the 2 pencils into water
>take an old phone charger, cut off the plug that goes into the phone and peel off the insulation from the 2 separate wires
>connect wires to the ends of the pencils
>plug into electrical network
>nothing happens
>realize that there is transformator inside the charger
>"that must be the problem"
>rip out transformator, connect wires directly to the network plug
>plug in
>shit goes crazy, lights flashing, but smoke starts to generate
>wait a bit, but after a minute i turn it off, becuase "this might not be how it's supposed to work"
>flat neighbours knocking on door asking whether the electricity went out in our apartment as well
>say "no its all right here"
>mfw