Survivornerd: How To Start A Fire With Your Cellphone
It’s a tough call for a nerd lost in the wilderness: Use your mobile phone battery to start a fire and survive the night, or play another game of Brickbreaker. At least with this guide you’ll have the option of survival.
A bit of steel wool held to a battery’s contacts will create a short and start to spark, and if you’re careful, you can direct that spark onto some pre-arranged tinder, starting a fire. Of course, this also works with a 9-volt battery, which I’m almost positive Les Stroud has used on Survivorman, but it’s a nice idea to show it can be done with something we’ve all got in our pockets. [via MAKE]
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Can’t do this (easily) with an iPhone.
Thankfully though, there’s an app for it.
Who the hell carries steel wool around with them??
“A bit of steel wool held…” “…but it’s a nice idea to show it can be done with something we’ve all got in our pockets.”
Really? I think I am more likely to have matches or a lighter (even as a non-smoker) in my pockets than some wire wool!!!
Alternatively you could use said cell phone to call 000…