Primitive Technology: Lime

At the old hut site (the new one being temporarily cut off by flooding) I made lime mortar from the shells of rainforest snails by firing them in a kiln, slaking them in water, mixing them into lime putty. Limestone is basically calcium carbonate (CaCO3). The general source of lime is limestone and various other calcareous minerals, though shells, egg shells and coral are other sources of lime (for more information see video on Corporals Corner channel: • How To Make Roman Conc... or Skillcults channel: • BuildCult Ep.1, Seashe... ). When heated above 840 degrees Celsius, the lime decomposes into calcium oxide (CaO) or Quicklime and releases carbon dioxide (CO2). When water is added to the quicklime it becomes calcium hydroxide Ca (OH)2 or lime putty. From here the calcium hydroxide can then be shaped into a form and allowed to set. Carbon dioxide enters the lime putty as it dries causing it to turn back into calcium carbonate. The new calcium carbonate has then set, remaining solid and water resistant.
In my local geography, calcareous rocks such as limestone are absent leading to a difficulty in acquiring the feed stock for lime making. However, I was still able to make lime by collecting the shells of large terrestrial snails that are native to the rainforest here. The unoccupied shells of these snails were gathered up and stored at the hut. Fire wood was gathered and packed neatly into the kiln. Importantly, the firewood was stacked on top of the grate rather than underneath it in the firebox as is the normal procedure for firing pottery. Using an ordinary updraft pottery kiln in this configuration allows it to reach much higher temperatures than would be possible during normal use. The wood was lit from above and the fire burned down towards the grate. Alternate layers of shells and wood were added on to this burning fuel bed. After adding the last layer of wood to act as a “lid” to prevent heat loss from above I left the kiln to finish on its own, unsupervised. The whole process took about an hour and a half.
When the kiln had cooled down a few hours later, I took out the calcined shells. Not shown in the video was the fact that some shells got so hot, the dirt stuck to them turned into slag and fused to them, possibly with the lime acting a flux lowering its melting point. This extreme heat (+1200 c) should be avoided as the over burnt lime becomes “dead lime”, unable to slake in water. Most shells were still useable though. They were taken out of the kiln and had water added to them. An exothermic reaction then ensued. Heat was produced as the lime quicklime turned into slaked lime. The water heated up creating steam and the shells decomposed into a white paste. The paste was stirred and crushed pottery was added to it as an aggregate (sand is normally used for this, I just had a lot of old pot sherds lying about to dispose of). This lime mortar mixture was then formed into a block shape and left to dry. It took about a week and a half to set as we have had extremely humid, wet weather. The block was observed to have set demonstrating its properties.
What I created is actually lime mortar, typically used for mortaring bricks and tiles together. It’s basically the ‘Glue’ that holds together the building blocks of masonry structures. From my research 20 kg of lime mortar is used on a 1 m square section of brick wall. 5 kg of lime to 15 kg of aggregate (sand, grog etc.) per a 1 m square section of bricks. The shells, though large, are not terribly abundant. A method for finding shells efficiently needs to be made before considering making lime mortar in this fashion. From my experience sand bars in a creek sometimes accumulate snail shells from higher up in the mountains. In these spots, water velocity decreases and shells in the water tend to drop out of the water column. Additionally lime may be partially replaced with ordinary wood ash in mortar without a corresponding decrease in strength. To conclude, making lime in a land without limestone is possible but can be problematic when trying to do so on a large scale.
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[@Lorentari]

Btw - For anyone at home: You don't want to touch the burnt shells with your bare hands as they will react chemically with the moisture and the protective oils on your hands. Lime is a strong base (alkaline) called Calcium hydroxide which is similar to drain cleaner pellets in strength

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More like beaches filled with shells, but ye kinda.

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[@ahmetizmir1081]

"Making lime from snail shells" was new knowledge for me. Thank you. The mortar you made is in Turkey; It is called "Horasan Mortar" or "Roman Mortar". It has various formulas and egg white can also be mixed into it. This mortar has been used in archaeological structures for thousands of years and is a stronger type of mortar than concrete. Over the years it gets harder and becomes just like a rock. However, although it is hard, its biggest feature is that it absorbs the impacts that occur during earthquakes.

