Humans have been making fire by friction for centuries, but it's not easy. Cyndi Monaghan/Moment via Getty Images Fire by friction is a testament to human ingenuity, contributing to the development of ...

The Hand Drill method of friction fire making is about as raw as it gets. You spin a wooden drill against a wood board with your bare hands. This method has had one of the widest distributions on ...

From cooking food to decontaminating water sources to simply providing warmth, fire can be an incredibly useful tool for an outdoor enthusiast. And while there are different methods for building a ...

In the past 25 years, experimental and theoretical investigations of friction have experienced an extraordinary ‘renaissance’ triggered by the fast progress of scanning probe microscopy and ...

Few survival skills draw attention like how to start a fire. Perhaps it’s because we still find it magical to take materials from the land and create something that offers both warmth and light. Or, ...

Humans have been making fire using friction for thousands of years, with evidence of its use found in archaeological records across different cultures worldwide. Fire by friction is a testament to ...