Broken lighter: Can I still make fire?

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I am so grateful for any support you choose to give, financial or emotional! 🙏 I was told once that even if i lighter is broken or out of fuel, it can still be useful when making a fire. Today I thought I'd try that theory out.
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@Alex-cw3rz 2 года назад

When he was trying to put the pan back in it was like something out of a sitcom or something you'd imagine happening on old top gear

@mechanical_rizz 2 года назад

Exactly what I was thinking lol- coulda seen Jeremy Clarkson fumbling with it the same way

@Alex-cw3rz 2 года назад

@@mechanical_rizz with May and Hammond insulting his efforts from a distance

@businessisboomin7252 2 года назад

Amazing observation XD

@Vespuchian 2 года назад

I had a genuine face-palm moment when the chimney comes off and my brain exploded with "you could have just lowered the pan in from the top!" Sitcom indeed, so funny to watch!

@Edigor100 2 года назад

@@mechanical_rizz realistically Clarkson would have a gigantic propane tank or a bottle of gas and while Clarkson and May are enjoying a nice BBQ, they'd watch the hamster trying to create a fire until he eventually either gives up or is way too proud of his achievement when it does work.

@Enn- 2 года назад

Having spent some time making fires, I feel bad for your poor thumbs. I wish I could have reached back in time to tell you to roll the lighter on a board, but was so glad you finally worked that out. Thanks for sharing!

@eternalslumber2k6 2 года назад

@Jalesa Nina 🤡🤡🤡🤡

@tim.e.l 2 года назад

I found that rolling in the opposite direction also helps as well.

@CairoFahrenheit 2 года назад

Like Tim said, just roll it backwards

@Rec0rderMast3r 2 года назад

Hey Mike, have you thought about doing a learn quick on a boxing speedbag? It's all about coordination and might be interesting?

@elimain1261 2 года назад

That's a really good idea! I'd love to see him learn that

@ChrisPBacon-ub6bo 2 года назад

thisss!!!

@rasmusjrgensen8624 2 года назад

And i tought you were dead

@georges2773 2 года назад

@jordanlarson6488 2 года назад

I like this idea

@PaulRezaei 2 года назад

“What I’ve learned is, once fire is going, don’t try to move fire.” Then after much effort and many failed attempts to make fire, he finally gets it going again and says, “Yes yes yes! Ok I’m gonna move this now.” 😂

@Viscidsquare040 2 года назад

Moreso just don’t shove it in the oven after it starts

@putifaerio 2 года назад

In a less constrained situation, i had to light a bbq but had no lighter, not even a used one. I ended up rolling a sheet of paper into a cylindrical shape, and put it into an electric toaster. It worked! The paper did catch fire and i immediately learned that tranporting the lit sheet of paper from the toaster to the bbq was not that easy.

@Mromfgtrololol 2 года назад

You can skip the grinding part if you have fluffy dandelions or something similar around. Just directly spark that instead. Source: Almost burnt down a (small) field as a kid playing with an empty lighter igniting dandelions.

@theablanca6803 2 года назад

Yeah, or you have on a fluffy jacket and can use some of the filling to start a fire. I've used tampons, esp those that's plastic wrapped. You have fire in 3 seconds. And you just use that to light your kindlings. A cotton swab that you fluff apart does the trick as well, I just had to try and I almost burned my fingers :)

@clippedwings225 2 года назад

Yeah this was my thought! If you have a very hairy sort of tinder like some sorts of tree bark then you can spark directly into it and it will catch the spark. Uses less effort and ferrocerium that way/

@liamholcroft7212 2 года назад

or those brown forbidden hot dog things that grow near ponds, think they're called cat tails. You squeeze them and they explode fluff everywhere, it lights really easy.

