How did we invent fire?
Whoever invented fire must’ve been really bored, right? I mean, I would imagine that the first man/womanmade fire wasn’t built by way of the common match, but rather by the incessant wood-rubbing of an aimless simpleton.
When it comes down to it, I feel bad for the first person to invent fire. Really? You had nothing better to do with your day than rub two sticks together like a crazy person? Go fishing or something. Do something useful.
Don’t act like the inventor of fire knew what he/she was doing. No. He/she had absolutely no clue that rubbing the sticks together would make them light on fire, because he/she had never seen fire before, so there would be no reason to anticipate the eruption of sticks into such a chemical process.
Imagine rubbing two apples together for a long time until they suddenly turn into a fart, right in your hands. That’s basically what happened when fire was first invented. The outcome was entirely unprecedented.
Truth be told, I don’t think anybody has ever rubbed two apples together for a long enough time to see what actually does happen after a while. Maybe they really do turn into a fart. Who knows?
Until next time,
Michael J. Erickson, CEO & Co-Founder
