5 Ways to Start a Fire, Using Water

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Fire and water: mortal enemies? Not so fast! Here are 5 ways to start a fire, using water.
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My own creative adaptations to previous projects, and the picture frame lens was inspired by www.greenpowerscience.com with their Aqua lens video: • Free Energy solar Gian...
Projects & pictures that inspired this video:
#1: Original idea adaptation after experimenting with water bottles
#2: Original idea adaptation after experimenting with water bottles (I also demonstrated this method with urine in another video: goo.gl/CIUGRl#3: GreenPowerScience • Free Energy solar Gian...
#4: Original idea adaptation from experimenting with water bottles, and looking for a bottle shaped like a sphere. The POM bottles are perfect!
#5: Original idea after experimenting with the reactions between water and sodium metal in a previous video: goo.gl/AhD0lQ
Project History & More Info:
In this video you'll see how to;
- Start a fire using an old light bulb and water
- Get tinder smoldering using plastic wrap and water
- Make a hands free liquid lens with a picture frame and plastic wrap
- Ignite tinder using a water bottle
- Start a blazing fire by reacting water and sodium
I love the idea that simple resources can be utilized to help meet our basic survival needs. Water is about as basic and abundant as it gets. To use it as a liquid lens you just need to find a way to make it round, clear, and hope for a sunny day! Then, your imagination is the only limitation. :)
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[@IrvinCascade]

The problem with this is... Really, this only shows two ways to start a fire with water. 1. Create a lens by using water and a clear substance to focus light on the tinder. 2. Mix water and sodium to cause an explosive exothermic reaction.

[@FeedTheDrip]

IrvineCascade for real, crap really... kind of made me angry that I waisted that time, and I want those 3:31 back and the time spent bitching about it... so round up to a clean 10:00...

[@Sistik123]

IrvineCascade use pee

[@IrvinCascade]

Sistik123 Not technically water

[@Sistik123]

IrvineCascade Then what is the problem with the video he shows is water. If you want to learn how to start fire different ways their are other videos. He is just showing what you can use with water in this video.

[@IrvinCascade]

Sistik123 ... You missed the whole point of my comment. This video is called "5 Ways to Start Fire using Water;" however, if you want to get technical, it only showed two ways to start a fire using water (as I explained). I can think of a couple of other ways, but they follow the same base design: create a lens using water, or create an exothermic reaction using water... At least one of those ways creates a green flame! :3

[@SwedishSeacon]

Remember kids. Don't play with water.

[@dandroid1810]

Lol

[@bathedgie6139]

Lel

[@mikeread4329]

Skywarp/ /スカイワープ Sukaiwāpu only you can prevent water fires....wait what?

[@olekristianmller-hansen4220]

Skywarp/ /スカイワープ Sukaiwāpu Ban water.

[@theproatgame8932]

Kid: but I need a drink parent: no no drinks for you

[@GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Like the bulb cleaning!

[@marklepka7994]

I know right. It looks awesome when it's cleaned out

[@sticksnstonespatriot1728]

That's what GeorgeFloyd said...

[@William1987GTA1]

@@sticksnstonespatriot1728.... to Hunter Biden, and he told..

[@dittot]

4 of them were pretty much the same thing...

[@josgeerink9434]

yes

[@oskarhylin4160]

Yes but they where good😀

[@rexammus]

Ya

[@vayunbiyani]

and the fifth one is not practical for an average person

[@ismu34]

Same concept but different practical applications

[@joelkennedy3063]

Four Ways To Make A Water-Based Magnifying Glass And One Way To Use Expensive Chemicals To Start A Fire

[@TheRealGerov]

Sodium isn't too expensive. You can get a half of a kilo for about $11.

[@WLLL____.]

TheRealGerov But it's not something you will find very often even if you're surviving in an evacuated city.

[@LDK447]

Lucas Cronin which i hope you are not... zombie-crazed people...

[@OldNavajoTricks]

In that scenario, try scavving Sodium lightbulbs...

[@DeathMonky22]

really its two ways to start a fire and 4 ways on how to be creative with the first fire starting method

[@TheKingofRandom]

Some quick links to a few of the materials I used: [✓] Pom juice: amzn.to/2cDA78J [✓] Saran wrap plastic wrap: amzn.to/2cVdDwE [✓] Sodium metal: amzn.to/2ctSHi5

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[@bossboys8072]

Grant Thompson - "The King of Random" there is a discussing way

[@joribencure8230]

Grant Thompson - "The King of Random" you are awesom

[@minerturtle4550]

Make a lens. Make a lens. Make a lens. Make a lens. Use a very dangerous and volatile reaction.

[@YoHoOMirster]

XD

[@saraha180]

I only count two ways. "Use it to make a lens" "react it with elemental sodium." 2/5 would not pretend 1 = 4 again.