[@juanchetumare]

That last part is not entirely true. Lime mortar is not stronger or harder than Portland cement, and isn't shock absorbing. That being said, lime cement is kinda self healing, since when water fills cracks, lime dissolves kinda like what is seen in the video and "repairs" the cracks. It's still pretty cool tho

[@YouCountSheep]

@@juanchetumare Its not the lime that does that. In roman concrete and mortar it is volcanic ash and salt that has this chemical reaction that grows new crystals when it gets wet. There is lime in normal cement aswell. If volcanic ash wasn't the limiting factor worldwide we would all build with roman concrete still. But we don't have it everywhere so that old roman formula is not as good without it for the masses we use it for.

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Primitive robot technology

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Primitive Technology: Nuclear Power Plant

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Primitive Technology: Populating Mars

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A thousand years from now, some archaeologist is gonna dig plot out and be hella confused

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As a Frenchman, I'm now hungry

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Use this technology to rebuild Notre Dam and then eat and celebrate no?

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As an australian, I'm confused by your upside down wrighting and grossed out by snail eating..

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As a Portuguese, what about we share that meal? Eheh

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"When life gives you le-" Primitive Technology: "No. I have lime."

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[@WaffleShortage]

i guess we'll make concrete then.

[@marciaosullivan3200]

You make quickmlime then calcium hydroxide

[@butterflygroundhog]

As someone who doesn't have access to limestone, this video is perfect for me! Thanks for the demonstration! Edit: after reading through your video description, I must admit that your scientific method is outstanding! I'm glad to see that you put a lot of effort into your projects.

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He's entered the concrete age! Absolutely awesome video.

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Worse than that, the guy makes iron too, which means pretty soon he'll have ferro-cement.

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Turn on close captioning, he communicates using that

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Primitive Technology and Cody get stuck on an island. A bit later the island is a global superpower.

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Codys lab am I right?

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[@vmwindustries]

What an epic video! The early Australian settlers, or invaders, or prisoners, (depending upon whom you talk to) used clam shells in a similar manner to create alot of the first structures that were built. They did this due to a lake of limestone in many of the first regions of prison camps. I really enjoyed the show on the channel. Definitely a great episode!

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criminals*

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@@sa.8208 prisoner =/= criminal (does not equate to). Are a lot of prisoners criminals? Sure, most likely. But a lot are, and historically have been, political dissidents or just people who pissed off someone -important- powerful (like a farmer eloping with a lord's daughter). A _great_ many were also simply unable to pay a debt in time to appease a landlord, grocer, or other money lender, and that could have been as simple as _them_ owing money, so they call in debts. If you can't pay, you're arrested, sent to jail which causes more fees, etc. And yes, this still happens today.

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i feel like a lot of our early development can be boiled down to "i accidentally dropped this in the fire"

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@@Gatesealer89 except there's no "accidentally"

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Bored-ass cavemen had to do something.

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@@nievillis Maybe they tried to use it like a stone to make a fire place or they tried to burn it. After they were done they poured some water on the fire so that they wouldn't burn the whole place down and after a few days they realised a hard layer of white stuff on the ground.

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Watching it in 0.75 speed to make it last longer.

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I'm always amazed by how well he lights up a fire. This is actually very impressive work. I doubt most people can light a fire with a stick, even if we gave them over an hour.

[@sycodeathman]

I've tried it, and it's incredible how much harder it is than it looks lol. I ended up with jelly arms and out of breath and had nothing to show for it except some wood dust and a slight burning smell.

[@kittywampusdrums4963]

The magic is in the notch you cut in the fireboard. This collects the hot dust together and then smolders. You blow air over it to get it to glow into an ember and then gently drop the ember into a very dry tinder bundle where it can be nursed into a flame.

