The H-Cell.

Hi All, I hope all is well!
I have gone and done it. I have finally assembled my H-Cell. Now, you may be asking yourself. What is a H-Cell? Well, a H-Cell is another name for an electrolytic cell. And an electrolytic cell is used to break down molecules into their primary constituents. For example, if one so desired, they could take seawater and break it down into several highly prizes substances. These substances included Hydrogen, Sodium Hydroxide, Chlorine and Oxygen. Experts consider the electrolytic cell the tool of choice for chemists. One way of looking at the electrolytic cell is as if they are the chemists' scissors used to chop molecules into their most fundamental constituents.
Alessandro Volta invented the electrolytic cell in the 1800s. However, the idea has been around for quite some time longer. For example, the Bagdad battery from about 200 BC is an example of an electrolytic cell from two thousand years earlier. These were made from clay pots, Bitumen and copper. But whatever the case may be, it was undoubtedly Alessandra Volta who patented the idea and explained how the process worked. Thanks, Mr Volta!
And finally, I have built one as well. Please see photo below.

Now I should be honest. This electrolytic cell is, in fact, the second electrolytic cell I have made. The first cell consisted of two drink dispensers, yep, the same ones you can see at a birthday party, you know, the ones with cordial or punch in them? These were joined at the tap by a piece of clear food tubing. The problem with this version was that I couldn’t get the lids off the jars after completing the experiment due to severe corrosion from the seawater I had used. This time it would be different! So it was off to K-Mart. I went with all my hopes and dreams crammed into my wallet. I soon found what I was looking for. Plastic containers with lids that would clip on and off easily, there was no risk of having the lids rust up! I could easily remove these no matter how much corrosion was created, which would be minimal because the containers were made from plastic and not the glass and metal like my previous attempt.
After having built the contraption, I was left with the decision as to whether or not I should actually turn it on. I had recently read several posts online explaining why such experiments are best left to the experts. Hydrogen, they said, was explosive. And electricity, they said, was dangerous. Shit. That’s why I did this in the first place! Of course I was going to turn it on! If you hear a bang in the distance. That was me making a mistake.