@eugenides04 2 года назад

@@liamholcroft7212 Referring to cattails as "brown forbidden hotdogs" made me laugh out loud. Thanks for that one. xD

@Flugnu 2 года назад

exemple ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bz8M8DXUfS4.html

@digiay 2 года назад

I once learned that turning the wheel in the other direction is creating more dust without igniting it. That was a while ago and I didn't compare the two techniques. Just a thing to try

@polyaddict 2 года назад

It feels awful going that way though, but that's probably the reason it makes more dust

@MikeBoyd 2 года назад

excellent suggestion, thanks

@businessisboomin7252 2 года назад

@@_megla link?

@polyaddict 2 года назад

@@_megla I just tried to light a cig, only took me a minute using my arm as the surface to roll the sparker

@weabooname305 2 года назад

@@MikeBoyd eggcellent

@Loki-and-Thor 2 года назад

My hubby showed me this using a tiny amount on a cigarette paper. Gathering it where the fold is helps to concentrate the bits of ferrocerium so you don’t need a huge amount. The composition or weight of the cigarette paper may also help it to take flame more easily, I’m not sure about that. Also it helps to turn the wheel the opposite way to gather the ferrocerium quicker.

@NiallMcKenzie 2 года назад

New video idea: "How long will it take Mike to learn how to fix burnt decking?"

@nightcrawlerau919 2 года назад

“Day 1, hour zero.”

@daylen577 2 года назад

Can you imagine a dinner party at this guy's place? Mike asking "Should we light the fireplace so we can sit outside?" and everyone's just like "Oh God no Mike not again please"

@jacobshirley3457 2 года назад

anybody want champagne?

@yehshuaroa2820 2 года назад

Mike can you learn on how to write with your non-dominant hand? That would be really interesting and fun to watch! Also, keep up the good work Mike!

@weabooname305 2 года назад

I agree

@Lezine 2 года назад

This is a really cool video idea

@royalpiece8320 2 года назад

I feel like that's a hard skill to learn

@juhbenward18 2 года назад

Its not that hard but its really annoying to start and keep going, would be a nice video anyway, now i want it

@geertgietman 2 года назад

@@royalpiece8320 kickflip is harder

@mickdundee2475 2 года назад

It seems remarkable that a man known for his efficient ability to learn had not yet learned moving an already established fire is a bad idea. Lol! Just busting ya balls mate! Love your work. This might save a life one day. 👍

@MikeBoyd 2 года назад

I know! :( ha I actually never thought it would really work!

@parkerrosen2114 2 года назад

@@MikeBoyd super cool! Glad you did this after your more "primitive" fire video .

@Shadow-zw8in 2 года назад

@@MikeBoyd maybe you should put that skill on s tier to not move burning fires

@Amanda-C. 2 года назад

One of the two people talking about grinding the ferro dust directly into the tinder pile didn't know what the speaker was talking about. Glad you figured it out eventually. Really, anything you can do to increase the surface area makes it easier to catch a spark, whether it's making dust or fluffing up your tinder. You can gather cotton sock lint, or you can use slivers of plastic or other chemical accelerants that you would ordinarily not want to burn (because fumes).

@18ct 2 года назад

He needs the fluff from his undies

@Luminarada80 2 года назад

I carry a baggie of dryer lint in my car juuuust in case. A tiny bit is enough to get a fire going

@skie6282 2 года назад

Duct tape works good as a flame accelerator too, i cant remember if it can ignite by spark but i know any amount of flame gets it going, its like a gasoline drenched newspaper

@jama211 2 года назад

Or they did know, and were misinterpreted. So many possibilities.

@Amanda-C. 2 года назад

@@jama211 Like I said: one of the two. My money's on Mike misunderstanding, but hard to say. Everybody knows somebody who's a super-tough and resourceful action hero only as long as they're telling stories.

@Failedprodegy42 2 года назад

This is why I always have an little fire starter kit in an Altoids tin with me. It's got 5 little sticks if fat wood, fat wood slivers, a little zip lock of saw dust and a piece of steel and a ferro rod.