[@one_victory6145]

@@kittywampusdrums4963 Yes, but I've seen a guy who actually tried that method only struggle to light a fire for over 8 hours. The guy was new in survival, and he was trying his on a beach. But still it conveys how much knowledge and exp you need. This is why even hobbist survivalists normally carry around flint.

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@@sycodeathman I got a slightly warmer wood with black marks on it. So good job, you did better than me lol

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@@one_victory6145 Those ferocerium rods work good too. Yea if you dont use your hand and make a bowdrill it's a bit easier with the sticks.

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Next on Primitive Technology: *Colonizing Mars*

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racing to win against space x on our new company, space mud

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Minecraft IRL

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Cut to 10 minute montage of man bouncing rocks in the low gravity around to build a rock-igloo

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Tom Banks That would be a good one.

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Don't give him ideas. he will do it

[@williamoliver3380]

As the old saying goes, When life gives you snails, make limestone

[@brennanperry8001]

I followed the instructions, but when I ate it, it tasted nothing like lime.

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B r _U_ *h*

[@christopherwright57]

Yeah me too, my lemon lime and bitters tasted like sandy lemon

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You are not funny

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@@wkins no, you just don't find that kind of humor funny.

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@@brennanperry8001 you are not funny

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Dr. Stone brought me here thanks senku

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Nice to see a fellow weeb. Much love to you, comrade.

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is there any new chapters out

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[@Synystr7]

HE IS ABOUT TO MAKE CONCRETE LADIES AND GENTS! HOLD ON TO YOUR BLUE CARGO SHORTS!

[@fbussier80]

Or soap.

[@DarxusC]

Are you thinking lye? He can get that out of ashes. Actually, I'm surprised I haven't seen him make soap.

[@SMNACTUALLY]

William Apple true but he made a flipping house so he can probably make a bigger kiln

[@IngeniousOutdoors]

He's got limestone. Works the same way.

[@ryanpharr]

Lime is the main ingredient in portland cement aka concrete.

[@hyperu2]

So you can make lime where there is no limestone, but at a snails pace.

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HyperU2 get out

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HyperU2 good one...lol.

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Blimey, that's funny!

[@AshleyMillsTube]

good one :) But on a serious note, I was thinking about this, and if you think about coast dwellers, they would have piles and piles of shells to use: either found on the beach or as middens from all the shellfish they ate. You can almost visualise how they must have stumbled on the technology, after having chucked a bunch in the fire after a meal and then coming back after the rain to find no trace of the shells left.

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You win the internet!

[@sarchlalaith8836]

If you use wood ash in the mix in addition to your aggregate the lime should be flexible, victorians used to use this mix to sound dampen floors in a house. The additional ash also allows the mix to set under water. Additionally you should add way less water to your lime and hammer it where you need it, with larger and smaller crushed up tile, dry as possible, and compact it by repeatedly bashing it into where you want it. This is what the Romans did and this is why their cement is incredibly strong.

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John just so you know me and my brother have been watching your videos from the beginning and look forward to seeing your possible show thankyou you've been a great inspiration for us and we think your just awesome!!

[@5chr4pn3ll]

Good thing you went after the terrestrial snails, the flying ones are a pain to catch

[@5chr4pn3ll]

I bet those will make amazing lime when that time comes though :)

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Wait. YET? This boi gonna beat nasa in the space race.

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I mean it's just a few videos away anyway...

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I'm still waiting for him to tame animals and become a bronze age conquerer.

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Screw the flying ones, What about the running ones¿! Those little shits are faster than a speeding bullet¡! 😂

[@MAlex-ej8lq]

calcination: CaCO3 = CaO + CO2 reaction of lime and water: CaO + H2O = Ca(OH)2 curing of lime: Ca(OH)2 + CO2 = CaCO3 + H2O

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[@ineternet]

interesting, so he only used the shells for their calcium carbonate. meaning if he manages to find marble or some actual limestone, this is much easier to produce?

