The Best Way to Start a Fire

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Doritos are a proven kindling, just enough oil and dust to sustain your flames. Look for hoof fungus or a mushroom called king alfred's cakes, also known as cramp balls. There is no real good evidence for human groups that have not had fire. Some people would argue that it took modern humans us to be able to be on demand fire users.

Grab your fire extinguisher and hang on to your eyebrows, we’re building FIRES today. Now, this is pyrotechnology in the anthropological sense; the kind covered in hair metal concert venue liability insurance will have to wait for another day, no no, these are the kind your ancestors made. Get ready for sharp rocks, hairy jello, sooty caves, glowing coals, iron sparks, burnt feet, wolf skulls, fluffy fungus, molten metal, ember tending and more with Yale anthropologist and pyrotechnologist, Dr. Ellery Frahm.

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