Chapter 792 - How to Ignite a Fire?
Yang Meng didn't know that he was being remembered, and now he encountered his own problem: this road is really not ordinary!
Although his 'Ural' motorcycle is an all-season motorcycle that can adapt to extremely cold and hot temperatures, it is actually γγγγγγ The snow was so thick on the road! He was waiting for the snowplow to clear the road. Otherwise, there is no way to move forward!
Have you ever seen a three-meter-high layer of snow?
In the winter of the Tsarist Russia, there are snow plows in various towns in the wilderness, that is, modified bulldozers, which are generally tracked vehicles, so that the rest of the snow can be compacted while shoveling snow. Otherwise, this road will not be able to be walked at all!
However, these villages and towns are 'each sweeping the snow in front of the door', maybe this side of the road is cleared for a while, and there is a 'snow wall' in front of it.
Winter in Tsarist Russia is really not covered, and even the trains have snow trains. In fact, it is a 'locomotive' specially used to shovel snow. Straight in front is as sharp as the bow of a ship, and in front is a snow shovel made of iron plates, and a row of wire ropes like brooms below clear the snow near the rails. The snow shovel can also adjust the height according to the snow thickness.
"There's no way to walk this way. Yang Meng said to herself at GoPro: "I have two options now: first, I am waiting for the snow clearer in the nearby town to work, but γγγγγγ God knows how long it will take, and who knows if the snowplow driver will be able to work after how much he has drunk. It's a long wait. So....... I decided to take a break and stay here for the night, and if the road is not cleared tomorrow, I will choose a new road, and you see that there is a river here, and I will go north along the river, and you can see that there is a lot of snow on the road, but there is not much snow in the forest, so it is convenient to walk------ of course I would never advise anyone else to do this. β
"We can see that some wilderness survival programs or film and television works have such pseudo-common sense, that is, if you get lost in the wilderness, look for the river, and then follow the river to find a way to survive. This seems to be true, but what they don't say is that although humans have the habit of seeking water, it is possible to walk for weeks to find a place to live. You'll also have to keep your food safe during this time, which is much harder than finding a human settlement. β
Remember: If all travelers get lost in the wild, the first thing is to stay where they are and wait for rescue! Because the search and rescue work is to find the missing person through clues and traces, if you run around at the beginning, it will lead to confusion of clues, increase the difficulty of search and rescue, and greatly extend the search time. In our country, it often happens that the search and rescue work after the disappearance of the traveler is very difficult, and the reason for this situation is very simple: those travelers are trying to find a way to survive after they get lost. In fact, a lot of the time, 'sitting still' is not a bad choice. β
"Well, what am I going to do now? Of course, I'm ready to camp!" Yang Meng adjusted the camera and pointed to a tent next to him: "Look, my tents are all set upγγγγγγ Do you think I'm dying right now? After all, the temperature can reach more than minus 30 degrees at night. Then let me tell you,
In fact, it's not really a big deal. We are going to Yakutsk, and about 800 kilometers east of Yakutsk is the Republic of Sakha, where there is a small village called Oymyakon, which is still some distance from the North Pole, but the lowest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere was created there, reaching minus 71 degrees. It is one of the 'cold poles' in the Northern Hemisphere. Well, it's also next to the 'Bone Path', so we'll pass by. β
"Why do I mention it? It makes sense that there are few foreigners, and in Oymyakon it is the most visited country in the winter, and many tourists go to Oymyakon in winter to experience the coldest feeling in the northern hemisphere, and this is not the ultimate challenge for these tourists: the ultimate challenge is to go camping in Oymyakon. It was a casual temperature of minus 50 or 60 degrees, and compared to the temperature there, it was summer. β
After Yang Meng finished speaking, he suddenly smiled and said, "Do you know what is the rarest thing here? This tent of mine is an ordinary 'four-season tent', the kind I usually see on the beach in summer, which is the Han national product that I bought for 100,000 yuan in Ulaanbaatar. Because the temperature here is a bit low, I was always afraid that the tent pole would break when I set up the tent, and the tent pole 'crackled' when I installed it, so you just think about how low the temperature is here. But now the quality of domestic products is really trustworthy, and lo and behold, there is still a thrilling way to set up the tent. β
"But I want to tell you that even when you set up a tent, you can't just go to sleep. Do you know what the most terrible thing that cold can cause?" Yang Meng explained: "It's hypothermia. If this person stays in a low temperature environment for too long, and the temperature of the organs in the body is lower than 35 degrees, it may cause death, and if it drops below 32 degrees, it is basically hopeless. In the popular film and television drama "Soldier Assault", Xu Sanduo participated in the exercise and entered the plot of 'Old A', there is a bridge where Xu Sanduo and Wu Liuyi swam from the sea bubbles, and when Xu Sanduo proposed to swim, he was directly opposed: If you go into the water this season, you will die in the water! So I'm going to have to prepare a little bit for camping as well. For example, eat a full stomach firstγγγγγγ Well, there's some hot water. β
"You need to have a fire to engage in hot water, and at this time you can see the benefits of smoking, I have a lighter!" Yang Meng took out a lighter: "Don't think about drilling wood for fire all day long, human beings have countless ignition methods, but the first thing that comes to mind when you get to the wild is to drill wood for fire, believe me, even if a raw hand is broken, it can't light a fire, especially in this cold temperature, it is more difficult to drill wood for fire." There are so many ways to make fire, so why do we have to use the most primitive and difficult way?"
