I think I have the chemistry right. If any chemists are watching correct me if I'm wrong. The calcium compounds are converted to calcium oxide in the second firing, turn to calcium hydroxide in the water and then set to calcium carbonate in the air. There maybe a pozzolanic effect due to the alumina and silica in the ash too. The end product is a cube made only from wood ash (fired twice) and crushed pottery. It sets hard after 3 days and will not dissolve in water even when fully submerged for 24 hours. Thanks.
xland44 I think he's just doing a small batch to make sure he has the mixtures and processes right. Once he gets it right I'm sure he'll start doing on a larger scale
chemist here. Spot on. The calcium hydroxide reacts with the CO2 in the air, giving calcium carbonate. Careful with both calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide, they are very aggressive, on the eyes in particular. Also, be careful on the oxide to hydroxide reaction. It produces a lot of heat and can boil the water quickly, spraying everywhere,
Hello, I’m chemist specialized in chemistry of construction. What you did is a pozzolanic cement. Your mix with lime react with the calcined clay (your clay certainly contained some kaolinite which was partly turned to metakaolin because your furnace not enough hot to fully burn the clay). It’s some kind of Roman cement. If you would add some clay and limestone into the wood fire, you could make some kind of hydraulic powder, just the setting and performance wouldn’t be regular as you can’t finely adjust the composition but it would be enough to make some mortar. Also congratulation for your work :) that’s very nice
as an additional project for anyone that wants to do this, the water that you pour of the ash can be used for other projects, it contains lye which can be mixed with fat to create soap, but is also used to preserve and even prepare food in some parts of the world.
@@SnowyGolem It's like corn nuts but if they were uncooked, and you soak it in water, it's soaked in lye to nixtamatlize the corn so that the starch is available for digestion...or soaked in lime. It makes the kernels bigger I'm pretty sure... it's used in soups and stews and it's really good. It has another name but I can't remember. Posole, or chicos
Primitive Technology, I know you've got loads of comments to read, but concrete technologist here - from a mix design perspective, as I believe I've read in another comment that you posted, you want to use very little water when hydrating the pellets. This is your water:cement (w/c) ratio, and determines your strength. You basically want to use just enough water to get cementitious material mixable - a .45 w/c is roughly equivalent to 4000 psi. However, it's based on volume, not weight, so if you have a pellet of a certain size, you'll want to use a comparable "pellet" of water that's about half of that for high strength. It is much harder to work and shape at that ratio though. If you do this, if possible, after the piece has hardened to the touch, you can get more strength by submerging the item in water for a few days to further hydrate any remaining cementitious particles.
So a water: ash pellet ratio by volume of 1:2 is recommended.Thanks, I'll give it a go. What about if I wanted to use this as a mortar for bricks, is it the same? I'm thinking of firing clay bricks then use the ash to make mortar for the them.Thanks.
Usually mortar mixes are similar in w/c ratio and all sand. This creates less strength, but more workability. The ideal mixture for finishing comes down to particle size - ideally, the tightest finish has particles of every possible size from your largest grain of sand down to the smallest pozzoloan, as well as keeping water content low. You want just enough cement paste to cover the aggregate, no more. Rule of thumb is 1 water:2 cement:6 sand(or fines). If you want something more porous for filter use as someone else mentioned, you'd want larger aggregate, very little sand and less cement paste with a higher w/c ratio. For a bush concrete recipe I've seen used before, get a container and use 1 water:2 cement:5 sand:5 rock. This will produce something similar to most modern construction. If mixing manually, I'd mix the paste first like you did, then make sure you get good coverage on your aggregates.
I suffer from insomnia but watching your videos at night helps sometimes. There’s a calmness and humbleness to them. The fire cracking, water rushing, it’s the primitive things that bring me down to earth and relax my mind😉
@@yauker people have insomnia. It’s not being lazy or eating too much sugar in the night. It’s literally a sleep disorder that people have trouble falling asleep.
Consistency is key for ur circadian rhythm amigo....go to bed and wake up same time for a couple months your body will develop a crazy internal clock. Youll be waking up 30 seconds before ur alarm goes off every morning.. also try not ot looking at ur phone or any blue light screens like tvs for 3 hours before bed, trust me youll be out like a light.
As someone who builds concrete walls and foundations, this really inspires me. Ive wanted to figure out an alternative for doing footings using natural materials, as well as building earthship type structures and something akin to this is what I'm leaning towards. It would take tons of prep, but I live in the wealthy side of the Appalachian mountains and the bougie hippies might be willling to foot the bill. Thank you Primitive Technology!
