Did you ever wonder how cavemen thought that rubbing to sticks together would create fire?  Yes, well maybe you have not had that much time on your hands or that sort of insomnia.  Which reminds me, I want to wish all of those affected by the California fires peace and safety.

I digress. Well, according to  (screen name) Icobad on Yahoo answers the famous rubbing of the two sticks together is a mere myth.  (that would explain why I was never able to start a fire outside as a child).  Icobad concludes.  Fires were initially created by lightning strikes.  The fires created by this severe weather helped provide light and heat. (It must have been cold in those loin cloths?  Perhaps I should not get all of my cave person knowledge from the Flintstones).

In later times, one can refer to the Aborigines of Australia who did in fact utilize the friction that is created when rubbing two sticks together.  This rubbing created the ember that could be combined with dry grass or leaves to create a fire.

As for me, I am glad I have my little purple Bic lighter.  That sounds exhausting.

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