Jun 10, 2022

The question of fire

 

Fire
  • The fire was very rarely seen. So it couldn't be one of the five basic elements.
  • Do other civilizations have fire and can they control fire?
  • Because naturally occurring fire is a rare event in most environments?
  • Most civilizations probably have rarely or never seen fire. Maybe only the English people did. Not to mention to control fire.
  • Do Chinese people have fire?
  • If Chinese people didn't know how to control fire, how could they invent gunpowder?
  • Hand drill fire starting is a skill that requires the knowledge of friction and heat, it was not something that people would randomly do. Not all civilizations knew how to start a fire. Only English people did? 
  • English people invented the hand drill fire starting technique?
  • No fire --> no pottery
  • If the Chinese civilization didn't have fire, how could they have ceramics?
  • fire piston method

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