@Remborr 2 года назад

To go faster and avoid accidentally sparking you're supposed to roll the lighter backwards to collect the powder, you can use more force for more powder also

@Strom46 2 года назад

So happy you came back to regular uploads, I couldn't find much that's as entertaining as this on RU-vid!

@ColinBurtonPlays 2 года назад

So, all we need to do is prepare our dried grass six months in advance of breaking our lighter in the wilderness. Otherwise good luck finding dry grass in the wilds of Scotland in January.

@shernader 2 года назад

use the dried up needles at the bottom of a fir tree. The thin branches are crucial too

@commandergree 2 года назад

Birchbark is the best way to make fire.

@richardevans8908 2 года назад

I discovered this when I was like 14 with the flint from a clipper, it’s much easier cause the wheel bit is completely removable from the lighter.

@Hexlattice 2 года назад

The "don't try to... MOVE fire once fire is going" comment got me!

@ktangard 2 года назад

And then still moved the fire! I may have shouted "You said 'don't move the fire'!"

@MarinusMakesStuff 2 года назад

I guess lesson number one is: prepare! This is what I miss in/learned from this video: first you prepare a shelter out of the wind and rain, then you prepare dry material and a fireplace with thin twigs and larger pieces of wood. Only when you have everything ready you can start collecting the dust from the ferrite core from the lighter and try to actually make the fire. It's funny how actually showing how it's not done, teaches you something about how it should be done :)

@TripleFudgePacker 2 года назад

That was scary! Guess the most important lesson is to keep a fire extinguisher nearby when working with fire.

@pentime4431 2 года назад

I laughed so hard when the pan wouldn't fit in the oven

@busted_ai7286 2 года назад

Loving the uploads, great work!

@Marki02 2 года назад

I love the intro sequence! Please do this more often

@brunoperin5511 2 года назад

I've been watching this channel for the past 3 years, and its absolutely my favorite on RU-vid, thanks Mike!

@ketsuekikumori9145 2 года назад

Caveman Mike: No move fire when fire go. Fire hot. Fire bad.

@adamg4754 2 года назад

I watch a lot of survival/bushcraft videos and I'm happy that I already knew what you were going to do but I loved to watch you try anyway 😄

@DustyKorpse 2 года назад

Like a trooper your good lady didn’t stop to help but kept filming keeping all the action in frame! Excellent work 👍🏻🎬🎥

@strangeunidude 2 года назад

It might have been a terrible misspent youth, but I remember doing this and grinding the flint dust into my hand and then lighting it. The sparking in the hand looked really cool and because it was so quick it didn't really burn the skin at all

@yogeshbhurtel8324 2 года назад

Really liked the idea of the video and mad props to you 👌

@THEsweetlil16 2 года назад

I was just rewatching some of your older videos (juggling) and this video showed up (15 min ago). :D

@zekenoller4721 2 года назад

I like this fun, less-edited vlog style video. Keep it up

@reendevelops 2 года назад

This is great knowledge to have. Thank you.

@sal.e-champions 2 года назад

That intro was such an amazing production Mike

@sacrebleu5593 2 года назад

When he said 'don't go too fast or your work will be gone' , I felt that

@maksatonlaatikko 2 года назад

Ive missed your videos, been so long since ive seen one.

@m1- 2 года назад

this is so wholesome AND useful, thanks Mike!

@olivermartin3772 2 года назад

I love this channel so much man

@KotyoK1 2 года назад

That honestly felt so oddly satisfying.. Thank you, that was interesting as well

@-FEEW 2 года назад

Very interesting video, great mind thinking about this idea Mike!

@aehzoglitcher5372 2 года назад

I really enjoyed this one Mike!

@skyp3gasus 2 года назад

Primitive modern technology, would be better if you included bloopers of accidental lighting the pile up. Educational and funny, I love it!

@oscarhyrup2499 2 года назад

love you man keep op the good work

@magolor2706 2 года назад

Always a good day when Mike uploads

@Kqarkz 2 года назад

ikr

@oscarhyrup2499 2 года назад

yeps

@oscarmorgan8101 2 года назад

love your stuff!