3 Year ago: Simple shelter 2 Year ago: Tools 1 Year ago: Pottery and some stuff Now: Cement 1 Year later: Generator 2 Year later: New city 5 Year later: Nuclear bomb 10 Year later: New World Order
I just discovered your channel... and out of years skimming youtube... this is the first channel I can focus on each episode and practically write notes. I bought your book and I am hooked... this is AMAZING!
Fascinating use of ash which made me think of other uses such as lye soap. Then that made think of an episode you might consider on primitive hygiene. How to make soaps, tooth paste equivalent, tooth brush, wound dressings, antiseptics, etc. just a thought. :)
Most of those require some animal products. Soap needs fat and lye. Toothpaste needs charcoal and powdered bone or shell. Toothbrush needs hair/bristles. It would be interesting to see some trapping/hunting though! But likely that's not legal where he is.
A lot of those would be incredibly location-specific. Useless to anyone outside of Australia. Soap and toothpaste? Yeah, those have equivalent ingredients just about anywhere..... but wound dressings and antiseptics are likely to be herbal. Tea Tree oil is a hell of an antifungal, but you really don't find it outside of Australia. (I think it's been transplanted to Southern California among other places? But not many.)
I think primitive technology is one of the most advanced. The reason is you can access it everywhere and always utilize it. It is easy to maintain and repair when needed. It provides the means to live somewhat comfortably in times of dire need. Knowledge everyone should know for the time you may find yourself unexpectedly stranded. You might be able to survive depending on the climate.
I know there are other channels like yours, but I always appreciate yours the most. You take the time to explain what you're doing (through CC) and you're the OG.
Your time and effort is really exceptional. You may or may not be aware of some great research material. One, the “ Millers plastering plain and decorative. And English heritage practical building conservation. Mortars, renders and plasters. Books worth their weight in gold!! Keep up the amazing work.
Hello, I'm not a chemical specialist o another thing about. I'm a simple possible surviver learning how to resolve a minimal condition on hard times. So I really thank you.❤
Hey John I've been watching you for awhile now and am re-watching. Have you figured out how to make glass with primitive tools? I'd love to see that. Good luck with the Iron Age!
Im planning on making a wood gas gennerator but i have a few concepts on purifying it faster and using liquid nitrogen to make it a crogenic and able to store more
Hey, I love your stuff! Although I was wondering if we could see this cement be used as a mortar? I'd love to see if it could adhere stones or mud bricks together because if it can, you can just straight up make a house. No more huts, we're talking advanced masonry now!
Thank you so much! This is a game changer! I’ve been needing to redo my cement floors in my shed (cause it was originally a goat shed, so the concrete is a mess) I’m so glad I stumbled upon this!
This is what I love about PT, all the other knockoff PT channels don’t tell you what’s going on and they usually fake the work, but PT pits in the effort and does the maths and chemistry behind his creations
Ever since you did the Limestone video I have been thinking about Limestone and shell alternatives since they are non-renewable/hard to acquire. I'm so glad you found a renewable and ingenious alternative with promising results. Looking forward to how it holds up to full scale house building!
technically, oil is renewable. hell, everything's renewable if you zoom the scale out enough. When people say "renewable", it's implied that the timeframe be within appreciable amounts as far as the human lifespan is concerned. I would imagine it would take a long time for shells to naturally repopulate if they're harvested at once.
I accidentally did something similar. Charcoal grill was full of ash so I dumped it in the rock driveway. Later that night it rained and I now have a small corner that's cemented
You have to wonder if scenarios like yours are how things like cement or wine or cheese were invented; weird convoluted processes that make a useful outcome.
@@brandonboogers I heard from a friend of mine (he studies prehistoric archeology) that a theory of how humans learned about melting metals was through burning pottery as a byproduct.
I hated the copycats too at first, but I love these sort of primitive technology videos and ended up watching the others. You shouldnt allow such petty reasons to stop you from learning. In the end they are not copying, but rather they are inspired by the concept. The more the better I say.
