In the popular YouTube channel Veritasium, generally known for rigorous research and not making false claims continuously, there was a video about lithium ion batteries, The Perfect Battery Material Is Dangerous. In that video, several times a claim was made that water-based electrolyte batteries are limited to 1.23 volts. Specifically, at first electrolysis was demonstrated, and it was said that at most 1.23 volts can be pushed through the electrolyte. It was also said that water-based elect...