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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 .
A feather stick (sometimes referred to as a fuzz stick) is a length of wood which has been shaved to produce a cluster of thin curls protruding from the wood. It allows damp wood to be used to start a fire when dry tinder is hard to find. [1] It is believed to be a traditional method of fire starting, using basic tools and methods. [1]
A later, major use of flint and steel was in the flintlock mechanism, used primarily in flintlock firearms, but also used on dedicated fire-starting tools. A piece of flint held in the jaws of a spring-loaded hammer, when released by a trigger, strikes a hinged piece of steel ("frizzen") at an angle, creating a shower of sparks and exposing a ...
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. "wood sui") or fire drill wood and Yangsui(Chinese: 阳 燧, Yangsui, lit. "Solar Sui") , usually bronze mirrors used to start fire by reflecting the sun). [3]
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Also called a wildland fire, forest fire, or bushfire. wilful fire raising. Main article: Wilful fire raising. A Common Law offence under Scots Law applicable to the destruction of property or possessions by fire. See also arson. wood ash. Main article: Wood ash. The residue powder left after the combustion of wood. The main producers of wood ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump cannot ignore a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the U.S. by early next year or face a ban ...
Luigi Mangione has faced a federal court in Manhattan, charged with the murder of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson Federal charges were filed against Mangione today, in addition to state charges he ...