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  2. 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 .

  3. Control of fire by early humans - Wikipedia

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    Fire was an important factor in expanding and developing societies of early hominids. One impact fire might have had was social stratification. The power to make and wield fire may have conferred prestige and social position. [35] Fire also led to a lengthening of daytime activities and allowed more nighttime activities. [45]

  4. Category:Fire making - Wikipedia

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  5. Ape builds fire and toasts marshmallows in amazing BBC video

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    An ape at the Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary makes an incredible demonstration of ape intelligence on the BBC series 'Monkey Planet' by building a fire from scratch and toasting marshmallows ...

  6. The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch

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    The Times called the book "an extraordinary achievement", and "a great read even if civilization does not collapse". [4] The Guardian described the book as a "terrifically engrossing history of science and technology". [5] Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries described the book as "highly readable and engaging". [6]

  7. Burning glass - Wikipedia

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    A replica (on a smaller scale) of the burning lens owned by Joseph Priestley, in his laboratory. A burning glass or burning lens is a large convex lens that can concentrate the Sun's rays onto a small area, heating up the area and thus resulting in ignition of the exposed surface.

  8. Suiren - Wikipedia

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    Suiren’s innovation by tradition has been using the wooden fire drill to create fire. Tradition holds that he ruled over China for 110 years. Although the Sui in his name is sometimes translated as Flint, Sui in Chinese refers to all firestarters. For example, Liji separates Sui into Musui(Chinese: 木 燧, Musui, lit.

  9. Pyrokinesis - Wikipedia

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    Pyrokinesis is a psychic ability allowing a person to create and control fire with the mind. [1] [2] [3] As with other parapsychological phenomena, there is no conclusive evidence in support of the actual existence of pyrokinesis. Many alleged cases are hoaxes; the result of trickery. [4] [5]