cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agoWho discovered/"invented" fire?message-squaremessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up125arrow-down1message-squareWho discovered/"invented" fire?cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square52fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBombOmOm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·5 days 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-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·edit-25 days agoCounterpoint: I heard it was Dave
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoIt was the Roman ruler, Biggus Dickus.
minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoI have a vewy good fwiend in Wome named Biggus Dickus.
minus-squarecheese_greater@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoHow do you think the first manmade ignition happened?
minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up16·5 days agoSomeone was careless with their cigarette.
minus-squarecheese_greater@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-25 days agoWhe a rock likes another rock very very much Like flints to the spark
minus-squarejacksilver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoYeah probably while making a tool/smashing something. Knocking two rocks together, create a spark on accident, boom fire.
minus-squarepmk@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days 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.
It was discovered in pre-history, and almost certainly independently by many, many individuals. You aren’t going to get a name on it.
Counterpoint: I heard it was Dave
That prick!
It was the Roman ruler, Biggus Dickus.
I have a vewy good fwiend in Wome named Biggus Dickus.
How do you think the first manmade ignition happened?
Someone was careless with their cigarette.
2 rocks by accident
Whe a rock likes another rock very very much
Like flints to the spark
Yeah probably while making a tool/smashing something. Knocking two rocks together, create a spark on accident, boom fire.
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.