History Tomorrow ~ Charcoal Making

The colour of the times is changing. The accelerating pace of technological, economic and social change is transforming livelihoods and landscapes; many face a danger of disappearing altogether in the not-so-distant future. We do not think it appropriate to make a normative judgment on whether this change is socially good or bad. However, we do believe that it is important to document the present for future generations that would want to look back at history, just like we do today. Though text-documentation of livelihoods and landscapes is widely available, visual recording and documentation is relatively sparse and dispersed. Given the state of video technology, it is feasible and necessary to effectively document the present, visually. This is the primary objective of HISTORY TOMORROW, an initiative launched by FAIR.

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[MrThahey]

@Jsewell0203 the point of making charcoal is to remove all of the volatile matter, tars, hydrocarbons, etc, and leave behind almost pure carbon that can burn hotter. Putting water onto it is fine, just as long as its left to dry for a while.

[ppaappoo12]

Tried to watch this but got too pissed off at the editing effects... later..

[Jsewell0203]

I cannot understand why they are dumping water on the finished charcoal. Is'nt the point of baking the wood, to remove the moisture so it makes better fuel, less smoke, etc? If the point is to put out the fire, then why would thye not simply cover up the air holes on the mound and suffocate the fire? It just looks pitiful, watching them work in all that smoke.

[oldchemical]

I agree, editor has ruined it.

[Redshift21]

This is an interesting video but it is spoiled by the fact that whoever edited it went crazy with the effects, you should allow people enough time to focus on what is happening rather than jumping from one edit to the next...in this case less would have been more.