hey what’s up guys I brought you back out to the beach again today because I
out to the beach again today because I
out to the beach again today because I discovered a cool little trick for
discovered a cool little trick for
discovered a cool little trick for turning these fibers on a coconut husk
turning these fibers on a coconut husk
turning these fibers on a coconut husk into a bundle of rope it’s not that
into a bundle of rope it’s not that
into a bundle of rope it’s not that difficult to do and it’s a really cool
difficult to do and it’s a really cool
difficult to do and it’s a really cool trick especially if you find yourself in
trick especially if you find yourself in
trick especially if you find yourself in a survival situation now after you bust
a survival situation now after you bust
a survival situation now after you bust your coconut open one of the first
your coconut open one of the first
your coconut open one of the first things you’re going to notice is all
things you’re going to notice is all
things you’re going to notice is all these hairy fibers in here and if it’s
these hairy fibers in here and if it’s
these hairy fibers in here and if it’s the mature coconut like the brown ones
the mature coconut like the brown ones
the mature coconut like the brown ones it’s going to be very dry now just go
it’s going to be very dry now just go
it’s going to be very dry now just go ahead and use your fingertips and pull
ahead and use your fingertips and pull
ahead and use your fingertips and pull off the bits of that fluff we want to
off the bits of that fluff we want to
off the bits of that fluff we want to try and get the finest fiber as possible
try and get the finest fiber as possible
try and get the finest fiber as possible now you can see when this first comes
now you can see when this first comes
now you can see when this first comes out of the shell it’s kind of dirty
out of the shell it’s kind of dirty
out of the shell it’s kind of dirty grungy there’s some hard pieces of
grungy there’s some hard pieces of
grungy there’s some hard pieces of fibers in there get rid of any of the
fibers in there get rid of any of the
fibers in there get rid of any of the fibers that are a little bit too hard we
fibers that are a little bit too hard we
fibers that are a little bit too hard we just want to keep the fine fluffy stuff
just want to keep the fine fluffy stuff
just want to keep the fine fluffy stuff as much as possible now this is where
as much as possible now this is where
as much as possible now this is where things get really cool once you got your
things get really cool once you got your
things get really cool once you got your little ball of coconut fuzz like this
little ball of coconut fuzz like this
little ball of coconut fuzz like this just grab a few fibers at SAAP give it a
just grab a few fibers at SAAP give it a
just grab a few fibers at SAAP give it a little pinch and start twisting it and
little pinch and start twisting it and
little pinch and start twisting it and as you’re twisting give it a little tug
as you’re twisting give it a little tug
as you’re twisting give it a little tug and you’ll find just like magic it
and you’ll find just like magic it
and you’ll find just like magic it starts pulling a string right out of the
starts pulling a string right out of the
starts pulling a string right out of the center of the fuzzy ball and as long as
center of the fuzzy ball and as long as
center of the fuzzy ball and as long as you pull and twist it’ll keep that
you pull and twist it’ll keep that
you pull and twist it’ll keep that string going until there’s nothing left
string going until there’s nothing left
string going until there’s nothing left with the ball it’s entirely consumed how
with the ball it’s entirely consumed how
with the ball it’s entirely consumed how cool is that so there you go just like
cool is that so there you go just like
cool is that so there you go just like that we got a little piece of cordage
that we got a little piece of cordage
that we got a little piece of cordage made out of our coconut husk the problem
made out of our coconut husk the problem
made out of our coconut husk the problem is it’s not very strong so we’re going
is it’s not very strong so we’re going
is it’s not very strong so we’re going to reinforce this thing using a reverse
to reinforce this thing using a reverse
to reinforce this thing using a reverse twist which isn’t too difficult once you
twist which isn’t too difficult once you
twist which isn’t too difficult once you see how it’s done twist the cord so you
see how it’s done twist the cord so you
see how it’s done twist the cord so you put some tension on it the same
put some tension on it the same
put some tension on it the same direction you’re twisting it before then
direction you’re twisting it before then
direction you’re twisting it before then put it over pinch it with your thumb and
put it over pinch it with your thumb and
put it over pinch it with your thumb and finger and grab the one from underneath
finger and grab the one from underneath
finger and grab the one from underneath and do the same thing what we’re doing
and do the same thing what we’re doing
and do the same thing what we’re doing is creating a reverse twist that
is creating a reverse twist that
is creating a reverse twist that essentially locks these two quarks
essentially locks these two quarks
essentially locks these two quarks together it binds them so they can’t
together it binds them so they can’t
together it binds them so they can’t come undone so you can see we’ve got a
come undone so you can see we’ve got a
come undone so you can see we’ve got a few inches of double-stranded coconut
few inches of double-stranded coconut
few inches of double-stranded coconut husk rope which actually is impressively
husk rope which actually is impressively
husk rope which actually is impressively strong it takes quite a bit to break
strong it takes quite a bit to break
strong it takes quite a bit to break this now if you want to make your rope
this now if you want to make your rope
this now if you want to make your rope longer all we have to do is take another
longer all we have to do is take another
longer all we have to do is take another piece of cordage and graft it onto the
piece of cordage and graft it onto the
piece of cordage and graft it onto the end here and you basically do that by
