This WIRED Expert REALLY Shocked Me...

[@metatronyt]

I found his actual channel. Go subscribe it’s incredible youtube.com/@donnydustspaleotracks?si=0UIkbCv5U-GTquqg

[@connie_d]

mate he literally did bass and vocals for slayer for decades, you so disrespectful

[@stevenbrophy5203]

When you get properly hungry you will be surprised what you will do and eat. My father went through jungle training in the army on the first couple of days they were shown the bugs etc and told what to eat and they were disgusted and refused to eat the grubs etc. By the 3rd 4th day when real hunger sets in he said they would eat anything. Gret video.

[@The_Dodge_Meister]

@@connie_d huh?

[@metatronyt]

@@connie_d How am I disrespectful? I just praised him and shared his channel with my subscribers (?)

[@csp7989]

@@metatronyt its a joke. He bears a passing resemblanceto the basist from Slayer. Tom Araya.

[@tylerdavis6389]

This guy has his own dedicated channel where he just does this stuff. He absolutely a legit badass.

[@shawnwolf5961]

Care to drop the link?

[@tylerdavis6389]

@@shawnwolf5961 youtube.com/@donnydustspaleotracks?si=nNwti1jspYWpQNH0

[@tylerdavis6389]

@@shawnwolf5961 youtube.com/@donnydustspaleotracks?si=nNwti1jspYWpQNH0

[@michelguevara151]

his knapping video is fascinating. I tried it a few times and had mixed results, but this was before such things as youtube.

[@larrywave]

​​@@shawnwolf5961Danny dust's paleo tracks

[@delaroxx]

this dude is an absolute legend man, I once watched him throw the atlatl at a bison carcass with different stone tips for someone's studies on the efficiency of ancient hunting weapons. he's the absolute real deal, no bs.

[@Aikurisu]

Looks like this guy has the same energy as that old dude who saved his pup once from an alligator, while underwater... all the while never letting go of his cigar.

[@kyo-raikogen9493]

Clint's Reptiles reacted to that in his video yesterday! "That's the most Florida thing I've ever seen."

[@FireflowerDancer]

The cigar would be so soggy afterwards but that's pretty legit lol

[@YochevedDesigns]

@@kyo-raikogen9493 He's the hagfish of Florida Man.

[@mscapeh4451]

He looks like a viking

[@mscapeh4451]

Meta have you tryied ancient cities game and 0ad and The other stone age game?

[@HierophanticRose]

Fun fact, stone knapping was such a versatile technology that even in the Bronze Age you had people working Obsidian for knives, arrows, even blades in around Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean places where it was particularly hard to get Tin or Copper. We often think of flint knappers as ooga booga people but it has been a technique that survived to quite advanced times by comparison.

[@lonelystrategos]

NORTH02 has some great videos about different prehistoric cultures that showcase how advanced flint knapping got.

[@micahbonewell5994]

Also look at the Copper Culture in the Great Lakes. They started working with Copper because it was so readily available, but ended up going back to Stone knapping because stones are tougher and have better edges.

[@stalhandske9649]

Archers in Roman imperial legions still preferred flint heads. Possibly because you could make new ones on long campaigns.

[@a-blivvy-yus]

Fun fact: even in the modern day, obsidian knapping is used to manufacture one-time-use scalpel blades for surgical use. They're about 10x the sharpness of surgical steel blades, even when using far more expensive and high-tech sharpening methods.

[@wolf310ii]

@@a-blivvy-yus Thats also because scalpels arent that sharp to begin with, because of the type of stainless steel they are made of (rust resistant, chemical resistant and relative soft for a blade). And they are also kind of single use. After every use they get cleaned, sharpend, cleaned and sterilized, or even get trown away

[@davidweiss5000]

Just a suggestion: maybe add the videos you react to in the description. This guy deserves it that people could find the video with just a click and not have to look for it.

[@Not-Ken-Molestina]

He has. Consistently he always does.

[@Hathur]

@@Not-Ken-Molestina Not my experience. He SOMETIMES does. For instance, he hasn't done it in this one. No link in description. Some of his other recent videos also fail to link to the source video.

[@KingZealotTactics]

I'm fairly certain the guy has his own youtube channel.

[@davinci3259]

@@KingZealotTactics Donny Dust

[@shanecrump7932]

It’s in a pinned comment now

[@BUZZKILLJRJR]

This guy is legit, I've watched him for years now and him make stone tools and clean deer and all kinds of stuff make fire with his hands using sticks and primitive methods this guy really knows his stuff. The Vikings, or better the Scandinavians, used a lot of the same methods from Stars and where the sun rose and set and the moon to find cardinal directions they are very good at doing the very things he's speaking of on the sea and on land.

[@joeye.365]

I have been subscribed to Donnie's channel for years now. Amazing man. He is singlehandedly keeping these ancient skills alive.

[@nicholasroach880]

Alaskan here. Firearms are tremendously effective. But it all depends on your situation and your gun. 45-70 is a good decent size. Aim for the heart/lung area. But the most effective means of dealing with a bear attack is making sure it doesnt happen in the first place by the means he described in the video.

[@randuthayne]

And don’t use a shotgun you’re just going to piss it off

[@AliceBowie]

​@@randuthayne12 gauge rifled slugs would be effective, but I wouldn't try it with buckshot. 12 ga slugs might leave a bigger exit wound than you would want.

[@paloma4444]

@@AliceBowie You should not want to be killing bears. Period.

[@feartheghus]

@@AliceBowieif it’s a bear charging you I doubt the exit wound size is the most relevant issue.