[@MAlex-ej8lq]

Maybe. But the difficulty is that dolomite or chalk in such a furnace is very difficult to calcinnte, large pieces inside are not calcinnate, and small ones are hard to find in the ashes. Shells of shellfish are thin, easily calcinnate and simply extracted from the ashes.

[@deathwatch27]

you lost me at calc...

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Fuck me I forgot all this despite my chem test yesterday lol no application whatsoever for me

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Thanks this was a nice treat as your videos do not usually come out this fast. It was short and sweet just what I need Friday night :) Thnx

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"My boy's wicked smart"

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Who else finds it satisfying when you watch a video (like this) with its natural sound,no editing whatsoever and just an amazing view of the natural surroundings.

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You mean like ASMR

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Well, he's finally done it. I personally give it a couple years before he starts making castles and Cathedrals.

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That's a lot of snails though

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he better get escargo-ing

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Panthers Hockey No

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Panthers Hockey *clap*

[@Sw3nssoN]

Its the same process if youre doing it with limestone however that might be hard to find in his area

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The anime Dr. Stone had me search to see what is possible. Amazing!

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That's not why I'm here, but I did just start that show today. I want there to be more episodes already. Waiting doesn't suit me :l.

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I feel like you need a good ole' dog to just sit around and nap while you work in the background.

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Most shows on TV only show the survivalist blowing into tinder to catch on fire (Seemingly after a huge effort to get an ember which we can NEVER EVER see.) Primitive Technology shows the friction of the wood, the embers forming, and then the fire. Leads me to believe every single survival show is BS. Thank you for showing us how making fire is properly done!

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You are correct, every single survival show IS BS. Commercial crap.

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I've been watching for a while now and I'm just always waiting on what you do next, your content is amazing and the descriptions you provide are so carefully worded . Stay safe out there!

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Burning shrapnel hitting his face: causes annoyance

[@04zambo]

Bear Grylls has a poster of this guy on his wall!

[@resart5445]

04zambo and he lights a candle from time to time

[@UmerIrfanMir]

04zambo LMFAO

[@n.crossman9858]

In which hut

[@willybee3056]

BG and CL wish they were as good as this guy, ,,😲😲😲

[@rickjanboomsma4631]

Bear grylls is fake

[@gz7006]

Just a reminder to turn on captions and not have to rewatch the start of the video like a moron like I just did. Bless you.

[@wArIaTpl]

Just Another Videoless Channel there there, You're not alone... anymore...

[@theveldtrekker2550]

I first watch it through and guess what he says. Then I watch it with the captions. Then I listen without the video. I then invert the colours and flip the video horizontally and watch it upside-down lying on my bed with a bag of Doritos pumping techno music.

[@jsears73086]

Great now I gotta re watch all of them...

[@AlexRobson]

I’ve watched all of his videos not know there are captions

[@Thalanox]

It's so long in between his uploads that I usually forget until halfway through the video.

[@CreamCobblerFiend]

Thank you for the detailed description of the chemical process

[@UnorthodoxParker]

just rewatched this video. amazing. can't wait to see him make lemon next

[@intricatexploration]

You have advanced to the feudal age

[@wapiti3895]

still no metal though :L

[@crystos-he]

intricateXploration Lauren? Hupehtar. Hommus?

[@crazyweedude]

Wapiti he made iron before

[@AssassinNaivara]

not in a usable form yet though. the best he could do right now is use them in a bb gun.

[@rp3518]

time to throw down a blacksmith and stable

[@almonzerfayyadh1620]

In 4000 years this man will be showing us how to assemble an iphone

[@kieransaul2711]

We'll all be all be watching through the interstellar hivemind thinking "Whoa! That's pretty neat!".

[@leonbyrne1927]

About 1700 years, this is roman era technology.

[@skankhunt_-42]

Leon Byrne laugh at the joke and move on, no one cares

[@leonbyrne1927]

skankhunt42 Your name, skankhunt42 was geralds onlime name while he was a troll. Sorry for the language, tough day. Btw your dad lesbian.