[@robertr7923]

*5 ways to make clumsy magnifying glasses with water

[@RebeccaStroup]

Wow! That's amazing! This information is very useful, especially if you are stranded or lost and need a fire! Good work and keep it up!

[@TheKingofRandom]

Congratulations to jeffhrose who was randomly chosen as the winner of the buzz magnets! They will be shipped out today, and thanks to everyone else who participated in the elephant challenge!

[@robo209]

How has no one else seen this

[@HouseholdHacker]

Great video, Grant! Keep em up!

[@theotherwtemeat]

I'm out in the wilderness and I was able to find a lightbulb, a picture frame, plastic wrap, and a spherical water bottle. But, I can't find water! How do I start a fire without water with all these other things?

[@clutchfreak13]

pee in that lightbulb....

[@TheRebelmanone]

If you can't find water you're screwed anyway, fire won't help you without water anyway. lol

[@TheRebelmanone]

***** He said he couldn't find any, but could boil the pee. lol

[@sticksnstonespatriot1728]

With the bic lighter in your pocket.

[@MrThemeparkVideos]

Love your videos keep up the good work!

[@gamingtec101]

great now i know what to pack the next time i want to get lost in a forest :D

[@briarwolf318]

Yeah, just pack a magnifying glass. :D

[@gamingtec101]

briarwolf318 :D

[@AbrahamHernandez]

+GamingTec101 make sure to pack your sodium next to your water :)

[@Naiuhz]

How can I get blocks of sodium?

[@jussayinmipeece1069]

if i have hot water chances are i already have a better way to start a fire.

[@catjohnson3975]

ah, yea

[@YoHoOMirster]

what?

[@catjohnson3975]

+мisteг Rㅇьloχiдп you need heat to make hot water. fire+water=hot water. hot water+ lightbulb=fire.

[@DaniPaunov]

Not many people here care about you starting a fire at home, because people that have gas stoves can already do that. Even people with electrical ones can do it.

[@darinadimitrova8673]

not true.. you migth haev found natural hot water ;)

[@mattloki1]

We just learned about alkali metals in chemistry today, so seeing an interesting way of using it very cool, cant wait to see more videos!

[@kidcrazy6198]

all these vids are going to help me so mulch when i go camping

[@Lioness99a]

"Pour some water in and run away" - sounds like perfect advice for starting a fire..! :p

[@zureva8325]

Can you do 5 ways to start a water, using fire??? Its a joke but it he does it i will freak out

[@mrminerbob3558]

***** LOL I AGREE

[@zureva8325]

And melting ice with fire doesnt count :P

[@zureva8325]

Alright but thats only one way :P

[@mrminerbob3558]

***** OMG THIS WORKS I tried it at the science lab at school

[@MsSBVideos]

LOL! Funny

[@andycook6480]

Start a blazing fire by reacting water and sodium I love the idea that simple resources can be utilized to help meet our basic survival needs. Water is about as basic and abundant as it gets.

[@joecoolio5520]

Man oh live, that is some cool stuff. My pet elephant, Henry, liked the method using sodium metal. He sure is one crazy Pachyderm.

[@shaazsyed]

This video should be called " How to make Water Magnifying Glasses". Because, thats basically what he did. Good video though.

[@sirstratocaster]

CAUTION - Just a handful of sodium and enough water can create a HUGE explosion! I know - a friend of mine use to steal pure sodium from his parents who were chemist/lab workers. We would fill up a sandwich bag with it and put it in a jar and close the top. We would then throw it out into the river and start throwing rocks at it. Once we hit it and broke the jar we would run like mad for cover. In about 15-30 seconds there would be a huge explosion, as loud as a civil war cannon and you could actually feel the blast (I'm not kidding). Judging from the noise level, I would guess that If you had had it in your hand it might of blown it off. I'm surprised that they only offer an average bit of caution here about it - it's extremely dangerous to work with it around water.

[@MaximusFPV]

So if you ate it... That would be bad?

[@sirstratocaster]

LOL

[@TheNajSD]

Are you a cannon connoisseur? Only a civil war cannon? For exacting purposes, which civil war are you referencing?

[@sirstratocaster]

Only as loud as a civil war cannon, not as loud as a modern cannon, about .74 times as loud.. xD

[@MKwildout]

my moms old school mate once did that and blew 3 fingers off

[@TheKingofRandom]

Nice job on the translation! Thanks for your compliments, and I see what you just did there ;)

[@seancorbett9273]

I'm going to fight fire with WATER LOL, Great Video! I'm amazed!

[@Vicvines]

I'm 29. Do I still need adult supervision? Just FYI I burned my lawn doing the lens ones when I was a kid. But this is so tempting because I do everything I see on the internet.