[@feartheghus]

@@paloma4444you want to get an attacker to stop attacking you, if that kills the bear then so be it. The rule even holds for human attackers who are obviously more morally important, so why are you bothered by near death. If it didn’t want to risk death it shouldn’t have attempted to cause your death.

[@runevi]

When you responded "Yeah! How?!" your excitement to learn about the insulating properties of igloos was hilarious/infectious. Good stuff!

[@e.c.5994]

My dad went winter camping every year for decades; he taught me and all of my siblings how to make a good, solid snow cave. If made correctly, a snow cave or igloo can absolutely be heated using a tea light or (very) small fire to a fairly comfortable temperature.

[@ShieldWife]

This guy is awesome! I think because he’s on Wired, he’s not allowed to discuss guns. If you’re in the USA and are interested in wilderness survival, you should have a gun - preferably a rifle of medium to high power. This is not only the best self defense against dangerous animals, but also the best hunting tool. Bullets are also good for fire starting since you can take them apart and use the gunpowder to help make a fire.

[@mawortz]

"Breaking News: Ancient history nerd survives grizzly bear attacks thanks to his Roman armor replica."

[@aleisterlavey9716]

Bear is now part of said Roman armor costume.

[@Blisterdude123]

If we're being real, the armour is more likely to be your cause of death in that scenario than the bear itself. The headline would be something like, 'Man crushed into fine paste by Roman armour replica after Grizzly bear attack' lmao

[@joshbull623]

@@Blisterdude123 Pretty sure you can take on a Grizzly bear just fine, it is polar bears that are impossible to defeat.

[@lazyidiotofthemonth]

No, Bear would rip it apart like it was butter.

[@CollinInGame]

@@joshbull623 Yea you definitely can. Bears are slow and dumb, and no match for a modern day human. In fact, I think you should take a camera and go out into the woods, and fight a grizzly bear. It would be fire content.

[@elguardallavesdejaal]

Mentioning the placebo effect made me remember the fact that in middle ages there were already doctors that were aware of it. I remember that for example, Arnau de Vilanova, belived that charms and amulets made ill people feel more secure about regaining health, and that people who show that invigorated believe, had a bit more chances to survive. He knew that the charm probably didn't have any power to cure, but he also knew that the mental state of the patient did have some effect on regaining health. He probably took that idea feom Costa Ben Luca, and I think its easy to imagine that they weren't probably the only doctors who knew about this. This info I found it in an article called; The "Experience-Based Medicine" of the Thirteenth Century, by Michael McVaugh. Really interesting to have a little insight in how people from the past especulated around how to link the cause and effects on medicine and treatments.

[@ZiGGi03]

Always boil water even if it’s been filtered . Also don’t take rocks from the river to use in a fire the moisture in the rocks boils and the gasses break open the rocks and they blow up . I use hot rocks to to dry socks and shoes I live in Arron in Scotland it’s always wet here .

[@BrianHart-s2d]

Eeewww,why no just buy 7 pair

[@StetzMusic]

@@BrianHart-s2dyou still need to dry them….thats how fungus grows in shoes easier…

[@Marky-Mark1337]

I don’t use rocks from the river, I see it as counterintuitive but good to know

[@freddy9120]

Yeah if you do dry them near the fire for a day or 2 before you even think of putting it in the fire

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

Yep. Always _always_ boil water. Even those fancy survival filters cannot filter out viruses and those straw filters to me are absolute quackery.

[@woolph58]

About bears; Don't Run, prey runs. Most people run at about 8-12 mph, most bears can easily hit 25- 40 mph. Just don't. If you encounter a bear and it hasn't committed to aggression the best thing you can do is; Don't Stare, most bears consider staring very rude and they will want to slap you silly. Instead, drop your head and shoulders a little, casually turn away and at a slow but steady pace walk away. If the bear sits down to watch you leave, keep moving. If it starts moving towards you change your angle of retreat so you can watch it better but keep moving away. If it changes its angle of approach to intercept you, you are boned. In that case, turn to face it directly while standing on your tiptoes and raise your arms as high above your head as you can. If you're wearing a jacket or coat, slip it off and grabbing it by the arm holes and raise it up behind your head. You are trying to seem as big as possible. Just be aware that what you're saying to the bear is, "WHAT! You want a piece of me?" Try to remember this little ditty, "If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's white, goodnight."

[@atticstattic]

God forbid one should be rude to a bear😂

[@wolf310ii]

Running is good, as long you are out there with someone who runs slower than you

[@atticstattic]

@wolf310ii That's called the "Buddy system"😁

[@brasschick4214]

You said that bears consider staring rude…. Oh dear Paddington!!!😢

[@25smilingsamurai]

To answer your question, most Alaskans use firearms over bears spray to defend against bears. Bullets work when the wind is blowing a lot where bear spray does not. It depends on the caliber if it would be effective on a bear. 44 mag, 10mm, 357 mag are some of the most used in handguns for bear defense. There are lots of youtube videos on this topic if you want to go down the rabbit hole.

[@gotteskind_7]

I went down that rabbit hole before and was about to say, yeah definitely 10mm, but the rabbit hole I went down was actually for Dogman, LOL.

[@redneckroy8947]

Bear spray is for the two legged threats. That, and hornet spray is far more effective, and cheaper than bear spray.