[@skankhunt_-42]

Leon Byrne REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@2macki332]

I am jealous of the piece and quiet that surrounds you ! Keep up the good work !

[@InhalerCat]

whoever is writing that description truly is dedicated

[@lucasa.8223]

Congratulations, we have now entered the Primitive concrete age!

[@jozsimovcek30]

actually limestone made out of empty shells was Roman technique

[@chrishall2594]

Caleb Wilson 😂

[@Nexus42]

Then roads, so he can efficiently move his trebuchets and invade the neighbouring nations! Or a ship, so he can set up trade relations across the sea :D

[@coryfeltell1740]

yooo im done xD hahaa!

[@cijoykjose]

J Sokol No it was ancient indians and chinese technique..

[@thomaskayser6358]

Tbh i dont really want a voice reveal... Weve known him like this for so long it would just feel weird and difrent

[@demomanscott8245]

Well ever thought about this... Maybe he cant talk and he is S I L E N T

[@larss337]

Yea... what if he sounds like Pee-Wee Herman...

[@haidude903]

Or....what if his voice is so amazing that if he were to even utter a single word, we'd all explode, so he's trying to save humanity? HOW DARE YOU JUDGE A HERO!!!!! 😡😂

[@philosophyphilosophy7647]

Turn on subtitle

[@Jadinandrews]

He hasn't developed basic communication skills yet. Right now he may be able to offer a few grunts to indicate intention or to alert someone to the presence of a predator, but since he is so isolated he cannot develop a meaningful language of his own.

[@ByWayOfDeception]

"Naked and Afraid" World Champion

[@gaotamao]

Some old folks back here in Sarawak still take lime putty with betel vine leaves. I guss this must had been a good way to get calcium in the old days. Thank you for all your wonderful videos.

[@2blacknines]

i could listen to this guy not speak all damn day

[@AnHSrandom]

i know right, people blabber about useless topics way too much avoiding real life problems

[@chrisp755]

THE TRUE PRIMITIVE TECHNOLOGY

[@ThisisAlexsCorner]

The other ones are good but just don't reach this man's level of interest, wish this channel posted more often

[@patatenmousse]

Yeah not to be mean but I'm getting sick of those cambodian channels putting "primitive technology" in their title on videos that often have nothing to do with primitive techniques, completely lacking any educational/informative comments if not being frauds ("LMAO we found aluminium nuggets on the ground in the forest and now we're going to cast a sword out of it")

[@blitztt94]

Gauthier Schwebel yup. Especially everyone is trying to make some quick bucks off youtube nowadays. I don’t blame them.

[@alecity1721]

the other ones uses chemical formules and mediaval+ tecnology to create primitive tecnology, they are poop

[@orlandopizzio5647]

3:05 ;that´s a valuable info;thank´s!

[@watchvideo7225]

i like that he made the extra effort to spare the living snails. He has goals and ambitions but he also has humility.

[@Lumencraft-]

Still the best primitive tech channel on KZbin by far!! Thanks for doing this!

[@g.e.o.r.g.e...]

It’s kind of a bummer that all those Cambodian dudes are pulling ahead because they produce more videos and simply skipped all of the redundant stuff that our boi already covered.

[@ngirroo]

He’s the OG

[@ngirroo]

George Not a competition though. The asian primitech channels also have great shit. :)

[@cinezurdo]

ngirro But a lot of their content is actually fake. They use real tools rather than handmade ones. A lot of their videos are faked including how to find ground water

[@mohammedq5438]

Best and first.. And quality is what you want not quantity.

[@qulxis3077]

That's the reason why Gary didn't come home

[@Eryan724]

thats what i thought! LOLOL

[@insideimagery133]

Who's Gary?

[@tumbleman5681]

@@insideimagery133 i assume they mean gary the snail from spongebob

[@insideimagery133]

@@tumbleman5681 That makes sense, haha.

