I like finding neat little snippets of useful information around the internet. The real power in this was once shown to me when my friend Amber showed me a video of someone entitled "Zen and the Art of T-Shirt Folding", in which a woman showed a stupidly crazy, simple, yet effective way of folding t-shirts so that the front logo always showed up, the t-shirt is centered and well folded. I wish I had a link, but sadly I have no such will to go google it.
What I do offer today is a wilderness survival tip courtesy Drew on pod6.
How to make a solar-powered lighter using just a coke can and a chocolate bar.
Apparently the chocolate can polish the bottom of the can enough so that it goes from translucent/eggshell to a solid gloss, and you can use this glossy reflective bowl to reflect the sun's light and light a piece of wood.
Useful, yes. I don't think I've ever been on a camping trip where I haven't had chocolate bars and pop cans at the handy.
Posted by ebbomega at April 24, 2005 07:15 PM