@Kelnx
Watching this guy apply iterative design using nothing but sticks, rocks, and mud is truly awe inspiring.
@DavinStewart
10 years of Primitive Technology and still no bed. Dude is hard core.
@GoldAngelGaming
I'm locking in my prediction, the secret goal of the channel is to forge a skillet and become the most DIY cooking channel ever to exist
@randomfpv22
Genuinely my favourite channel on yt. No needless blah blah blah, no annoying music. Just a man, clay, sticks, rocks, water and fire. Bravo
@brianhirt3918
Floating wheel probably also works better because you are constantly adjusting the tension to grip just right, whereas the fixed setup had variable tensions as you can see slack/tension change in the rope on each rotation.
@robertalaverdov8147
The man is single handedly going up the civilization tech tree.
@Oveyz
One of my favourite things about your comment sections is when I find the thread where all the engineers are politely arguing with each other.
@shottysteve
This is the most satisfying video this guy has made... I feel like a whole world of contraptions has been unlocked.
@odex1076
That cane wheel left me gobsmacked. I had no idea that was possible.
@ImmortalLemon
I can’t wait for 10 more years later and you’re finally assembling a metal cutting lathe from scratch
@dafoex
I'll be honest, I'd have never in 100 years thought to basket weave a pulley wheel. You clearly have an innovator's mind having done this channel for a while.
@PJSproductions97
I think the woven wheels are a new highlight of ingenuity for me. I think you've done great work with all your clay inventions but I'm sure you know better than anyone that it's brittle and not very plastic, so seeing you come up with a quick and reliable away around that without having to carve a wheel from a log is a real bright spot!
@muhschaf
one of the things i love on this channel is: it never changed. look up his first vids. same style, same pace. Never change John. 👍
@Mikkel-Hansen
I love that you can make a living spreading this fairly rare and esoteric practical knowledge around the planet. This is the positive side of the internet.
@EternalAmmonite
4:21 - These uncut shots of starting the fire from two sticks will always be such a flex.
@dreadpiratekiel
Gear ratios with clay and bark rope. This chan has totally changed the way I think about engineering and its history. Brother is on another level.
@boquarry
I just wanna thank the dude a few videos ago that mentioned watching these with subtitles on... I have been watching for years and never knew about it!
@MonsieurFluffyPants
Watching this channel evolve from "practical construction methods for one" to "engineer gets stuck in the jungle and becomes real-life MacGyver" has left me awestruck, dumbfounded. this video could quite literally be given as a professional lecture in iterative design Edit: you're absolutely right as to why the last setup works best
@Hanakabo17
One thing I love watching for in every video is there's ALWAYS a twig he has to pick out of the kindling when he's starting a fire by hand. Every time. He never disappoints. It's a simple little thing, but I watch for it in every single video.
@Water_Not_Fire