I get so tired of other channels putting "Primitive Technology" in their video titles. I agree it is primitive technology but they can just put it in the description and not in the title because they are intentionally doing it to trick people into clicking their videos so in a way it is misleading. I automatically click the 3 dots and say not interested in this channel every time i see that shit. Their channel will still come up in searches without having to put that in the title so they should really stop that. There is only 1 Primitive Technology channel and no one compares to you my friend. :-)
exactly. they have good content so people will still find them and watch the videos so no need to use his channel name in their title. description is fine but title is a nono in my opinion
Wouldnt it also be possible that such channels existed before this channel and just named it as the content it was providing. Yes such channels as the one u mentioned exist but some just name the channel primitive technology so people like u and me can find them easier and more accesible. ( typed this on my phone and my god was it alot of work so read it till the end)
This does work. Sometimes when we run out of cat litter, I mix any available sand with wood ashes. If I put too much ashes, part of the mix will turn to a very hard concrete that I can not wash off the litter box. I know the urine adds ammonia, but I have not tried this with just water. Thanks for posting.
I’ve heard of and used “survival cement”. It’s basically a blend of mud, clay, grass, and pine needles for building. But never wood ash cement! Pretty interesting stuff. Thanks for posting.
Yes I've heard of it too. This stuff is superior as it won't dissolve in the rain. Better to burn the pine needles and grass to ash and then mix them in. One study in northern Europe showed the composition of pine ash was almost identical to Portland cement. Thanks.
No joke i came back to this three days ago to make sure i could easily make sure i could teach my students how simple it can be to make something so substantial. This morning i found a clay deposit and grabbed a couple of pounds so i could fire a few tiny bricks just to mess around with.
Girlfriend: Can you help me clean the dishes? Me: I can't I've got loads of paperwork and invoicing to do and need to make a start on those shelves and.... Primitive Technology: (uploads video) Me: (drops everything and puts UA-cam on)
ORANG MIN No, no. It would've been better if he made a 72 hour video with an unobstructed view and just uploaded the whole thing so we could watch the cubes dry in real time.
Aremruata yes Definitely one of The firsts ,it Had gone up to the "whats popular " part of youtube and then thoes copy channels started their thing , This one actually shows you real primitive/ survival building, where as The Copy channels only make mud houses and motes ..
No. There were a lot of people before him. He skyrocketed in popularity because his stuff got shared on facebook and other places and he makes a lot of cool stuff. There were definitely other people first like Primitive Pathways which I think is already dead
Interesting and thanks, a good lesson in practical chemistry of earlier times that still works well in our present times. Back in the day, I became acquainted with organic chemistry, and the fact that soap might be made with wood ash and vegetable oil or animal fat renderings. Soaps that not only could be used to wash out your socks but also might be used to ward off infections from cuts and the like.
deathedge736 Cement has a poor compression ratio that is why they reinforce it with rebar. You can build taller buildings using wood. Properly treated wood has almost 3X the compression ratios of even the best cement.
Easier to maintain food stores as one person. Also less competition. (Risks are higher though, if you get sick or injured it's just you. Doable, but it needs more skill than a group. Personally I prefer solo)
@Krazy0ManMan It is scripted everyone knows that, but he is a survivalist and he's sharing the knowledge. He's not gonna risk his life there but he can show us what to do in certain situations.
@Krazy0ManMan it literally says at the beginning of each episode that some parts are scripted so Grylls can show his techniques. This guy here maybe can built a mud house, but I wanna see him surviving somewhere deep in the nature. Him and Grylls would be a perfect combo tho
Bear Grylls would be the gatherer sent to collect snakes, bugs, and other things for eating. Also, it would keep him out of the way so our man could make axes and house tiles and stuff
I remember learning that golf ball sized sling shot missiles, containing bone fragments from your enemies skull, were made this way by the ancient Britons. I found one just outside Winchester around 20 years ago. It was still solid.
I suppose those slingshot balls, made of the enemie's crushed scull, were to crush the enemy's scull again? Bet even Maya haven't been crafting weapons out of their enemies, like picts did.
The BEST videos on You Tube . NO talking NO music and the camera is not focused on the end of his nose. Can't stand these videos on You Tube Where the guy uses 5000 words when 50 would do.
fly ash can be added as an admixture to regular portland cement which is made by pulverizing limestone but cement from ash alone is a bit weird :) The clay gets it closer to a brick not cement or concrete
It is not used very often as it can screw with the other additives they put in the mix to prevent it from hardening prematurely. And it can do funny things to the test results, sometimes bringing a batch to the brink of being rejected. (Source, former KDOT construction inspector.)
On your channel I've been taught more stuff about nature and how to use what it has to offer to survive more than all my education iv gotten(kindergarten - college).
I remember watching this guy and Mr Hacker's first videos when they both had under 100 subscribers. In 5 years they've grown to be very successful channels. Proud to say I was here before 100 subs.
