00:00:10out a fire but in this video you’ll
00:00:12learn how to use water to start them
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00:00:29if you’re ever lost in a survival
00:00:31situation here’s a little trick you’re
00:00:33going to be so glad to know to practice
00:00:35this technique we’ll use three sheets of
00:00:37paper and a water bottle paper with
00:00:39black ink is easy to practice with so
00:00:41let’s get started making this top sheet
00:00:43into a platform by folding it in half
00:00:45three different ways the black ink is
00:00:47showing and that’s a good thing so now
00:00:49we can prepare these other two sheets by
00:00:51cutting or ripping them in half this
00:00:53gives us four pieces and we can fold
00:00:55each of them in half so that their
00:00:56crease down the middle alright time for
00:00:58the action we’ll need to remove the
00:00:59label from this little bottle and use
00:01:01the convex edge as a makeshift
00:01:03magnifying glass to focus the sunlight
00:01:05it only takes a few seconds to get this
00:01:07paper smoking and pretty soon we’ve got
00:01:09it smoldering when the hole is about the
00:01:11size of a quarter we’ll need to slowly
00:01:13add multiple layers of papers swinging
00:01:15it around gently will help the air get
00:01:17to the embers and when they get hot
00:01:19enough a flame appears that’s it in a
00:01:21nutshell
00:01:22but in practice you’ll probably find
00:01:23that it’s not quite as easy as it looks
00:01:25so here are a few tips and tricks to
00:01:27help you master your technique first of
00:01:29all use a bottle with clear plastic and
00:01:31remove the label the top should be
00:01:33smooth and rounded so that magnifies the
00:01:35image on the other side I’ve been
00:01:37successful with colored bottles like
00:01:39this green 2-liter and this little blue
00:01:41eight ounce bottle but the color absorbs
00:01:43some of the sun’s energy it makes it a
00:01:45lot more difficult to get a call the
00:01:47color of the liquid also needs to be as
00:01:48clear as possible but in desperate
00:01:50situations it is possible to light a
00:01:52fire with your pee look for how to do
00:01:54that in a different project if you’re
00:01:56using paper for tinder use something
00:01:58with big black letters or pictures or
00:02:00rub some dirt on it because the black
00:02:02absorbs the heat trying to do this on a
00:02:04white piece of paper is just going to
00:02:05frustrate you when focusing the light
00:02:07hold the bottle close to the paper and
00:02:09slowly back it away shifting the bottle
00:02:11around to find the area where the
00:02:13majority of light is concentrated it
00:02:15should be very bright and start smoking
00:02:17within a few seconds keep the light
00:02:19focused until a hole begins to burn and
00:02:21grows to about the size of a quarter at
00:02:23this point you can gently set the embers
00:02:25in the creased part of another paper and
00:02:27hold it loosely at the corner tight
00:02:29enough so that the embers are in contact
00:02:30but loose enough to allow plenty of air
00:02:32to flow when the embers have burned a
00:02:34hole through the sheet add another one
00:02:36in the same way pinching the corner and
00:02:38holding loosely
00:02:39as the heat builds and the process is
00:02:41repeated two more times you should have
00:02:43a billowing bundle of smoke it’s at this
00:02:45point you can blow forcefully into the
00:02:47embers and voila
00:02:48a healthy flame this is the technique
00:02:50that I’ve had the most success with it
00:02:52should work for you but might take a
00:02:54little practice if you try this at home
00:02:56you may be surprised to learn that you
00:02:58can rub the ashes into your lawn the
00:03:00potassium phosphorous and calcium in the
00:03:02ashes make great lawn fertilizer so long
00:03:04as it’s in small quantities for another
00:03:06challenge try this with water and a
00:03:08plastic sandwich bag I found those can
00:03:10work as well well now you know how to
00:03:12start a fire with your water bottle if
00:03:14you like this project perhaps you’ll
00:03:15like some of my others check them out at
00:03:17the king of random calm
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