[@wmoros4902]

Hey im 10 i did the same thing once

[@suryanta]

Im ten and I make fire with cig lighters

[@kfc1211]

Patrick bdqwo

[@bryceturner2906]

I would say that is only two ways but great video

[@aundreacoleman5016]

Thanks, I have three boys. They are going to love this.

[@xScrrream]

Really Aundrea? You're going to let your children play with fire?

[@NuggetEternal]

You have revolutionized fire-making :D

[@Destroyer-be1qo]

next video "5 ways to put out water with fire"

[@user-jy3zq5li4p]

hahahaha

[@Europium]

Isn't this just 5 ways to make a magnifying glass :P

[@Europium]

4* One is different

[@GameAHaulix]

Dude I love your videos

[@yuvalsivan4855]

It is a good video anyway I'm waiting for the next one Love your channel!

[@dirtydan6960]

What if i don't have water?

[@nicoanony]

Sponge_Boobies PEE!

[@dirtydan6960]

Nico Plays Games What if I don't have to pee?

[@nicoanony]

Sponge_Boobies umm spit?

[@Mazda2slow]

Sponge_Boobies jizz

[@dirtydan6960]

yummybudder What if I don't want to jerkoff?

[@ekscalybur]

I counted 2 ways here. You could have 10,000 ways of creating a lens with water, and this video would still have only 2 ways.

[@bricksjardelezasalvaleon5885]

FANTASTIC!!

[@benmeyer2916]

The end made it look like the whole vid was a Volkswagen commercial. LOL! Great vid!!!

[@wafflekinsyrup9559]

2:35 "A little flame pops up" Yeah, very little flame. Much smalls.

[@littypug]

Much wow

[@ozzyaarseth]

Very doge

[@gigicaly]

how do you get hot water to make the fire if you do not have fire to make the hot water in the first place? :)

[@nickbogey1112]

gigicaly Pee

[@gigicaly]

Nick Bogey if you pee hot water you should go to the doctor not try to make fire in the woods with it :)

[@nickbogey1112]

gigicaly hot water, hot pee same thing both hot

[@RebeccaStroup]

You're welcome! I love your channel!

[@xeenslayer]

This guy has some really damn cool and addictive videos!

[@AceeCream]

Without sun? x)

[@johncarey4186]

How does sodium T.P. and water combust

[@user-ph5wr4bf2l]

+John Carey 2Na + 2H2O → 2NaOH + H2 (Some heat will be created,too.the heat will burn the H2 then burst into flames.)

[@bendonaldson1248]

Sodium is highly reactive with water causing exothermic reactions

[@YoHoOMirster]

FIRE IN THE WATER :O RUN yes there is a fire in the water.

[@johncarey4186]

That explains a lot.

[@jordanstevens3]

This is so cool!

[@RaiyaWIlliamsxd]

definetly trying this during the summer :3

[@thomaslyssand7979]

now... how do I get sodium? Dx

[@yonkromis7883]

Use the elephant of surprise To sneak up on some matches be careful they travel in packs

[@michaelcollins2282]

Yon Kromis yes the *elephant* of surprise, *slow claps*

[@mr.potato6643]

Michael Collins I wouldn't even notice if you weren't here!😃

[@mr.potato6643]

*😂

[@zefanyalt5944]

Yon Kromis THIS COMMENT OMG

[@junkdeal]

***** Sneak up, or aim, the light on a pack of matches. The "pack" thing is a joke about matches being in a pack!

[@TheKingofRandom]

Thank you very much!!

[@RHAL121]

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[@KingPeaceus]

Curious: You say use warm water. Will it not work with cold water? If not why?

[@natusetiam]

Cold water is denser, making it harder for the light to make it through. Scientific explenation: The light takes longer to make it through dense substances, giving it enough time to loose it's energy, from both emitting light and warming the substance slightly, depending on how much substance there is.

[@CaptainUsopp118]

Donald Neal warm water will dilate the plastic wrap, and make it droop and sag like a droplet

[@neymargoatinho1889]

Then the plastic would not sag

[@GundamLegacyExtreme]

It's not really using water though, you're using the water like a focusing lens and not the water itself, so it's in fact 4 ways to light a fire with the sun using water. The 5th way is pretty much the only one using water, but again it's more using sodium with water as the starter.

[@DE4DM4N7]

thank you so much for these. the ventures will be happy that they can make fire faster!!!!

[@danroamer]

I didn't know about chunks of sodium and elephant as fire starter. Amazing!

[@Rzkjr]

please rename this to "4 methods of making magnifying glass"

[@bucketsaremyfriend]

5 ways to start a fire with water... my ass. 1-4 were exactly the same method and the fire was started by the light from the Sun. Water not needed, only a lens. Should have been called "4 ways to create a makeshift lens with water to start a fire with sunlight"

[@Shadowedwonder]

The sodium ignition was awesome!