end here and you basically do that by
end here and you basically do that by running the two fibers together
running the two fibers together
running the two fibers together unraveling them a little bit and then
unraveling them a little bit and then
unraveling them a little bit and then breaking the fibers together and giving
breaking the fibers together and giving
breaking the fibers together and giving it a twist and what that essentially
it a twist and what that essentially
it a twist and what that essentially does is it grabs it into one continuous
does is it grabs it into one continuous
does is it grabs it into one continuous piece like we had before you can see
piece like we had before you can see
piece like we had before you can see that when they grafted part to twist it
that when they grafted part to twist it
that when they grafted part to twist it in the cord is virtually seamless so you
in the cord is virtually seamless so you
in the cord is virtually seamless so you can really make your rope
can really make your rope
can really make your rope as you want
as you want
as you want [Music]
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[Music] [Applause]
so check this out guys I just spent
so check this out guys I just spent about 45 minutes on the beach made
about 45 minutes on the beach made
about 45 minutes on the beach made myself a little wristband here out of
myself a little wristband here out of
myself a little wristband here out of some rope and I got about maybe four or
some rope and I got about maybe four or
some rope and I got about maybe four or five feet of rope stranded out here use
five feet of rope stranded out here use
five feet of rope stranded out here use it for a clothesline put it on your
it for a clothesline put it on your
it for a clothesline put it on your wrist and use it for decorations maybe
wrist and use it for decorations maybe
wrist and use it for decorations maybe you could use this for making torches
you could use this for making torches
you could use this for making torches candle wicks you can double this up and
candle wicks you can double this up and
candle wicks you can double this up and make it stronger we’re going to do that
make it stronger we’re going to do that
make it stronger we’re going to do that same concept again but this time we’re
same concept again but this time we’re
same concept again but this time we’re gonna do the opposite twist we did last
gonna do the opposite twist we did last
gonna do the opposite twist we did last time before we were going clockwise but
time before we were going clockwise but
time before we were going clockwise but this time we’re going to go
this time we’re going to go
this time we’re going to go counterclockwise so that it makes a nice
counterclockwise so that it makes a nice
counterclockwise so that it makes a nice twist and we’re going to go underneath
twist and we’re going to go underneath
twist and we’re going to go underneath then we’re going to grab the one on top
then we’re going to grab the one on top
then we’re going to grab the one on top we’re going to go counterclockwise and
we’re going to go counterclockwise and
we’re going to go counterclockwise and go underneath we’re going to repeat that
go underneath we’re going to repeat that
go underneath we’re going to repeat that process for the whole length of the rope
process for the whole length of the rope
process for the whole length of the rope here
here
here what’s cool about this is I’m weaving it
what’s cool about this is I’m weaving it
what’s cool about this is I’m weaving it by hand but if you look closely here it
by hand but if you look closely here it
by hand but if you look closely here it almost looks like a legitimate rope
almost looks like a legitimate rope
almost looks like a legitimate rope doesn’t it with the double strands in
doesn’t it with the double strands in
doesn’t it with the double strands in there there we go made it to the end now
there there we go made it to the end now
there there we go made it to the end now we’re down to about two feet of cord but
we’re down to about two feet of cord but
we’re down to about two feet of cord but that’s quite a bit stronger and we can
that’s quite a bit stronger and we can
that’s quite a bit stronger and we can pull it to work out some of that tension
pull it to work out some of that tension
pull it to work out some of that tension and then if we wanted to we could just
and then if we wanted to we could just
and then if we wanted to we could just repeat that process all over again and
repeat that process all over again and
repeat that process all over again and make it even stronger there we go so
make it even stronger there we go so
make it even stronger there we go so we’ve gone from six feet of relatively
we’ve gone from six feet of relatively
we’ve gone from six feet of relatively strong rope to about one maybe one and a
strong rope to about one maybe one and a
strong rope to about one maybe one and a half feet of really strong rope and that
half feet of really strong rope and that
half feet of really strong rope and that is holding it really good I’d be curious
is holding it really good I’d be curious
is holding it really good I’d be curious to know how much weight that would
to know how much weight that would
to know how much weight that would actually hold but I’d be willing to bet
actually hold but I’d be willing to bet
actually hold but I’d be willing to bet it’ll hold at least 100 pounds
there you have it guys that’s how to
there you have it guys that’s how to take a coconut husk and turn it into a
take a coconut husk and turn it into a
take a coconut husk and turn it into a rope any length or any thickness you
rope any length or any thickness you
rope any length or any thickness you want it to be thanks so much for joining
want it to be thanks so much for joining
want it to be thanks so much for joining me for this experiment and I’ll be
me for this experiment and I’ll be
me for this experiment and I’ll be looking for you in the next one talk to
looking for you in the next one talk to
looking for you in the next one talk to you then oh all right well looks like we
you then oh all right well looks like we
you then oh all right well looks like we got some firewood
got some firewood
got some firewood [Music]
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