cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 months agoWho discovered/"invented" fire?message-squaremessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up126arrow-down1message-squareWho discovered/"invented" fire?cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBombOmOm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·6 months agoIt was discovered in pre-history, and almost certainly independently by many, many individuals. You aren’t going to get a name on it.
minus-squarecheese_greater@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoHow do you think the first manmade ignition happened?
minus-squarejacksilver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoYeah probably while making a tool/smashing something. Knocking two rocks together, create a spark on accident, boom fire.
minus-squarecheese_greater@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-26 months agoWhe a rock likes another rock very very much Like flints to the spark
minus-squarepmk@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoMy guess would be someone trying to make stone tools by banging rocks together, a spark fell into dry grass, etc. But, you know, just a guess.
minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up17·6 months agoSomeone was careless with their cigarette.
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·edit-26 months agoCounterpoint: I heard it was Dave
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoIt was the Roman ruler, Biggus Dickus.
minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoI have a vewy good fwiend in Wome named Biggus Dickus.
It was discovered in pre-history, and almost certainly independently by many, many individuals. You aren’t going to get a name on it.
How do you think the first manmade ignition happened?
2 rocks by accident
Yeah probably while making a tool/smashing something. Knocking two rocks together, create a spark on accident, boom fire.
Whe a rock likes another rock very very much
Like flints to the spark
My guess would be someone trying to make stone tools by banging rocks together, a spark fell into dry grass, etc. But, you know, just a guess.
Someone was careless with their cigarette.
Counterpoint: I heard it was Dave
It was the Roman ruler, Biggus Dickus.
I have a vewy good fwiend in Wome named Biggus Dickus.
That prick!