[@velvetcoat]

Wow I'm so glad I found this picture frame, cling foam, water, and sodium hiding convenientally under this rock.

[@ketz11]

Bear Grylls doesn't know this

[@foihdzas]

Bear Grylls would just piss on the kindling and it would spontaneously combust.

[@monster66644]

foihdzas i just shot mountain dew out my nose lmao

[@erickimple6304]

Popped in my Hand, guess I'm not a survival...Water and fire! Nobody thought of this! ;)

[@DiZh0]

no offense, i saw basically 1 way to start a fire, the first 4 are the same using different objects. And the last way, well the sodium is starting the fire mainly and lets be honest, i think you find a lighter or matches faster then sodium, you could count it as a 2nd way or not

[@DaBakshi]

I would think this is mainly for emergency purpose when you dont have matches or lighters. You can find sodium at alot of places, and stockpile some up for emergency.

[@user-cl6yg5tt6w]

I needed this

[@TheKingofRandom]

Thank you! I know what you're saying, and you're right. There are 2 different ideas demonstrated, but 5 different ways to accomplish them.

[@spammy555]

I think this is more like 2 ways to start a fire with water.

[@MrJOHNEBOB]

The title clearly says 5 ways

[@coltontheg5828]

Obvious troll is obviously obvious.

[@thejakeburch]

thumbs up if you thought he was gona use a bong

[@drawdragons4970]

I remember about that one video when he said “elephant”! It was SO hilarious!!!!!

[@neuro944]

Ikr. Elephants are love. Elephants are life.

[@georgebrown1407]

I used the sodium trick on a campout and was the hero of the camp :3

[@SidecarBob]

That's 1 way 4 times (water lens) and 1 other way that involves something besides water (sodium). BTW: Am I the only one who thinks its funny for you to say "make sure you have proper safety equipment" when your gloves & glasses are laying next to the fire you are starting without wearing them?

[@crabthekid5737]

there all pretty much all the same methods :/

[@crabthekid5737]

except the 5th one

[@jacobepic2507]

I love this guy!!

[@clickbaitcancer120]

This is much better than i expected! I thought he was gonna use something old like throwing cold water into boiling water! I was a little disappointed that the most of it were like just using a magnifying glass

[@juliag1097]

I wish you were my dad

[@jacobhamm5681]

The last one was amazing

[@fedorsakalosh763]

I love your videos

[@TheKingofRandom]

Thank you!

[@TheMelopeus]

wow... no ofense... but you made my cry! You... you are the best!

[@ensotao1]

great video - thanks. Was wondering if that extinguisher is combustible?

[@Jamezkrl]

you are my favorite person on KZbin! do you by chance live in utah?

[@ivanlandayan9456]

I like your videos dude

[@abundantgifts4u]

This is good info for the Survivalists.

[@miked5728]

Finally... I found something USEFUL on KZbin!!

[@akuaa05jg]

Does anyone know where i can find a balloon thats like the one used in the first one, with the light blub? Or can i use something else?

[@timfarmer648]

LOVE IT 🤠

[@marlinroth7662]

Nice job on the video, but it is funny that you put the fire in between you and the safety equipment.

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happy 700K!

[@ali_sha3ban_]

i’m the first reply on a 7 year old comment

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[@TomOwenVids]

That Sodium option looks pretty cool for the size/weight:BTU ratio (great for camping kit wtc... But... where does one find the casually mentioned "chunks of sodium" Gotta think if the stuff its that flammable/dangerous tat it would be tough to come by no??

[@joshonyx101]

That was a good video.

[@kell5741]

this guy is awesome

[@minecoca1424]

in 2:30 "put some water and run away" LOL

[@pabelz9077]

you have no idea how much made me laugh right now

[@juanruiz8125]

the last one was awsome

[@gazbugz8745]

bright sunny winters day yep and that would account for 1 quater of the year and is not the only reason people have fires lol.u only cook at night then i presume or would opt for no fire on a cold day out in the bush.may have been soaking wet and need to dry out quick before night falls. man there are many scenario's as to why u /we NEED a fire whether its day night summer or winter...simply having the knowledge to make it as and when u need it is the key.

[@branni6538]

The clingfilm water tray is a great idea.

[@justingeoege3742]

So cool i am gonna try it

[@Scandbauman]

these are fun to do with my friends! ELEPHANT!

[@droman320]

This dude is mguyver. Awesome tips.

[@potatoflux700]

i've actuality never started a fire so this is a lot of help for me

[@redfullpack]

there is one question to your last approach. Where do you get your sodium bits from???

[@azman6568]

Where do you buy the small pieces of sodium. Is that tablet shaped salt?