[@inkybinkyschpinky]

Meeoow

[@jhosk]

I can watch these all day long, I have many years worth of skills but I always learn more from watching these, just wish I had time to do the same things

[@stevenescobar9590]

Damn that whole long ass process for one brick. You have a tremendous amount of patience.

[@GokuRunner]

Watching with subtitiles on makes all the difference

[@aphelionx2948]

Goku Runner as soon as I turned subs on, all I see is “More steam” Lovely

[@Beyenne3000]

I thought you were joking... jeez I had NO IDEA!!!

[@jer26705]

Yeah

[@Styx_Dragon]

My mind is freaking blown

[@mplsplayer5191]

Goku Runner thank you so freaking much

[@rahulsagar5269]

His videos must be shown in schools.

[@Probednz]

I work in a primary school and have shown it to the kids, they love it, but all think its Minecraft... lol

[@emmetpbyrne]

I showed his videos in my secondary school history class for talking about the stone and bronze age.

[@zatrat5696]

Why? Do we need that rock?

[@ironfist8817]

Rahul Sagar I hope so coz I'm still in school

[@PatronofDeath]

Well, the better question is: could you live without it? that "rock" is called cement. you know, the stuff that ancient greek and the roman empire was build with. throw in sand and you get plaster, mix it with rocks and you get concrete, . swap the lime with bitumen and you get asphalt concrete. this technique enabled us to build roads, highways, monuments and cities. sure wouldnt hurt kids to know about this "rock", would it?

[@siebenhens]

The one, the only, the best. Love your videos!

[@Hiltothedance1]

If I ever found myself back in time and needed to convince people I was a powerful wizard, I would use this method. Snails into exothermic heat reactions? Absolutely magical.

[@SimulationWithDaniel]

When you see that Primitive Technology uploaded, damn you better click fast Edit: Damn that's a lot of likes! Ps I love his videos

[@ginawolfe2104]

rit

[@somedudethatlikesgurlz3714]

Lol true xD

[@TheZarhf]

True

[@BratislavMetulskie]

why?

[@Adventures_Of_Reel_Nauti]

That's a true fact!

[@DaveLennonCopeland]

I clicked the video out of curiosity and found it quite captivating, excellent.

[@ReptilianLaserbeam]

Dave Lennon-Copeland did you turn on captions?

[@DaveLennonCopeland]

ReptilianLaserbeam - No, not needed...

[@Edgard422]

It's actually a big part of the video. No sarcasm

[@DaveLennonCopeland]

Edgard Perez-Palma - I'll re-watch it... captions on :)

[@andyjackson3663]

dont watch his other vids - you'll get nothing done once you start....

[@ramalsrougi]

I LOVE your channel, dude! ❤❤❤ awesome job 👏❤

[@Suburbanstoneage]

Whenever I need to relax, I just watch this Channel 4 hours.

[@TacettheTerror]

Has he hit the stone age now?

[@lanezurowski6616]

Tacet the Terror no, he hit the lime age

[@quasarproductions2690]

Lime-away only $10.99 and you get a free shinebox

[@SerenityFeueropal]

Dude, if you can think of any more primitive than stone tools, please let me know.

[@killercows3846]

Wooden tools? 😂

[@superalvin7208]

Liam O'Connor, bruh this ain’t minecraft

[@pianystrom8137]

Watching your videos is like taking an anti-stress pill. Soothing and a way to reset your brain. Thank you!

[@leonardolopes4036]

Pia Nyström I agree

[@Linkwii64]

Pia Nyström It is human nature to never lose our root of where we once was, one with nature.

[@pianystrom8137]

We are close to nature. A walk in the woods is evidence. A scarier thing is humans behaving like lower grade apes when Trump speaks.

[@rjmarcdigao8247]

this guy knows everything and its sounds like asmr thats why i like it too

[@BradGryphonn]

Hey mate. I know you won't probably see this. However, just so you know, you help keep me motivated to go back to my happy place near Cedar Bay, up Bloomfield way. Thank you, man. Just. Thank you for keeping me in that space.

