The fire piston is a primitive device that many claim Rudolph Diesel used as a model for his namesake engine design. Both employ the use of compression ignition. The piston compresses the air to over 800 degrees Fahrenheit. This results in the ignition of the tinder in the tip of the bolt.
The fire piston's origins are traced to mid-19th century Southeast Asia. It's waterproof, indestructible and never runs out of fuel. That's much more efficient than fire starting methods like the bow drill or flint-steel.
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13 Comments
Dude don't try for the FM radio announcers voice if you don't have one. It get's annoying 3 seconds into the video.
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Very helpful to cook a burger in the forest.
love it, you're right--- i will try burger broiling over open flame more often!
Ya buddy! i made one it works great after i made some charcloth
ingenius!
lol...i bet u will burn the whole forest before cooking the burger
thats pretty dam sick xD
I love the idea :)
I could not understand what is inside the drill hole, is ti a piece of parer? Great idea.
It's brilliant, but I can't believe he's demonstrating this on a wooden deck.
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