[@christianjensen952]

I grew up in Greenland, so admittedly it's polar bears, not grizzlies, so larger than most grizzly bears, but I can assure you that a bear of that size will NOT be stopped by a few shots unless it's in the face. You can't shoot the bear in anything that matters when it's running towards you. This is 2nd hand information btw, I haven't personally shot a bear, but my father has a pelt in his livingroom shot by my uncle on the east coast 😅

[@criticalyoshi]

.454 casull alaska edition pistol

[@kohakuaiko]

Alaska: the only state in the union where law enforcement will give you firearms (or at least they did in the 80s) One of Dad's friends was camping out hunting deer when they stopped by his camp site asking about what he brought with him. He told them he had his 22 for the deer. They said that isn't big enough; there are moose in the area. Let's get you something bigger. He said he brought his 45 for that.

[@dus10dnd]

Legumes would actually be difficult in the wild. We have to do a lot to prepare them because they have some chemicals in them as a deterrent from being eaten. They need to be soaked to remove them. So, if you have somewhere that you can do that, you're in good shape. If not, they will irritate your gut, at best... sometimes far worse depending on your tolerance and existing predispositions.

[@pohjanvanamo]

Yeah... I couldn't think any wild legumes that would be edible. We have Vicia cracca, which is mildly toxic, I don't think I would like to try that 😅😆

[@janrothkanarski]

It's such a good time when you're enjoying the experts. Not that I don't appreciate your debunks and critiques when you don't, but these ones, where you are clearly having fun and adding to rather than opposing, are just... a better feel for me I guess. Glad to see you keep the positivity alongside the objectivity, even if neither can ever be perfect. We are all only humans. Glad you keep doing what you do. :-)

[@bardownsnipe]

Hunter and gunsmith here to answer your question about bears and guns. As with everything, it really depends. First of all, what kind of gun? I think we all understand what different cartridges have different power levels, but when it comes to dropping something in its tracks that really matters. Most any hunting rifles have the power do that with a headshot, but only the larger ones will do that with a body shot, and even then there’s likely to be a number of moments before the bear expires. Heart shots surprisingly are not as instant as you’d think. When it comes to hand guns, oof. Aside from giant revolver cartridges, you’re almost guaranteed to need quite a few rounds to stop a grizzly bear. The nice thing about that though, modern handguns carry a good number of rounds and you can dispense of them very rapidly. Shotguns are great, especially shooting slugs. A slug is just a massive hunk of lead that’s got a lot of power behind it. Buckshot for a bear is less good, but still effective. The problem with buckshot will be penetration. Bears are big and thick and to reach vital organs you need to penetrate hair, hide, fat and meat. Each individual buckshot pellet carries only a portion of the power, so you need them working together to do damage. The closer the bear, the tighter the pattern, the more effective buckshot will be. And that tidbit about buckshot brings us around to yet another factor, projectile selection. That’s too broad to really get into here, but if you’re low on power then you need to assure that penetration so full metal jacket or solid copper/brass would be preferred. If your cartridge has the energy to manage penetration just fine, we will flip our concerns to expansion. Ideally your round will expand and retain enough percentage of its mass to impart as much energy as possible to the target. That gives you maximum damage and is incidentally why expanding bullets are used almost exclusively for hunting and banned in warfare. And finally the last factor that I would deem of the utmost importance here, what is the intent of the bear? Is it attacking you for its own survival, for food, or in defense of young? If it’s for food you probably don’t need to kill the bear, it’ll probably be sufficiently scared by the sound of the gunshot and certainly from the pain of it. Bears aren’t interested in sustaining serious harm just for the sake of dinner. Now if it’s a momma convinced you’re there to harm a cub, she likely is willing to fight to the death, so any damage or fear is ignored by her until that threat is gone. It’s the same principle with people, most robbers aren’t interested in being shot so if you produce a weapon they’re out of there. Not worth it. But if a person is fighting for their life, as you mentioned a stomach shot is not enough to put them down. Honestly this is easily a topic that warrants a ten minute conversation, if not an hour or more response. Regardless I hope this helps scratch your curiosity itch Metatron👍🏽 as always this was a fun video

[@SauloPMB]

The second I saw his face on this thumbnail I knew Metatron would have a blast watching him, I've seen this experts videos before, the dude rocks (no pun intended)

[@smjorhnifur]

Just wanted to say that I love your pronunciation of valheim. As a native Icelander I speak old norse and you pronounce heim exactly like it should be. Kudos

[@SusScrofaVulgaris]

Can confirm. Willow bark and Poplar bark work as aspirin.

[@Madonnalitta1]

Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), too.

[@SusScrofaVulgaris]

@Madonnalitta1 good to know. Just had to check if it grew in my country.

[@pohjanvanamo]

Willow bark has salicylic acid, aspirin has acetylsalicylic acid. Not sure what the acetyl-prefex does, but apparently they both work for pain medicine 😅 Never tried willow bark tea though.

[@SusScrofaVulgaris]

@pohjanvanamo tea... from experience just from chewing the bark, or the inbetween bark. It's very bitter. But works lekker.

[@arnekrug939]

​@@pohjanvanamo It's a functional group that allows the molecule to cross the blood-brain barrier more easily.

[@viper2148]

A survivalist method of reclaiming moisture from urine (and other preferable sources) is to dig a pit and put an empty pot in the middle of it. Fill the pit with urine or other sources of water (e.g. vegetation, sea water, wet leaves etc.), stretch plastic over the pit and put a rock over the center of it. The moisture will condense on the top of the plastic, drip down to the center where the rock is and drop into the pot.

[@GryphonBrokewing]

Something that Bear Grylls (urine fetishist, if you ask me) never really emphasized about saving your urine was if you crashed in an arid area, were well-hydrated, the first voiding of the bladder could be used directly & maybe get you to a natural source of water that hasn't been through your body. Your method is definitely preferable, though. Best to prepare and not need it.