@george_edge 2 года назад

This video inspired me to light my log burner with a clipper and fire lighters

@jasonrubik 2 года назад

Mike is literally one of the best guys ever ! Dude is amazing !

@kieranfoster902 2 года назад

What a fabulously useful skill. Brilliant. Thanks for sharing.

@13thravenpurple94 Год назад

Great work! Thank you

@Super3xtr4 2 года назад

Do a video on how long it takes to learn how to sharpen a knife with whetstone. That video would get millions of views for sure. RU-vid loves sharp knifes.

@anthonyprokos5098 2 года назад

Hi Mike! Happy New Year. Going into the video, I thought the question of the title referred to, if you still have the ability, after all these videos, to make fire. The fact that the lighter is broken, isn't immediately obvious. May I suggest a title like "Fire from a broken lighter?", or something like that. Great video BTW.

@lastnamefirstname8655 2 года назад

this is a great video. thanks mike. back to more fire-making.

@brotherazz9684 2 года назад

I just have to say that, that intro was very well narrated and that music really set the theme

@JohnJohn-ci8pb 2 года назад

Going to practice lighting my first fire this weekend, using your videos

@mechanical_rizz 2 года назад

Omf man where did u get ur profile picture

@joeydr1497 2 года назад

Try fluffing up cotton wool and putting petroleum jelly on it, about half a teaspoon works best.

@YazzMusicOfficial 2 года назад

Nicely done Michael! 👊🏻👊🏻

@antonisantoniou5713 2 года назад

that is really good to know. Great video!

@imaginary-unit 2 года назад

Pro tip: You have to turn the wheel the other way, against the grain - makes a little pile in no time 👍

@patrickdonahue2234 2 года назад

I learned in scouts to use fluff from your cotton socks as a wick. We used to place it where the flame normally should be. Then spark away. It helps if you pull it thin and fluffy. It doesn't burn long so make sure you are super close to the tinder.

@jackriordan1535 2 года назад

Quite a good skill to learn to teach patience and preparation. I think I need to learn this now

@scoobyman7814 2 года назад

Love your reaction when something works

@epiczombies34 2 года назад

This reminds me of my boyscout days. Also balisong flipping would be cool to learn

@Lewo2505 2 года назад

0 views, 28 comments. Thanks youtube

@jom8893 2 года назад

welcome

@teeth_denier 2 года назад

It's all just people wanting to be first to comment

@8paolo96 2 года назад

Some of my mates used to do this on the school tables, it works better with clippers becouse of the longer metal piece and the easier-to-roll wheel

@Moonsauc3 2 года назад

That fire escalated quickly lol

@totalbullextremedude 2 года назад

Thanks for everything

@nilsubat 2 года назад

hey mike your channel is inspiring! can you make a video of you mastering to write with your non-dominant hand, thank you.

@stefanbojuc7036 2 года назад

Mike is starting to turn into Vsauce and to be honest im here for it

@thepigdot 2 года назад

Great vid Mike!

@My12521252 2 года назад

Lighting a piece pocket lint with the flit works great too (no grinding of the flint just sparks)

@jacco9585 2 года назад

Really nice video. Just reminds me of the fact that the reason I watch your video's is at least 50% your accent. I don't really know why but I really like it.

@Accio_Eloise 2 года назад

It's so mad that when i found this channel it only had like 5 videos, and now he has 2.79M subscribers. Well done indeed Mike.

@Biggsy76 2 года назад

"Don't move fire"....1 minute later...moves fire.

@robertsteel3563 2 года назад

0:31 I love how the camera is trying to focus on something over Mike's Left Shoulder!

@smithno13 2 года назад

For the ferrocerium dust, you might have better luck rolling the flint wheel along the surface, still slowly to prevent a spark, but it would be a much easier repeated motion. Edit : Spoke too soon, you figured it out.

