Fighting Firedamp - The Lamp that Saved 1,000 Lives

With a beautiful, explosive experiment, Andy demonstrates how Humphry Davy’s simple invention saved hundreds of lives from firedamp. Subscribe for regular science videos: Watch Professor Frank James give a lecture on the detailed history of the Davy lamp and the Tsar’s cup... Firedamp is a flammable gas found in coal mines that contributed to the deaths of hundreds of miners, who used open flames to light their w