[@deathofkindness]

Bears Black- FIGHT back Brown- lie down White- Good night

[@ihurtmyi90]

Black bears generally aren't that big tho 300-500 pounds is still pretty scary

[@CorvusCorone68]

panda- hand it some bamboo

[@atticstattic]

'fight' back

[@soluna2252]

right back?

[@deathofkindness]

@soluna2252 ya "fight back"... black bears are small but lightning fast...I suggest kungfu

[@EdmundKempersDartboard]

"A Valheim character with good textures" is the best compliment I have ever heard.

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

What he means by 'north and south' is that the sun casts shadows, within which, cold and moisture has some safety from the heat. This is why moss grows strongest on the north side of a tree, and vegetation which uses the sun to aid growth thrive on south facing land. You can also find your bearings in cities if you can see satellite dishes, as they mostly point toward the equator, to positions in geostationary orbit.

[@Geographyandhistory2024]

I don't want to be the grammar police, but sun doesn't cast shadows, it does the exact opposite.

[@Ohmanwhyyourfeelingshurt]

What, wow, no waayyy

[@johan.ohgren]

@@Geographyandhistory2024 yeah, obsticles does. Such as mountains and trees.

[@mimimac]

Compasses work pretty well also 😊

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

@@Geographyandhistory2024 1, 'Grammar, not gramar. 2, Try making shadows without a directed light source.

[@JosephSmith-lm4ri]

I'm not an expert on this topic, but second hand I've heard that when it comes to bear defense you generally want 10mm or bigger in caliber, with a lot of people now opting for 500 magnum.

[@sneedfeed3179]

The moon thing blew my mind. If you think about the earth, sun and moon as points on a flat space, it makes perfect sense. That being said, the crescent isn’t directly parallel to the location of the sun because our view of the sky distorts the true location of celestial bodies, the general direction is correct.

[@lisapop5219]

Yes, boiling water is a method of cleaning water. That's why public water utilities sometimes issue boil orders. We lost water from hurricane helene and when it came back, we had 7 days of a boil order to be on the safe side.

[@alphamorion4314]

26:58 Preach, my friend, preach. As an italian, who doesn't really understand United States's culture and therefore doesn's really understand all of the "bad rep" around preppers, I've always found that these type of individuals, as long as they do it for fun, as a hobby and whatnot, deserve full respect and should even be admired. Ideally, "normal city people" like myself should try and learn as much as possible from these people, since they have abilities and skills that will be valuable *everywhere*, not just in the city like mine are.

[@ChristoffRevan]

The main reason some see them negatively is that a lot of the more notorious preppers out there are anti-government and can have extreme political views. There's been some infamous ones that basically force their family to be in the prepper "lifestyle" as well and make them live out in the forest with them and have no contact with civilization. Most preppers aren't that extreme, but the reputational damage has already been done

[@MarkHorton-n3t]

There have been natural disasters causing short term to several weeks of isolation including lack of services over the world THIS year. Supplies of food, water, medical basics, sturdy clothing, a way to get heat and preparation are the difference between life and death.

[@boBsGOODdaze]

The motto of the Boy Scouts of America is: Be prepared. ~boB

[@alphamorion4314]

@@ChristoffRevan Thanks for the explanation my friend. Unfortunately, if one's only reference is basically Hollywood (as in my case) one would think that "preppers" are basically all nut-jobs. Wich Seems like a shame and a wasted potential, but hey...

[@groovyhoovy2606]

As an American these people usually aren’t made fun of it’s 2 different types of preppers the people that sell prepping equipment like $400 to $3000 meal kits and things like that which people HATE And people that have Tv shows and the like which are presented as stereotypical nut jobs These are the two most common to see in media and it’s what people think of when prepper is brought up not someone who’s an outdoorsman

[@LogicalNiko]

Donny Dust studies, practices, and teaches primitive survival skills. He is an expert on Paleolithic to Neolithic (Stone Age) techniques and anthropology. He is an ex US Marine survival expert. He not only studies the techniques but he also practices the skills himself. He mainly practices primitive North American historic methods, but most of his skills are very universal to around the world. He was started becoming visible with the History Channel's Alone series. Unfortunately, he had previously had a heart attack from Heriditary heart issues. That combined with the extremes of getting food poisoning in alone in the arctic pushed him to the point where the show decided to pull him out. Then got He got really popular in the early days of shorts by having these videos where people would ask him to make stuff. Most of them always started with "Can you make a ....(he would nod) Yeah)." Then cut to him making it in like 60 seconds. He also has a podcast, a book, and other things now. But he is totally the real deal. Where as a lot of guys go out with a knife and a few basics, Donnie is the kind of expert who could walk out in the wilderness with absolutely nothing on him and survive. Most of his channel is just like this but with more time and explanation per topic.

[@Trav_Can]

33:02 Wow... I didn't know you were such a sweetheart Metatron. I am surprised you didn't know how important boiling water is though. I learned that as little kid.

[@MisterMisanthropeEsquire]

Around here in rivers or streams that are prone to times of high water, you can find all kinds of flint stones (novaculite) in the high water areas when the water is low. Sometimes you can find arrow and spear heads that are no telling how old. Some are still in perfect condition.

[@lucassmith1886]

So true. As a kid, me and my father used to go way out in the woods around areas like that and f0und dozens of arrowheads

[@Painkiller040]

Metatron’s content and reactions are always gold.

[@naebhor6931]

This guy is a genuine survivalist. It's not a studio or green-screen but his own house, possibly studio, where he records his video's and shows true ancient survivalism.

