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2. Ferrocerium - Wikipedia

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   Ferrocerium is used in fire lighting in conjunction with a striker, similarly to natural flint-and-steel, though ferrocerium takes on the opposite role to the traditional system; instead of a natural flint rock striking tiny iron particles from a firesteel, a striker (which may be in the form of hardened steel wheel) strikes particles of ...

3. Glossary of firelighting - Wikipedia

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   Lighting a firelighter that uses ferrocerium to produce a spark ferrocerium. Main article: Ferrocerium. A man-made metallic material that gives off a large number of hot sparks at temperatures of 3,000 °F (1,650 °C) when scraped against a rough surface (pyrophoricity), such as ridged steel. fire. Main article: Fire. fire piston. Main article ...

4. Fire making - Wikipedia

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   Fire making, fire lighting or fire craft is the process of artificially starting a fire. It requires completing the fire triangle , usually by heating tinder above its autoignition temperature . Fire is an essential tool for human survival and the use of fire was important in early human cultural history since the Lower Paleolithic .

5. Lighter - Wikipedia

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   The development of ferrocerium (often misidentified as flint) by Carl Auer von Welsbach in 1903 has made modern lighters possible. When scratched, it produces a large spark which is responsible for lighting the fuel of many lighters, and is suitably inexpensive for use in disposable items. [citation needed]

6. A Complete List of Stores Open on Thanksgiving This Year ...

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   Check your local store for detailed hours. Vons : For any last-minute grocery items, run to Vons from 6 am to 3 p.m. Wegmans : Wegmans will be open from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. , depending on your location.

7. Fire striker - Wikipedia

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   From the Iron Age forward, until the invention of the friction match in the early 1800s by John Walker, the use of flint and steel was a common method of fire lighting. Percussion fire-starting was prevalent in Europe during ancient times, the Middle Ages and the Viking Age. [3] [6]