hey it’s a beautiful day in May and this tree right here is shedding these seeds
tree right here is shedding these seeds
tree right here is shedding these seeds everywhere that look a lot like cotton
everywhere that look a lot like cotton
everywhere that look a lot like cotton balls now it’s not technically cotton
balls now it’s not technically cotton
balls now it’s not technically cotton but it’s very light and fluffy the same
but it’s very light and fluffy the same
but it’s very light and fluffy the same way if you look on the ground here you
way if you look on the ground here you
way if you look on the ground here you can see they are pretty much everywhere
can see they are pretty much everywhere
can see they are pretty much everywhere now you can see as you add the seeds
now you can see as you add the seeds
now you can see as you add the seeds together it makes a nice big ball of
together it makes a nice big ball of
together it makes a nice big ball of fluff it’s very soft very light and
fluff it’s very soft very light and
fluff it’s very soft very light and fluffy see it’s very easy to tear this
fluffy see it’s very easy to tear this
fluffy see it’s very easy to tear this stuff should make some pretty good
stuff should make some pretty good
stuff should make some pretty good tinder let’s add it to our batch now of
tinder let’s add it to our batch now of
tinder let’s add it to our batch now of course the first thing that comes to my
course the first thing that comes to my
course the first thing that comes to my mind is whether or not we could use
mind is whether or not we could use
mind is whether or not we could use these to make some of that improvised
these to make some of that improvised
these to make some of that improvised char cloth I used cotton balls for in a
char cloth I used cotton balls for in a
char cloth I used cotton balls for in a previous project so let’s go fill up a
previous project so let’s go fill up a
previous project so let’s go fill up a tuna can full of this stuff and put it
tuna can full of this stuff and put it
tuna can full of this stuff and put it on the burner and see if we can make
on the burner and see if we can make
on the burner and see if we can make some improvised firestarter so I got
some improvised firestarter so I got
some improvised firestarter so I got quite a bit of this fluffy stuff I also
quite a bit of this fluffy stuff I also
quite a bit of this fluffy stuff I also got a tuna can you can see I poked a
got a tuna can you can see I poked a
got a tuna can you can see I poked a hole in the bottom there and if we shove
hole in the bottom there and if we shove
hole in the bottom there and if we shove all that down in there and put the lid
all that down in there and put the lid
all that down in there and put the lid back on top makes a pretty tight seal
back on top makes a pretty tight seal
back on top makes a pretty tight seal and then we can set that up right on a
and then we can set that up right on a
and then we can set that up right on a fire a flame a stove whatever you want
fire a flame a stove whatever you want
fire a flame a stove whatever you want as long as there’s quite a bit of heat
as long as there’s quite a bit of heat
as long as there’s quite a bit of heat we want to cook this thing without
we want to cook this thing without
we want to cook this thing without letting oxygen get in now when you go to
letting oxygen get in now when you go to
letting oxygen get in now when you go to cook char cloth that’s as light and
cook char cloth that’s as light and
cook char cloth that’s as light and fluffy as this cotton type of stuff you
fluffy as this cotton type of stuff you
fluffy as this cotton type of stuff you want to make sure that no air can get in
want to make sure that no air can get in
want to make sure that no air can get in there and this will pop open under
there and this will pop open under
there and this will pop open under pressure so I’m just using like a rock
pressure so I’m just using like a rock
pressure so I’m just using like a rock just set on top there and it’s really
just set on top there and it’s really
just set on top there and it’s really important not to overcook this we want
important not to overcook this we want
important not to overcook this we want to just heat it up until it makes the
to just heat it up until it makes the
to just heat it up until it makes the flame and when that flame goes down out
flame and when that flame goes down out
flame and when that flame goes down out of the top we want to stop if we go any
of the top we want to stop if we go any
of the top we want to stop if we go any further than that
further than that
further than that our char cloths not going to work
our char cloths not going to work
our char cloths not going to work [Applause]
there goes we’re done now we just need
there goes we’re done now we just need to plug that hole of something to make
to plug that hole of something to make
to plug that hole of something to make sure that no error gets in there like
sure that no error gets in there like
sure that no error gets in there like that and let it cool down all right it’s
that and let it cool down all right it’s
that and let it cool down all right it’s actually only been about two minutes