[@JKribbit]

Oh cool! Metatron reacting to his long lost brother!

[@pskarnaq73]

*father lol

[@Xituculumucumba]

@@pskarnaq73 I think that Donny Dust might just be a couple of years older than the Metatron! He was 37 in 2017 according to a Guardian article.

[@pskarnaq73]

@Xituculumucumba whoa. Not that the dude looks to be in bad shape, he just looks older than that.

[@somethingrandomyt8367]

​@pskarnaq73 it's the grey hair i can see him being a little over 40

[@ИванМишић]

@@pskarnaq73 Well, he has grays in hair . And, spending time in wilderness makes your skin a bit wrinkly (tougher). On other side, i am 50, no gray hair (only beard) and fair pale-gray skin - looking 10 years younger; but it takes me 15 minutes only to get out from bed - from back pain, knee pain, hart not pumping right, no proper circulation on legs, coughing out black bricks... The way he looks, and his stance, and clear eyes... I WISH that i could be at least 10% of him. 😂🤣

[@Trahloc]

~17:00 look up a lovely little grandma named Bella Twin. She stopped a grizzly bear with a single shot lr22 rifle. She got it around the ear/eye and took out a 9' 6" bear. So as they always say, placement beats caliber.

[@vilecreature8640]

Yea that's great and all, but the bear wasn't mauling her or even charging her. Her situation is vastly different then a defensive situation, while an amazing story it is definitely the exception and not the rule. And this story has no grounding for someone that is thinking of what to be armed with for bear defense, because again the bear was not charging or showing any aggression. If a ton of fluffy death is running at you I guarantee you will want the most amount of gun you can.

[@carljohnsson7593]

33:53 But Metatron Spiders in your home are friends. Unless they are deadly. They keep all the other nasties away

[@santiagolerin]

Agreed

[@Miner-dyne]

With spiders in the house, much like wives, results vary...

[@theodoreharrold9875]

I'm the opposite, I leave the spiders alone... the fish 😋

[@Bunnidove]

Har har ​@@Miner-dyne

[@EdHunter55]

Luckily of the 40.000+ described spider species only 10 to 20 are considered deadly to humans. (assuming your not allergic) So the vast majority can be considered friends. ^^

[@admiralhopper5936]

A bear round is 10mm or higher when it comes to pistols. Anything smaller is only gonna make them mad.

[@Th1nk1n6]

Regarding his excellent teeth, there was a dentist / anthropologist a century ago, Weston A. Price, whom observed that the majority of "primitive" tribes, living on diets of meats, dairy, fruits and vegetables, and _a lack of processed grains,_ displayed greater conditioned teeth, next to no cavities, better tooth alignment, and what is more, more immense smiles if not also accompanying larger jawlines, in contrast to their "first world" contemporaries in residing in civilized cities.

[@dirksharp9876]

It's a shame Price fell out of popularity for a few bad takes. Many of his concepts were powerful and helpful in an individual and collective way.

[@nostalji93]

bc the food industry is literally poisoning us with sugar. We aren't build to live from chococlate pudding and soda.

[@protoman1214]

Those same studies also found big differences in people from certain areas despite similar diets to others. The genetic factor is big.

[@oskarskalski2982]

That's true, when archaeologists were digging up ancient graves they found something interesting. Teeth of people living in the neolithic era were significantly worse than those from earlier mesolithic era. And that's because when neolithic revolution happened people started eating way more carbohydrates which caused carious teeth.

[@freddy9120]

You can see the difference in teeth from Henry the 8th's time till now from when people started using cutlery.

[@quirelll]

22:45 boiling kills a lot of bacteria but nowadays water and soil is polluted with things that 100 degrees won't disintegrate

[@alexandrebegin3951]

“… I’d bring my Roman armour” 😅 you’re the best Metatron

[@TheBayru]

This is how belgian bears invented the waffle iron ...

[@white-noisemaker9554]

Metatron, I used to work in the armor and ballistics industry, and we used to get data from various Federal service agencies. One set of data I distinctly remember from the US Park and Forestry Service is that by and large most handgun calibers were, on their own, not enough to provide enough central nervous system disruption. If you have nothing else, and were of sound enough mind to accurately place shots into the small area of the brainpan, the minimum needed would be non-standard heavy-grain hotloads of .357 Magnum, hunting loads of.44 Magnum, or other specialty hunting loads of .454, .474, and .480. But the gold standard that the Forestry Service Data recommended for neutralizing an attacking bear was the classic 30.06 Springfield. Modern military service rifle calibers simply did not inflict enough central nervous system disruption to neutralize an aggresive bear. The 30.06 had the perfect blend of bullet weight, propellent charge and burn rate at encounter ranges, and accuracy through even a carbine length rifle to be an effective bear round. Now that data was around 15 years ago, so my information might be off, but I hope that's food for thought for your question.

[@KWW0321]

Donny is the real deal and is a phenomenal instructor. Regarding your firearms question I would go with whatever you can shoot accurately and a projectile/load geared towards penetration. 300win mag with a 178 grain ELD-X has served me well for all north American game. Bear spray works great as well.

[@jorndebello7317]

My uncle got shot 5 times in the chest, and he wasn't on any substances. Misidentified gang shooting (a gang mistook him for some else). No head or heart, he recovered fast and didn't pass out tell the hospital put him to sleep. It's taking me longer to recover from a blunt force injury to my head then it took him. It's amazing how much damage mammals are made to take

[@kryogenik2073]

Donny Dust is friggen awesome! The guy has been in multiple survival shows and everything. I know he had to tap outline time because of his heart. But dude just flourishes when he's out.

