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Electrical firemaking involves the contact of an electrically heated object to tinder. A current is run through the object until it is red hot, like the burners on an electric stove, and it is brought into contact with the tinder, lighting it. For example, a foil-paper chewing gum wrapper will heat-up and ignite; or a flashlight battery coming ...
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In Koobi Fora, sites show evidence of control of fire by Homo erectus at 1.5 Mya with findings of reddened sediment that could come from heating at 200–400 °C (400–750 °F). [1] Evidence of possible human control of fire, found at Swartkrans , South Africa, [ 21 ] includes burned bones, including ones with hominin-inflicted cut marks ...
[78] [79] In October 2019, Martin said he hoped to finish The Winds of Winter "in the relatively near future", [80] and after a Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, of which Martin is one of the executive producers, was announced, [81] he stated that there was a lot of work to be done on the series but that he would not write any ...
Modern fire piston made from 1/2" PVC pipe, wood dowel, and rubber O-ring. A fire piston consists of a hollow cylinder sealed at one end and open at the other. Sizes range in length from 3 to 6 inches (7.5 to 15 cm) with a bore about 0.25 inch (6–7 mm) in diameter, to 10 to 14 inches (25 to 35 cm) with a bore about 0.5 inch (14 mm) in diameter.
A bow drill is a simple hand-operated type of tool, consisting of a rod (the spindle or drill shaft) that is set in rapid rotary motion by means of a cord wrapped around it, kept taut by a bow which is pushed back and forth with one hand.
Around the World in 80 Treasures is a 10-episode art and travel documentary series by the BBC, presented by Dan Cruickshank, and originally aired in February, March, and April 2005. The title is a reference to Around the World in Eighty Days , the classic adventure novel by Jules Verne .