actually only been about two minutes
actually only been about two minutes here but I’m just going to show you what
here but I’m just going to show you what
here but I’m just going to show you what would happen if we open this up there we
would happen if we open this up there we
would happen if we open this up there we go oh there you see this one’s
go oh there you see this one’s
go oh there you see this one’s undercooked this got really nicely
undercooked this got really nicely
undercooked this got really nicely charred but this other side is only half
charred but this other side is only half
charred but this other side is only half cooked but I’m going to take a piece off
cooked but I’m going to take a piece off
cooked but I’m going to take a piece off here off the top and we’re going to see
here off the top and we’re going to see
here off the top and we’re going to see if that will work as a proof-of-concept
if that will work as a proof-of-concept
if that will work as a proof-of-concept now let’s see how many of you guys
now let’s see how many of you guys
now let’s see how many of you guys remember what this thing is this is one
remember what this thing is this is one
remember what this thing is this is one of the earliest projects I did it was my
of the earliest projects I did it was my
of the earliest projects I did it was my fourteenth project video and I made it
fourteenth project video and I made it
fourteenth project video and I made it transparent so we could actually see
transparent so we could actually see
transparent so we could actually see compression starting in action and it
compression starting in action and it
compression starting in action and it worked with cotton balls so I’m really
worked with cotton balls so I’m really
worked with cotton balls so I’m really curious to see how it’s going to work
curious to see how it’s going to work
curious to see how it’s going to work with this improvised chart that we made
with this improvised chart that we made
with this improvised chart that we made from this cottonseed now I need to do is
from this cottonseed now I need to do is
from this cottonseed now I need to do is just load the tip with a little bit of
just load the tip with a little bit of
just load the tip with a little bit of our char you see that clog grabs
our char you see that clog grabs
our char you see that clog grabs everything in there pretty nicely once
everything in there pretty nicely once
everything in there pretty nicely once that’s all nestled on the set we can go
that’s all nestled on the set we can go
that’s all nestled on the set we can go ahead and get a nice big whack here we
ahead and get a nice big whack here we
ahead and get a nice big whack here we go if we did it right we should have got
go if we did it right we should have got
go if we did it right we should have got a little flash and of course once you
a little flash and of course once you
a little flash and of course once you get your tinder smoking you can put in a
get your tinder smoking you can put in a
get your tinder smoking you can put in a bundle give it a little blow that
bundle give it a little blow that
bundle give it a little blow that actually did light on fire that’s cool
actually did light on fire that’s cool
actually did light on fire that’s cool just want to drop that down in there
just want to drop that down in there
just want to drop that down in there [Music]
that is getting pretty close to going up
that is getting pretty close to going up in flames I had to bring this outside so
in flames I had to bring this outside so
in flames I had to bring this outside so I didn’t set off the smoke detector in
I didn’t set off the smoke detector in
I didn’t set off the smoke detector in the house I wrapped another piece of
the house I wrapped another piece of
the house I wrapped another piece of paper towel around it just to give a
paper towel around it just to give a
paper towel around it just to give a little more fuel but I want to light
little more fuel but I want to light
little more fuel but I want to light this thing up for you and it should only
this thing up for you and it should only
this thing up for you and it should only take a few breaths of fresh air and when
take a few breaths of fresh air and when
take a few breaths of fresh air and when you’re trying to get your tinder to
you’re trying to get your tinder to
you’re trying to get your tinder to light it’s best just to let it smolder
light it’s best just to let it smolder
light it’s best just to let it smolder at its own pace you don’t want to rush
at its own pace you don’t want to rush
at its own pace you don’t want to rush it you go too fast it’s not gonna like
it you go too fast it’s not gonna like
it you go too fast it’s not gonna like that you can see this smoke is starting
that you can see this smoke is starting
that you can see this smoke is starting to get really thick
well that wasn’t as easy as I thought it
well that wasn’t as easy as I thought it was going to be but at least we got it
was going to be but at least we got it
was going to be but at least we got it to work
to work
to work [Music]
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