People do things, make observations and learn from them. The latter part is very important.
Perhaps Ogg was attempting to bore a hole in one piece of wood using the other as a drill bit. It could have been an accidental discovery. Those happen a lot in science. You’re looking for one thing and find another. The best scientific discoveries often start with, “That’s odd. I didn’t expect that.”
Ogg was rubbing his woodie and it felt good.. so he, wise man that he was.. wondered how much better it would be if he rubbed real wood.. and rub he did, real hard.. and behold fire was born.
Because I rubbed hands together, make them warm from cold; rubbed rocks make nothing, make a little warmth, sometimes make sparks; rubbed hands on rocks, make hands hurt, but hot fast; rubbed rocks on sticks, make sticks sliver; rubbed sticks on sticks… made sticks warm, rubbed sticks on sticks harder, make smoke! harder—make burning!! fire!!
allen@home over 2 years ago
So i wouldn’t freeze my buns off.
STEPUP over 2 years ago
Or to keep the wolves away!!
pcolli over 2 years ago
The Devil made me do it.
abucksworth Premium Member over 2 years ago
That’s my question. It couldn’t have been obvious that you could get fire that way.
The Reader Premium Member over 2 years ago
It was my Promethean genius.
PoodleGroomer over 2 years ago
The population grew and cleared all of the trees in a 50 mile radius.
William Bednar Premium Member over 2 years ago
And, thus was the Republican Party born.
Stocky One over 2 years ago
Doug Taylor Premium Member over 2 years ago
Ancient aliens. (Gent will like this one)
P51Strega over 2 years ago
I see two bored cavemen in a race to wear down sticks (or smooth down sticks) and one gets fire.
dflak over 2 years ago
People do things, make observations and learn from them. The latter part is very important.
Perhaps Ogg was attempting to bore a hole in one piece of wood using the other as a drill bit. It could have been an accidental discovery. Those happen a lot in science. You’re looking for one thing and find another. The best scientific discoveries often start with, “That’s odd. I didn’t expect that.”
Baucuva over 2 years ago
Ogg saw on YouTube.
Alberta Oil Premium Member over 2 years ago
Ogg was rubbing his woodie and it felt good.. so he, wise man that he was.. wondered how much better it would be if he rubbed real wood.. and rub he did, real hard.. and behold fire was born.
Zen-of-Zinfandel over 2 years ago
Gotta keeps the bears and cougars away.
walkingmancomics over 2 years ago
Because I rubbed hands together, make them warm from cold; rubbed rocks make nothing, make a little warmth, sometimes make sparks; rubbed hands on rocks, make hands hurt, but hot fast; rubbed rocks on sticks, make sticks sliver; rubbed sticks on sticks… made sticks warm, rubbed sticks on sticks harder, make smoke! harder—make burning!! fire!!
Harry over 2 years ago
A shiny black monolith
goboboyd over 2 years ago
He saw the natives in the village doing it.
chief tommy over 2 years ago
Good question. And I’ve always wondered who was the first person to eat an artichoke
tinstar over 2 years ago
He ran out of matches, and the magnifying glass doesn’t work, at night?