[@Docmartin281]

Brings me back to my “Scout” days as a boy! One of your best to date Metatron! Keep up the good work!

[@caustic69420]

17:04 suppose it depends on the caliber. Any gun will kill a bear,but during a charge I'd say you at least want a revolver in 454 casull,a rifle in .308 or a 12 gauge shotgun with slugs. Shot placement matters,their skulls are freaking tough

[@vinnie666]

I'd adjust that by saying any gun CAN kill a bear... But whether you're gonna be able to get a vital shot in a panic is a different story. Generally though, higher caliber is better.... Their bones are tough, skull is pretty much bullet proof, and they have a lot of really strong muscle.... Most of the time, you're kinda just better of firing into the air to scare them off. Worst case scenario, especially with a grizzly.... You just end up pizzing them off.

[@nathanmclaughlin304]

Keep in mind he said be loud. The sound of the discharge of the firearm would probably do a lot to turn the bear away over actual damage. Depending on caliber, of course, creating the sound.

[@caustic69420]

@@vinnie666 absolutely,no guarantee it'll kill it in time

[@caustic69420]

@@nathanmclaughlin304 Even a 22 is pretty loud, but sometimes sound isn't enough. The whole sound thing is more about saying"hey, I'm here,go away" rather than when it actually comes down to protecting yourself

[@scorpionlord9175]

Kentucky Ballistics actually did a video on that and ballistic dummies actually sent him a custom made bear skull dummy. they put the caveat that they made it as tough as possible, but it isnt a 1 to 1 of a bear skull, but they got it as close as they could with the materials they had. (ill put a link to the video below) and yeah....... a big revolver wrecked it, smaller calibers did some damage XD but the revolver.............. like damn the damage it did lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaO1mXmarqeKe8U&ab_channel=KentuckyBallistics

[@nickelnips5114]

This guy reminds me of my grandpa. my grandpa taught me everything he knows about woodcraft. I know a lot of stuff about the woodlands environment and I love the environment because of my grandpa and this guy reminds me of him.

[@natecus4926]

Donny’s videos are so soothing and educational. I love his videos

[@criticalyoshi]

When it comes to making fires from scratch like that, preparation of dry materials is the most important. Sometimes you can't find a single dry thing around and it takes forever to get a good fire going.

[@GandalfDilagaf]

This was a pleasant surprise I didn’t expect you to react to this guy I remember watching a bunch of his TikTok’s years ago where people ask him if he can make something from natural resources and he would make all types of stuff people requested.

[@MirZee]

Such a fun video, both the original and the reaction. That survivalist is such a cool guy, and it would definitely be useful for everyone to learn more about survival. Myself included.

[@ImotekhtheStormlord-tx2it]

my man looks like he found ICELAND and created first village there

[@excalitto]

This guy definitely knows his stuff. He's not only good at explaining but he is also providing visual examples.

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

What he calls a 'square' knot, we call a 'reef' knot in Britain. We were _so_ lucky when I was growing up, as we had Ray Mears on tv teaching us bushcraft on the BBC, what he taught us was so much more than 'just' bushcraft, though.

[@artyjnrii]

Ray Mears is still making things on KZbin btw

[@gcewing]

In NZ, too. And if you tie one the wrong way you get a "granny knot".

[@TGPDrunknHick]

reef knot was well known in Aus as well. basically the first thing you learn in Scouts Australia. as a 'flat' knot it's useful for things like medical slings if you need it as well because it's more comfortable. in fact a scout scarf is designed so you can use this knot to tie a sling or form a bandage if needed.

[@saccorhytus2728]

What did you think of him calling a bowline a bow-line instead of rhyming it with rollin'? Americans 😊

[@BaseDeltaZero1972]

Donnie is a beast. Been watching his channel for years. He lives and breathes the stone age. Incredible knowledge and insane practical skills.

[@SanteriPerma]

It's always scary to see your favorite content creator on metatron's thumbnail ngl 😂

[@ben_b_blake]

27:18 You can actually become immune to stinging nettle. When I was in the army it took about a quarter of a year and I didn't feel anything or got a rush from stinging nettle anymore, because I was stung every few days. However, it lasted only one or two years after military...

[@nightking0130]

Speaking of the grizzly bear vs weapons. I saw a video of one of those tour guides in bear country and he was packing a smith and wesson 500 magnum. He was not playing games. Thats one of the most powerful rounds.

[@BeetleBuns]

that guy was an idiot then, you'll get 1, maybe 2 (if you're EXTREMELY lucky) shots off out of that thing before the bear reaches you. The intense recoil means you can't put a lot of rounds on target (what ACTUALLY stops bears) quickly. Brown bears have been killed with 9mm many times, simply because you can put 15 rounds into the thing before it hits you. The .500 you only get the one good shot, and you'd better hope it was immediately lethal, which isn't common in the slightest. There's a reason 10mm has become one of the most common handgun rounds for bear country, large heavy bullet for energy transfer coupled with high round count and relatively low recoil for follow-up shots. 5-15 shots in the boiler room is ALWAYS better than one when the animal you're dealing with can kill you in seconds.

[@Vagabond247]

What he said in the first bit about puddles and snow. Very much true. But if you want to look at how well we were figuring out stuff, you should look into how the Persians made and preserved ice. Really fascinating stuff

[@Teverell]

The willow 'tooth brush' thing: I have seen, first-hand, people doing this in sub-Saharan Africa. Not sure they used willow, but they absolutely did that same trick with a twig.