[@joegunbie938]

I fucking love this man

[@MuzikBike]

you love this series, or you love the man?

[@werefucked5227]

Muzik Bike both

[@eglolm2387]

he is cute

[@user-pl8rd3sd2m]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@joegunbie938]

Muzik Bike both

[@seanhean1858]

1965: “I bet there will be flying cars and a cure for cancer in the future” 2018: Primitive Technology: Lime

[@lesspeas551]

ѕєαnhєαn [][] 1965: i bet there will be original comments in the future 2018: this shit

[@WeedShaggy]

1965: Bullshit 2018: Bullshit

[@Miszczuuu]

brother, this is truly cure for cancer

[@entahler4012]

ѕєαnhєαn [][] it actually 1962

[@mylifeisacomplexpastiche7901]

1965: Hilarious and original 2018: Hilarious and original

[@keksidy]

Future archaeologists are gonna be confused when they find 2 of the same thing but one is only 300 years old and the other is thousands of years old

[@Kuumin]

I think it should be millions of years old instead of thousands

[@danielcarthy9250]

Well there's still primitive ppl in the amazon and Indian ocean, and they won't have to piece things together like we did likely because we keep so many records

[@JerseyAir]

I honestly just find this so interesting to watch

[@gilgameshtardigrade2141]

"Hot shell fragments shooting out of kiln causing annoyance" That... that was a funny CC

[@momgvisions6249]

The best thing I read in the comments were to turn on captions. I've watched 50+ vids and just now found out 🙃

[@theoneandonly15]

I can relate to that

[@HomoLegalMedic]

But he only has 47 videos?

[@zephyrus573]

@@HomoLegalMedic re watching

[@smiley800]

You know it. I've watched these things for years and wishing I knew why he was doing certain things. Now I have to watch from the beginning.

[@daheadsmiter2052]

most under rated comment award

[@theoneandonly15]

This is how quicklime is made the shells would be calcium carbonate and as it’s heated it becomes calcium oxide then when it reacts with h20 it becomes calcium hydroxide

[@theoneandonly15]

I use shells and limestone because they are both calcium carbonate Telvin witten

[@dongadson1099]

That was gangsta. Shells into a brick. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

[@alexg3740]

Legend has it he has no voice box

[@golnectr]

Sketchy Vids legend had it he doesn't own a single upper body garment.

[@chiwea123]

Legend has it he hasn't discovered shoes

[@thegamingpepper3585]

Sketchy Vids lol

[@wrexwatson9852]

Sketchy Vids legend has it he makes his own WiFi to upload his vids

[@jiraffe9600]

chiwea123 he’s made shoes tho

[@Rob88]

Is your goal to slowly progress through primitive technologies or do you just do what is interesting to you (and us) in no particular order?

[@Rob88]

ADI thanks.

[@KingMCIV]

The latter

[@pacUndo90]

check out his website

[@koreabomb1233]

Read that but slow

[@Frankyroflz]

and you think this nigga is gonna make a pickaxe and find his nearest mountain to mine iron? good luck

[@trvke]

Man, this guy is dedicated to his work

[@adnantariq3346]

Anything video this man makes, I like it.

[@bonlouis8808]

I think you are the greatest Australian export in the last 10 years

[@Shaun-tz6qe]

I had no idea you can make it out of snail shells. I learned some new things from these videos

[@user-jh3kz7dp2z]

snail shells are a high percentage calcium carbonate. Kinda like egg shells too.

[@pinpoint1598]

Shells are calcium carbonate... u can use egg shells too...

[@wilkins67890]

Yeah when I did this a few years ago we used egg shells and shellfish shells both work pretty well just as long as you wash the shellfish shells first to get rid of the salt

[@jremeliik4398]

You can use corals.

[@PixlRainbow]

ShadowWhelp bones should work too

[@sergeysergeyfest4257]

probably the most useful videos on KZbin are videos about survival in the wild. seeing all this crazy house around, I want to go away into the woods, and start living like a human being!