How to make electricity

Tired of the electricity bill every month showing up in your mailbox? How would you like cheap electricity? Cheap electricity can be achieved if you learn how to make your own electricity because you won't be using the home electricity. Therefore, you will end up with cheap electricity.

There are actually many ways to generate electricity, ultimately achieving that cheap electricity bill that you have been hoping for. Just take a look at the information provided in this hub, and you could have cheap electricity. It may be exactly what you needed in these hard times.

Making cheap electricity easier to achieve comes the salt water and oxygen technique. As we all know, chemical energy stored in different substances can be converted into electricity. This ability is the foundation of all batteries. Each battery has two poles usually made of two different metals. Obviously, one pole is positive and the other pole is negative. Electrons travel from negative to positive with the assistance of a conductor such as a wire. Make sure the wire is covered in rubber outlining because injury could occur.

The flow of electrons through the conductor is called electricity and can potentially power light bulbs or electric motors if used properly. Getting enough power is the goal here. If you get enough power to operate the things that you use on a daily basis such as television or able to charge your phone, then you will be accomplishing what I like to call "cheap electricity".

Making electricity from water or any form of liquid for that matter could be potentially dangerous so take caution when applying these skills.

In this experiment, you will make a salt water battery, and see how good of an electrical charge it will offer you. The charge won't be enough to power a house of course, but its a good way to waste time and learn something new. With it, you may be able to power small things such as magnets or small light bulbs (particularly flashlight bulbs).

• Nonmetallic cup (Styrofoam, paper, or plastic)
• Salt, water, vinegar, and bleach
• A variety of metal strips or pieces:

Aluminum (aluminum foil)

Copper (Household electric wire or water pipe

Brass (brads or keys)

Iron (uncoated nails)

Silver (silverware)

Zinc (galvanized nails)

Graphite (large mechanical pencil filter, artists graphite)

• Alligator clip leads (available at Radio Shack)
• DC Mini Buzzer (also available at Radio Shack)
• LCD clock (like the cheap stick-on clock or cheap child's watch)
• Homemade ammeter or commercial ammeter and voltmeter
  

Was the first experiment so hard? Okay, well this one is going to be a lot easier, I promise. There isn't much that you need to make electricity from candles. I'm pretty sure everyone has purchased some form of candle before, so thats something that everyone knows about.

Something you should know though; the bigger the candles, the more electricity you will be able to generate.

The concept of electricity from candles is simple. The heat from a lit candle goes through the wires and ultimately creates electricity. Its that simple.

• 2 nails
• 2 candles
• small light bulb
• 2 leads with alligator clips and a magnet
  

1. Copper Electrode
2. Zinc Electrode
3. Multi-meter capable of measuring low voltages
4. Flashlight light bulb 1.2 Volts
5. Screw Base or socket for  light bulb
6. Wires 
7. Alligator clips
8. Board for mounting the base and the bulb (not required, completely optional)