101 Ways to MAKE FIRE - #5 The Naked SurvivorChef

How to make fire without matches or lighter. What to do when you don't have any char-cloth and can't find any tinder fungus? All sorts of unusual things will work to create an ember. Here we used some finely ground thyme. Various herbs and spices will work, but generally the darker-coloured ones are better as they absorb heat more efficiently. The volatile aromatics that are responsible for the distinciive smell help to keep the ember burning at high temperature. Parabolas are surprising common in everyday household items. The kitchen is a prime hunting ground.
This video is part of a series of 101 videos, showing different ways to make fire. It started out as a challenge to myself, to understand the physics and chemistry associated with combustion. Enormous resources go into firefighting and firefighters put their lives on the line every day to save lives and property from destructive fire. Obviously it is easier and cheaper to prevent fire in the first place. Hopefully I can teach people how easy it is for fires to start as a result of ignorance or negligence. Many of these techniques are very old and it is just a question of re-learning ancient skills. There is something very primal and satisfying about being able to start a fire the way our forefathers did. People nowadays seldom even think about fire, without realising that many of the things we take for granted every day have come about as a result of the understanding and control of combustion. An obvious example is the internal combustion engine. However, not many people are aware that the concept of generating heat through compression, as found in the Diesel engine, was understood and applied long before the invention of the diesel engine. The indigenous people of South-East Asia were using fire pistons as a fire starting technique long before the arrival of Europeans.. Electricity, too, is taken for granted, without necessarily associating it with the thermal power stations which generate the bullk of electricity worldwide. Another aspect of this project is the pursuit of sustainable energy. Lighting fire is all about concentrating energy, and doing it as efficiently as possible. By understanding how to do this, I will hopefully give myself and others maybe - a better insight into the various sources of energy that are available. You will probably have seen some of these before. I'm not pretending to have invented fire. The coke can thing has definitely been done before. I think I first heard about it after an episode of Mythbusters brought it to popular attention. I have still to see a decent video of it, though. It is actually surprisingly easy to ignite something using the parabolic surfaceat the bottom of a soft-drink can. The trick is to get the surface as reflective as possible. Reminds me of that quote which is usually ascribed to Abraham Lincoln: If I had ten hours to chop down a tree, I would spend nine of them sharpening my ace. With primitive fire skills, it is usually more important and difficult to master the skills of sustaining and transferring an ember and nurturing it to form a fire, than it is to get an ember in the first place. So I will cover some of that as well whilst adhering to the discipline of showing one new way per video to actually ignite the fire. Some of the things I will use to start fires are: air, water, rock, the infamous coca-cola can, ice, condoms, a garbage can, pots, light fittings, stationery, a few different things you can find in your first-aid cabinet, toiletries, a torch, string, a cellphone, a typewriter, light bulb, various bits and pieces of your car or truck, cutlery, crockery, batteries, fuses, steel wool and a whole lot more. Quite a few of them I have succeeded in using, some of the videos might be made live and might fail. Most of these things require some practice. The idea behind all of this is not to suggest that all of these would be suitable for a survival situation although I have certainly used some of them in extreme outdoor situations. The truth is that one is always going to go for the easiest solutions when your life is at risk.
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[dragonrider523]

Ok so did any 1 eltse see his ass in tha begining of tha video

[ROBwithaB]

@dragonrider523

My apologies.

[kirklanddavis]

i subscribed

[ROBwithaB]

@kirklanddavis

Thanks

[HailPretender]

haha you're a funny dude!!

[ROBwithaB]

@HailPretender

Cheers.

[ROBwithaB]

@popeeter

Always a good start. They do run out of fuel sometimes, though.

(Which is what I'll show you in the next video....)

[popeeter]

from now on, im always carrying a lighter with me :S

[Kiddolioable]

@MyBulletboy its a series dumbass

[guitarh3romast3r]

haha what herbs did you have in that cup ;) cause i would def burn some herbs with you man

[harpskrub]

This should be called 101 ways to make a shiny surface :|

[MyBulletboy]

WAS IT JUST ME OR WAS THAT ONLY 1 WAY TO MAKE FIRE

[SpikeitropianP]

@robwithab I was relieved when i saw you have clothes on

then i made sure the play bar stayed up just in case

[junjunhernan]

this really makes me curious

why do you needed to go outside when you have a stove?

XD

[summit3030]

thats awesome dude.