[@StrongStyleFiction]

Wired has a really fun video of a Wild West historian answering questions about the Wild West from three weeks ago. He even sings cowboy songs on it.

[@paulshri8609]

11:58...Thor about to make Mjolnir out of a rock 🪨 😂 fascinating presentation 👍

[@cbhlde]

Nice, Metatron is really on a roll this year. And hopefully more to come. ;)

[@t.dig.2040]

Aside from medicinal aspects, stinging nettle is one of my favorite forages for food (springtime, it gets gritty once it flowers) . A quick blanch is all it takes to neutralize the sting.

[@Revon-Feuer]

In some places in the world, or even far nothern places, it's much harder to use the sun as navigation

[@danielandrews4634]

I’ve always been into the outdoors and bushcraft, Donny is one of the very best people for information on anything outdoors

[@spartanhawk7637]

Not a survivalist or anything even close to that cool, but just something I've learned from fishing in general. Grasshoppers seem to get a bigger amount of fish going after them than most insects I've used as bait, so if you've already got one, why not go for that better meal?

[@NefariousKoel]

My old man told me, decades ago, that grasshoppers make for good bait in a pinch. He had a good amount of fishing tournament trophies while he was doing them in my small years.

[@cmdxx]

this guy was great, id def watch a long survival lecture from him

[@chefmcd7788]

I grew up in Alaska. I thought it was hilarious when you said run from a bear. That's literally the last thing you want to do.

[@amicableenmity9820]

With a polar bear you may as well nothing fools or scares them.

[@tuzonthume]

Be a ware. wares avoid bears and bears avoid wares. kick rocks and break sticks so predators think you're bigger than you are.

[@Azvikingdesigns]

as a fellow alaskan i had the same reaction lol

[@KenLieck]

It's exactly what you *want* to do. It's just not what you *should* do!

[@Azvikingdesigns]

@@KenLieck grizzly can run 40 mph your just going to die tired

[@dresdyn100]

I've liked his channel for a long time but I think the best back to bare bones channel is one called "Primitive Technology". From basic fire, shelter, clay bricks and even extracting iron ore from streams, it has it all. His bow and arrow episode is hilarious. He doesn't speak so you have to have subtitles on for full descriptions of what he's doing. Tropical setting in the far north of Australia - He's the biggest non-corporate YT channel from Australia. Best watched in order from oldest to latest as his progression is based around his rainforest base as it expands.

[@ambrosewetherbee8301]

It's cool seeing Metatron watching a video on survivalism. It's a nice change of pace. Around 26:10 when Metatron begins talking about how preppers and survivalists are made fun of, I see that a lot and only from urbanites. I've never seen any such derision come from people from a rural background. Do you know why? It's because any person from such a background will be taught at least half of the skills discussed in Donny's video as they grow up. Metatron is absolutely right: It's good to learn skills. Especially practical skills.

[@Leftyotism]

Glad you bring him up, dude is a legend! 👍

[@yoeyyoey8937]

This guy is legit he served overseas and then came back to teach us how to survive from the ground up and develop tons of knowledge and experimentation regarding the Stone Age

[@vanidar21]

this survival expert video on wired is my favorite on their channel. Probably the best they ever did.

[@Practitioner_of_Diogenes]

WIRED is mostly a miss with its content, but when it hits, it's great. 22:21 the boiling water thing isn't a myth, exactly. Water from a lake needs purification beyond boiling it to make it drinkable, water from a river largely just needs to be boiled, as he mentions later in around about way. Water in general would need to be boiled; lake water would need more filtering in comparison to river water.

[@TheCrain]

What a breathe of fresh air. Someone who is knowledgeable and isn't full of bs or pushing something. Nice.

[@nobleriflemanstudio5164]

Hunger would push out your empathy toward animals eventually like on Naked and Afraid, I think, or similar shows where they have to kill animals to survive. I think eventually you would get used to it.

[@cipherstormwolf14]

33:58 "I just put myself in their shoes[...]" That is a lot of shoes mate! 🤣🤣

[@MissesWitch]

The question of the firearm stopping a bear really depends on what firearm you have and its caliber!

[@drewbydoobydoo2918]

17:18 I have a 10mm pistol loaded with heavy 220 grain hard cast ammo for bear country near me, but we only have black bears where I live. Black bears are way less likely to attack (although it happens). A 10mm should suffice for a balck bear, if you can land your shots. For a brown bear, a 10mm *might* work, but big emphasis on the might. The minimum I see from people in the Alaskan bush recommending is .44 magnum for a pistol, but most say you want a 30-06/300win mag rifle bare minimum, or a shotgun that can fire heavy slugs. There are a lot of specialized calibers for big game, like 338, .375 (various variations), .450 marlin, etc. The key is a heavy bullet. 200 grain minimum, but preferably over 300 grain from what I have read. The best thing, as he mentioned, it to avoid it, since theres a real good chance you don't hit your shots. I've seen grizzlies up close in Alaska (at a conservation center), and an enormous bull grizzle can be really hard to spot 10-20 meters away when bedded down in 4-5 ft of grass. You look and think it's an empty field, then boom, 600lb bear poking its head up right there. They close distance fast as well.

[@gregkral4467]

Donny Dust is a great teacher, and he engages with comments quite well. Very cool dude. Love his channel.

[@DandyBlobber]

38:51 the fact possum comes to mind before deer makes me think he has eaten possums

[@jeremiahbrown9328]

The beard don't lie

[@Trash432]

This guy is the best, I was like aw he only did flint but then he pulled out the bow right after.

