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2006-11-16 05:48:54 · 16 answers · asked by franchesco v 1 in Education & Reference Trivia

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Friction
Lightening striking something flammable
Flint rock

2006-11-16 05:57:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

The first humans most likely found trees burning after lightning
storms and took the flaming branches directly, preserving it the best they could. After that, it is likely that they used sparks from
smashing stones together, stones like flint. Later when metal ores were used to produce metal, flint and steel were used to make sparks. Another method that the American Indians used
was to use a bow to spin a vertical dowel. The end of the dowel was planted in a piece of hardwood, and when it spun rapidly from the back and forth motion of the bow, it produced
tremendous heat in the hardwood, enough to start a fire.

2006-11-16 13:59:01 · answer #2 · answered by True Blue 6 · 1 0

Before inventing matches, humans used following -
1- By rubbing two stones together.
2- By creating a reflection from ice and sun and creating a flame from that.

2006-11-16 14:06:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

You took two flint rocks and some dry moss. Striking the rocks together on the moss,you set it on fire and as the flame grew,you added thin sticks. As that flame got bigger,you added the thicker peicesd of wood to make your fire.
And no,it didn't always work on the first try. It was a time consuming process.

2006-11-16 13:58:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Lighters, they were invented before matches.

Flint and steel
Rubbing to sticks together
Lightning--preexisting fire

2006-11-16 13:59:33 · answer #5 · answered by desiderio 5 · 0 0

Go with daniel b and the fire drill.

"Rubbing two sticks together" is such a dumb thing for anybody to have said, because you would have to be super-duper fit and strong to rub them together hard enough, fast enough, and long enough. Just try it! When humans needed to make fire, of course they couldn't wait for the tribe's strong man to come along and do that for them.

I've seen a kid of 14 start a fire with the bow drill as daniel b describes it, and it was easy-peasy for him. Go with the drill.

2006-11-16 16:22:59 · answer #6 · answered by bh8153 7 · 1 0

knocking chunks of stone together...notably "Flint" and some times retrieving fire as the result of a lightning strike( maintaining on going fire or embers) and rubbing things together to produce enough heat to cause combustion

2006-11-16 14:02:28 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0 0

To the best of my knowledge it was either through flint and steel (when struck together they make a spark), or by friction between two sticks. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_drill

2006-11-16 13:57:36 · answer #8 · answered by xfirey_dragonx 2 · 0 0

By rubbing two sticks with one another, they create friction and the surfaces get heated. Then you take dead leaves to make feed the heat, then eventually catching fire.

2006-11-16 14:01:43 · answer #9 · answered by Carolina 4 · 1 1

Friction. Flint & Steel. Magnifying glass, etc.

2006-11-16 13:57:32 · answer #10 · answered by roscoedeadbeat 7 · 0 0

Flint and steel, heat form friction, just to name a couple of ways

2006-11-16 13:57:55 · answer #11 · answered by norsmen 5 · 1 0

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