Bad news dear reader! I bring you sad news of my first task failure. I was hoping to create a video of my successful fire creation, but instead it became just a video of me holding a magnifying glass above some paper for nearly 10 minutes. So in the interest of entertainment value I have decided not to post the video for fear of boring you. Instead I have included a short description of how my attempt failed:
When I got home from work this afternoon, and with the sky cloudless and sun shining bright, I decided this would be a good time to atempt to start a fire without matches. I did a little research on how to do so by watching how others have been successful on youtube a few weeks ago, so I had the basic knowledge on how it could be accomplished. I decided that my method of starting a fire without matches would be by simply using a magnifying glass to concentrate the light from the sun onto some pieces of tissue paper, which would hopefully start smouldering, and voila, a fire would be born.
Unfortunately, when it came to the time to create the fire, things didn't go to plan. Firstly, the wind kept blowing the tissue paper off of the table. Next came the problem of trying to judge how far away from the tissue to hold the magnifying glass so as to maximise the strength of the sun. After several minutes of holding my arm in an awkward position it became evident that it wasn't going to work since it was becoming increasingly difficult to keep my aching arm still.
Never one to give up, I have decided that I shall try a different method of starting fire at my next attempt.
Task #37 - Failed! - Damn and blast!
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That is a hefty goal good sir! Maybe try the backwoods survivior way with a flint and twigs?
ReplyDeleteSearch "101 ways to Make Fire" on Youtube.
ReplyDeleteThe easiest (non-match, non-lighter) method is probably with a ferocerium flint and steel, using fine fibrous tinder (read "cotton-wool balls") impregnated with an extender (Vaseline, chapstick, etc.)
Solar concentration is also a good bet. The trick is to use a DARK-coloured target. The size of the dot of light should be as small as possible.
Feel free to contact me via YouTube mail if you want any further advice.
Good luck.