The Battery That Has Kept a Bell Ringing Continuously for 176 Years

Guest presenter Sally Le Page took over Tom Scott’s YouTube channel to visit a battery that has kept a bell ringing continuously for 176 years. The battery, known as the Clarendon Dry Pile, is on display at the University of Oxford Department of Physics where it powers the Oxford Electric Bell, which has been ringing since 1840.

Glen Tickle
Glen Tickle

Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.