Modern people are born in an era of brilliant lights. It is really hard to imagine how humans survived without lighting, especially in dark nights full of dangers and unknowns. But with the continuous development of social civilization, human beings have also found a spark and ha

A modern people are in a glorious era when they are born. It is really hard to imagine how humans survived without lighting, especially in a dark night full of dangers and unknowns. But with the continuous development of social civilization, human beings have also found a spark and have come up with ways to maintain it. From many ancient film and television dramas, we can see that the ancients always carried a kind of fire fold and could be used for lighting as soon as they were blown. So what is the principle of this thing?

In the process of human evolution in , humans gradually discovered the importance of fire. It can not only be used to cook food, but also to drive away wild beasts and bring light and hope. After such an important discovery, humans are increasingly dependent on fire, but how to obtain fire is not an easy task. At the beginning, humans would use the method of focusing the sunlight to create fire, but this method is not easy. If it is cloudy or rainy, it will not be able to create fire. So humans invented the use of drilling wood to make fire, rubbing wood with sharp objects, and adding some ignition materials to create fire. This is a physical job. Even a strong man takes five or six minutes to complete it. He also has high requirements for wood, so it is not enough to get a little damp.

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, another way of making fire appeared, that is, flint. Mars can be produced by rubbing some flint or pebbles. This also requires some turf made of mugwort to help ignite. Slowly, fire sickle appeared again. Some flammable materials were wrapped with leather products. There was a piece of fire steel that would sparks appear when rubbed on the side. It looked like a sickle. As long as you hit the steel bars with flint, the igniting materials inside could make the fire. This method obviously creates fire faster than the previous method, so it has been passed down for a long time in ancient times. As people's living standards improve, their lifestyles are constantly improving. In order to be more convenient to carry and to make fire more easily, fire breaks appear.

Many people don’t understand how fire pieces make fire. Why do we just open a small bamboo tube and blow it into it and Mars will appear. In fact, this is similar to the principle of Evergreen Light in the tomb. It uses materials with relatively low ignition points such as White Phosphorus to ignite fire, and it can quickly rekindle once it comes into contact with air. The same is true for the principle of fire folds. First, some flammable substances must be prepared, mostly dried sweet potato vines. After completely breaking up the fibers, they can be mixed with cotton and other substances to become igniters.

In addition, some chemicals with relatively low fire points are needed, such as sulfur, saltpeter, rosin, etc., so it is easy to burn again. Just burn half of these things and put them into a bamboo tube, cover them to cut off the air, so that the flames disappear, but the substance inside is still in a half-burning and half-extinguishing state. After opening the lid, the substance inside comes into contact with oxygen , and artificial air blowing to help ignite it, which will naturally make the things inside quickly rekindle, thus creating a short-term fire-making effect.

Fire Fold indeed realized the need for fire creation faster, and it was easy to carry, allowing the ancients who later enjoyed the convenience of fire creation. People who travel far away always keep it with you. If you get lost in the wilderness, you can also set up a fire by yourself. It can not only drive away wild animals, but also roast some wild game to satisfy your hunger. It is indeed very convenient. It was not until the matches appeared that Huozou slowly retreated from the stage of history. In the early 20th century, the Swedes invented matches, which fully mixed some flammable substances and covered one end of a tiny wooden stick. Just rub them and immediately generate open flames. Although the matches will burn quickly and the flames are small, they are enough to meet people's lives.

Although the technological level in ancient times was very low, there were also smart people in ancient times who had already known the secret of making fire, and knew the principle of ignitable materials, ignitable materials, and frictional fire-making principles, and began to explore ways to preserve fire. Whether it is a flint or a fire slicing, they are the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient people, which fully demonstrates that the ancients could still live normally without advanced technology.Although fire-making equipment is becoming more and more advanced and has more and more variety, it has to be admitted that these are just summarizing the experience of predecessors and continuing and expanding it.