@ottojagenstedt9740 2 года назад

Or you commented afterwards to look smart eh 🐢

@naiknaik8812 2 года назад

Or you commented from the future, used a time machine, and made this comment in order to test out your newlyfound time bending abilities?

@smithno13 2 года назад

@@naiknaik8812 this. This is definitely it.

@RealToadPlayz 2 года назад

Fantastic video mike

@danielostman5805 2 года назад

one tip. collect the dust on a papertowel, that will help alot. done this a few times when i took the wrong lighter with me out in to the woods.

@sugg5719 2 года назад

If you managed to find 2 broken lighters you could use a rock to crush up the rod from one and get a pile of dust way quicker.

@hadinossanosam4459 2 года назад

Anything short of a proper mortar and pestle probably wouldn't get the powder fine enough, and even with one, I'm not sure how quick it would be

@jzjzjzj 2 года назад

@@hadinossanosam4459 a mortar and pestle is just 2 shaped rocks

@kylebrake1806 2 года назад

I love your videos!

@petererdnuss6349 2 года назад

You can shave proper chips of a big ferro-rod with the back of a knife, the ferro-rod you can buy for survival/outdoor use are typically around 8 or 10 mm in diameter With a few proper chips the ignition of the tinder is relativley easy, with an old lighter it just takes longer, but works as well

@shaharsdechen2537 2 года назад

Cool stuff! I saw it somewhere on RU-vid

@jackwilson4596 2 года назад

Great video mike

@Speeeedy 2 года назад

The intro reminded me of Jacob Gellers video "Fear of Cold" for some reason. If you're into books and story telling this one is great.

@richard7674 2 года назад

That intro was fire :D

@olivermartin3772 2 года назад

I love how it just turns into a disaster at the end

@jinx8624 2 года назад

Loved the vsause style intro

@sylvaindemeulenaere 2 года назад

Wow nice video, as always!

@falcovanavermaet 2 года назад

Pretty sure i saw a video once from a guy using pieces of the lighter but really thin instead of grass (he probably did use a knife or so) anyway great video!

@Bambus48 10 месяцев назад

You can use something metal with a sharp angle to grind of some plastic kindling of the lighter to help you keep the fire going

@Akira-cd8kf 2 года назад

Yesss another survival video!

@rougebandana5401 2 года назад

Mike you should do a survival challenge with the skills you have gained

@idiotsandwich7528 2 года назад

i remembered learning this from grant thompson survival tip video(may he rest in peace) in the TKOR channel.

@jeremysanchez8118 2 года назад

What camera do you use , its looks so good

@EDoyl 2 года назад

I also saw someone using this technique take a metal bit off the top and use it to scrape tiny ribbons of plastic off the body of the lighter for tinder. Obviously burning any amount of plastic isn't ideal and dried grass probably works better anyway when you have it. But it's a possibility worth remembering.

@BeniPls 2 года назад

I'm just impressed Mike hasn't done this earlier

@mbedsor 2 года назад

Mike, take the metal cover off the top of the lighter and roll the igniter on the piece of wood you want the ferrite to fall on to. Only do small 20mm strokes back and forth. This is the technique I use and it always works

@I_like_big_bombs 9 месяцев назад

If he had found 2 lighters, he'd be the happiest hobo.

@jamesbraine 2 года назад

You can also scrape plastic shavings off the lighter and mix it with the the flint dust. Saw a tiktok on it.

@jeremyheng84 2 года назад

The bit with the fire transfer was sublime comedy

@magical_chaos 2 года назад

what you can also do, which works slightly better as you can then put everything on top of it afterwards, is use the plastic at the end, kinda make a tiny pile of plastic bit (but ofc just tiny tiny pieces) and then just put your dust of the lighter on that. Then you can light the dust, which will light the plastic (you won't really see the flame but you'll notice the effects of it) and then put your things on top of there, making it sorta easier. I'm not sure if this actually works but this is what I saw in another video where someone explained how you can make fire with an empty lighter