Yang Meng laughed when he said this: "Speaking of which, someone will definitely raise the bar: what if there is no lighter? Sorry, there are really too many ways." β
Speaking of this, Yang Meng took out a dagger: "First of all, I want people who go to the wild to play will prepare a lifesaver, right? β
After saying that, he unscrewed the lid behind the handle of the dagger and showed it to the camera: "Fishing line, hook, matchγγγγγγ Look, can't you light a fire with a match? Oh, this sealing lid works too, it's a compass. β
"Here another person has spoken. Yang Meng continued: "I don't have this dagger, how should I ignite it? Dude, do you have a camera? Glasses, right? When I was in school, I learned the truth of using refraction ignition, right? Whether it is a camera lens, including the GoPor camera that I am recording now, it is a convex lens." It has the function of concentrating light, and it is always okay to focus the sunlight and ignite it, right? What? You don't have a camera or glasses? It's not difficult to find a piece of ice here in this winter, right? You polish the ice and make a convex lens, which can't be done? The flashlight bulb is surrounded by a reflective bowl, you understand the principle of being too capable, right? Can you put flammable objects in the middle of the reflector to ignite the fire? There is also a way similar to using the battery in the communication tool to create a short circuit to ignite the fireγγγγγγγ There are so many ways!"
After Yang Meng finished speaking, he was silent for a while: "Well, there must be someone raising the bar at this time: if I am outside in the summer, I have neither tools nor ice, and my hands are empty and there is nothing, then what should I do? Wait for me here! I'll go to the river and find something for you!"
He walked around the river and came back with a few stones in his hand: "What is this called? Flint! It is commonly known as 'flint'! This thing can be said to be everywhere! Almost wherever there are rocks, there are almost all of them! It is not a precious thing at all! I guarantee that all of you have seen this kind of stone, but you don't know that it is a 'flint'! Those who say that they cannot find a flint can only say that their knowledge is too narrow! Well, I will not say 'ignorance'! Remember that if you hit the flint with an iron tool, a spark will appear, and then use the spark to ignite the ignition you have prepared! Without an iron tool, two flints can also be knocked out to make a spark to make a fire! Of course, now outdoor stores sell artificially made flints, which is simpler, scrape off some powder with a dagger and then use a dagger to knock a few times to ignite the fire, and it is waterproof and easy to carry, and it is still very convenient to buy a piece when you go outdoors!
Yang Meng knocked the flint he picked up a few times, and he didn't knock a few times before a spark appeared: "Isn't it much more convenient than drilling wood for fire?" After he finished speaking, he threw the flint aside: "Of course, I know that there are still people who can lift the pole, and some people say: 'I just can't find flint there!I only have wood!I can only drill wood to make fire!', what should I say when I meet such a person? Or am I stupid! When I was in school, my teachers taught me that what is the biggest difference between humans and animals? That is, humans can use and make tools! If you have to drill wood to make fire, you don't have to rub it with both hands! You have to learn to make tools! Find a sturdy wooden stick, tie the shoelaces to it to make a 'bow', wrap a hard wood in the middle of the shoelaces, and use the method of 'pulling a big saw' to drill wood to make fire? What? You don't even have shoelaces? Can't you tear out a strip of cloth from your clothes? What? You don't even have clothes? Then hurry up and die! Your life is a waste of air! If you can lift a bar like this, your life must be very miserable, right?"