Innovation is the only way forward and nobody can deny that. Especially in the world of food. Be it the ever-evolving appliances, cutting-edge technology used in creating dishes or food chemistry, there’s a lot happening in terms of expanding the food industry.
In tandem with the breakthroughs in science and technology, trends are also changing rapidly and the results in the field of food often leave us spellbound. For instance, the Guinness World Records saw a new feat recently, something which is completely unheard of in the past. A man created the record of generating the highest voltage from a fruit battery - a whopping 2,307.8 volts. Yes, a fruit battery, you read that right! A total of 2,923 lemons were used to create the world record.
Created by Saiful Islam, with the help of the Royal Society Of Chemistry, it’s claimed to be the biggest fruit battery produced power, enough to kick start a go-kart race. In the video uploaded on the official Instagram page of Guinness World Records, Saiful explains how electricity is formed and why lemons were used in this experiment.
He explained how lemon juice is electrolyte and when connected with something of zinc and another of copper, it can turn into a battery. In the end he also explains that this lemon battery prototype will not go in vain. He will be using the same to create low carbon energy, which is essential in today’s world given the adverse effects of our carbon footprints on the planet. Take a look at the video here:
The Instagram page of Guinness World Records further confirmed that every part of this experiment will ultimately be given back to nature in different forms. “Fun fact: Following the record attempt, the used lemons were processed by ReFood in Widnes, UK who generate renewable energy from food waste using the anaerobic digestion method (similar to an industrial-scale compost heap) to produce biogas. After further refinement, the biogas is pumped directly into the National Gas Grid. Any remaining liquid is transformed into bio-fertiliser for local farming and agricultural use,” a comment on the post revealed.
The video garnered a lot of attention from netizens who were left very impressed, and the comments section proved it. Some of the comments were, “What a laudable idea. Science is life”, “It’s really amazing” and “Now we got something world record deserving record not eating insects, insect tattoos record, and something filthy”. Many congratulated Saiful Islam as well.
Isn’t it a great idea for the future of our planet? What do you think? Let us know.