[@adamweiser2515]

Well, you know what they say. Black bear poop is full of twigs and berries, and Grizzly bear poop is full of little bells and smells like pepper spray.

[@CertifiedSunset]

I have literally never heard that.

[@motagrad2836]

​@@CertifiedSunset joke about people wearing little bells so bears avoid them

[@wolf310ii]

The thing about pepper spray is, as last resort when the bear is already close, its useless or even contraproductive. It has to be used when the bear is far enough away that he can make the decision to leave you alone, if he is already too close, he will see the use of pepper spray as an attack and get angry

[@Bibitybopitybacon]

My Dad told me that joke over 20 years ago!! Thanks for the flashback!

[@embee7434]

Thanks again for also highlighting people that at first glance are awesome! I love building up along with challenging nonsense. Thanks, Metatron!

[@SomeRandomMario]

The reason he mentioned the bear spray rather than a fire arm is that the Bear has an extremely sensitive nose. The bear spray's initial shock is much more pronounced that the shock the bear would feel from common firearms. Meaning it would be more effective at making the bear flee in the initial encounter. However, if it fails and a bear is still attempting to attack yeah a firearm will over the long term have a more powerful deterrent but the time is severely limited as the bear will knock the individual down quickly. As far as what firearms I'm talking about I'm mostly taking about small arms (handguns) and most snall caliber hunting rifles. If you got a powerful rifle it should be more effective than the spray but not everyone who is outdoors is hunting big game or hunting in general. So many people IF they carry is usually a handgun if some kind to defend themselves of an animal but more importantly other people who could be in the area with ill intent. But small enough that they can carry it in their daily bag without adding too much weight or capacity.

[@Afrologist]

Firearms are lethal deterrent, doesn't matter how much pain the Bear feels if it's shot through the lungs.

[@Erramstein]

I've always wondered would it be better to have say bear spray in the left hand and a 10mm in your dominant hand as a double precaution. As much as I trust bear spray I'd be worried that the bear is either desperate or the cubs are around and the spray wouldn't work.

[@danielcox7629]

One does not use 9mm against a bear unless it's fmj. You bring a bigger gun to bear country.

[@jetshadowcrow]

I have been watching Donny Dust on KZbin for a few years now, this guy is the real deal. And an amazing educator.

[@anthoselongstride8309]

Guns can work, but bear spray is generally more effective, hence hunters carrying full power rifles in bear country still typically carry bear spray, though powerful handguns are also common as a backup to the bear spray

[@redneckroy8947]

False. Bear spray is for humans

[@henrywolf5332]

@redneckroy8947 Bear spray has a higher success rate in deterring aggressive bear behavior, with some studies citing a 92% effectiveness rate (Canadian and U.S. researchers’ analysis of 20 years of data). Carry both. There is a visual component to bear spray a firearm lacks. Accuracy isnt as important.

[@Afrologist]

Absolutely false, bearspray has a 1/7 failure rate compared to firearms that have a 1/20 failure rate.

[@backonlazer791]

I'm kind of confused as to how a gun can be a "backup" to bear spray. I imagine if the bear is close enough for you to spray it it's too late to pull out a gun if the spray didn't work.

[@protoman1214]

@@backonlazer791 its not. Bear spray is a close distance tool... if that is your primary, you are in serious trouble. Its good to have both. But bear-spray is also very situational... if you are downwind, it won't help you out much. The hunters I know don't bother with spray, they carry their rifle and a large caliber handgun for bear country. I feel like bear spray is more common with hikers.

[@robertbeisert3315]

Another way to find a cardinal direction I learned in the Scouts: stick a tent peg in the ground, then another one at the tip of ita shadow. An hour or so later, stake the new tip. That is an East-West line.

[@ungenbunyon5548]

This guy is great,watched the original vid before, looking forward to this react

[@arlenem6659]

I enjoyed watching this video with you. It was interesting and had a lot of information. And you made me laugh, a lot! 😂

[@derrickbonsell]

A lot of survival experts just talk about survival and maybe spend a weekend a month practicing survival. This guy actually lives a primitive lifestyle on a regular basis.

[@LukeTunkel]

This is fun, I'm a bushcrafty sort and watching Metatron get into a video about the skills is cool. Donny's legit, I was bummed his time on a season of Alone got cut short.

[@generaljesus9825]

17:00 The only way a firearm could entirely and quickly stop a bear is if you happen to hit its brain or sever its backbone. That being said, if you manage to hit its lungs or heart that will absolutely kill it within a few minutes, depending on the firearm used to kill it.

[@justinpyle3415]

Also depends on the caliber and type of projectile.

[@soulknife20]

Those few minutes, the bear is going to rip you to pieces

[@Spielkalb-von-Sparta]

@@soulknife20 Question is, would it be better to shoot in the air to hope to scaring it away by the noise? Instead of wounding it and making him more angry?

[@generaljesus9825]

@Spielkalb-von-Sparta Odds are, wounding the bear while making a loud noise are more likely to scare it.

[@Nollis]

@@generaljesus9825 Also depends on the reason for the attack. If it's protecting its cubs chances are that it'll keep attacking until one of you is dead. Worst place to be is between a cub and a mother bear.

[@derekmcnulty2559]

Sailors in ages past used urine as laundry detergent. Inuit have over 12 words for snow. They can navigate at the north pole, with no geo references, and remember a standard compass is nearly useless at the north pole and over magnetic poles. Using snow. They can read snow like a road map

[@agesflow6815]

Thank you, Metatron.

[@AlbertoCavelli]

The rare and most fascinating thing about this video is that this wild expert is educated in his language to sophisticatedly explain everything that is being asked of him.