Re:“You don't have a voltmeter. Do you have a potato?”
by keepquestioning on Thursday November 24, 2022 @10:42PM
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Unbelievable!
Re:“You don't have a voltmeter. Do you have a potato?”
by somenameforme on Friday November 25, 2022 @02:13AM
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That is absolutely amazing, and I will be trying that next barbecue day.
For those who don't know, on a slightly related nugget, you can also use any sort of fat as a lighter fluid as well. Cook up some bacon (for instance), collect the fat/oil from the pan, and next time you're grilling - a few napkins (or other sort of kindling) rubbed around in the bacon fat is more than enough to heat your wood/coal to burning.
Now to set those napkins on fire with a water bottle!
Re:“You don't have a voltmeter. Do you have a potato?”
by adrianN on Friday November 25, 2022 @03:03AM
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Lighting fire using the sun and a lens is a neat trick. You can also form a lens using ice. However, in most conditions where you need a fire to survive you don't have sufficient sunlight or sufficiently dry fuel for the method, so I'd recommend learning other methods for lighting fire, in particular the method of always carrying a lighter with you when you leave civilization.
Re:“You don't have a voltmeter. Do you have a potato?”
by aequitas on Friday November 25, 2022 @03:05AM
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You don't even need the bottle, just make sure the water is in the correct phase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thbSSuo1Z00
Good job MTA @ diy.stackexchange.com for recommening this and jasonhansel @ HN for posting it.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwQJ-3pZfwc