How to Start a fire with a magnifying glass

Follow along with the steps in this how-to video and find out how a magnifying glass can be used to start a fire.

1. Crumble a few leaves into a small pile.

2. Get you magnifying glass and make a beam from the sun as small a circle as you can. It has to be a circle or it won't work.

3. Try to light the middle of the pile with the beam.

4. Patience; keep the beam in the same place.

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