Normally I find archaeology to be the dullest thing imaginable - maybe I'm just remembering the extremely boring archaeology professor I had, or the non-air conditioned room the class was taught in - but watching this, makes me feel like I'm looking into the past, seeing the early beginnings of human ingenuity. I'm also glad that, for all our modern comforts, we're still capable of doing this stuff if we put our minds to it.
I was quite frustrated because I wasn't understanding some of the things you were doing.....and then I realized you had CC and explained everything!!!!
I think I have the chemistry right. If any chemists are watching correct me if I'm wrong. The calcium compounds are converted to calcium oxide in the second firing, turn to calcium hydroxide in the water and then set to calcium carbonate in the air. There maybe a pozzolanic effect due to the alumina and silica in the ash too. The end product is a cube made only from wood ash (fired twice) and crushed pottery. It sets hard after 3 days and will not dissolve in water even when fully submerged for 24 hours. Thanks.
😘😍
xland44 If your out in the middle of nowhere and you can make this what can you make? A hut a weapon many things.
xland44 I think he's just doing a small batch to make sure he has the mixtures and processes right. Once he gets it right I'm sure he'll start doing on a larger scale
chemist here. Spot on. The calcium hydroxide reacts with the CO2 in the air, giving calcium carbonate. Careful with both calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide, they are very aggressive, on the eyes in particular. Also, be careful on the oxide to hydroxide reaction. It produces a lot of heat and can boil the water quickly, spraying everywhere,
I'm just gonna say your right because I'm shit at chemistry
Hello, I’m chemist specialized in chemistry of construction. What you did is a pozzolanic cement. Your mix with lime react with the calcined clay (your clay certainly contained some kaolinite which was partly turned to metakaolin because your furnace not enough hot to fully burn the clay). It’s some kind of Roman cement. If you would add some clay and limestone into the wood fire, you could make some kind of hydraulic powder, just the setting and performance wouldn’t be regular as you can’t finely adjust the composition but it would be enough to make some mortar. Also congratulation for your work :) that’s very nice
I like your funny words magic man!
_😄_
He legit with it
Man, being knowledgeable is always such a big advantage
@@roksy8856 🤓🤓🤓
I recently learned that enabling captions on your videos completely changes everything! Amazing!
thanks!
Insert 'mindblown' gif
Eliminator Performance all this time I thought he was just showing off, turns out it's a tutorial
Damn
Holy shit. I did not know.
Eliminator Performance same here did that for the first time, and I was like it has lot of info
as an additional project for anyone that wants to do this, the water that you pour of the ash can be used for other projects, it contains lye which can be mixed with fat to create soap, but is also used to preserve and even prepare food in some parts of the world.
Hominy comes to mind for the food.
@@ermakers1297 what is hominy
@@SnowyGolem hominy is corn treated with lye. Olives are also cured using lye.
Bro you ain't gotta lye to kick it, alright?
@@SnowyGolem
It's like corn nuts but if they were uncooked, and you soak it in water, it's soaked in lye to nixtamatlize the corn so that the starch is available for digestion...or soaked in lime.
It makes the kernels bigger I'm pretty sure... it's used in soups and stews and it's really good. It has another name but I can't remember. Posole, or chicos
I don't think I will ever get tired of watching your videos
Not even after hundreds of people copyed his style and main topic. He's the granddaddy of them all here.
Especially since he doesn't post them like every day
Mahir Cave I feel the same way
Mahir Cave mahir türk müsün ?
Its like ASMR right?
Primitive Technology, I know you've got loads of comments to read, but concrete technologist here - from a mix design perspective, as I believe I've read in another comment that you posted, you want to use very little water when hydrating the pellets. This is your water:cement (w/c) ratio, and determines your strength. You basically want to use just enough water to get cementitious material mixable - a .45 w/c is roughly equivalent to 4000 psi. However, it's based on volume, not weight, so if you have a pellet of a certain size, you'll want to use a comparable "pellet" of water that's about half of that for high strength. It is much harder to work and shape at that ratio though. If you do this, if possible, after the piece has hardened to the touch, you can get more strength by submerging the item in water for a few days to further hydrate any remaining cementitious particles.
So a water: ash pellet ratio by volume of 1:2 is recommended.Thanks, I'll give it a go. What about if I wanted to use this as a mortar for bricks, is it the same? I'm thinking of firing clay bricks then use the ash to make mortar for the them.Thanks.
+Primitive Technology OMFG
Usually mortar mixes are similar in w/c ratio and all sand. This creates less strength, but more workability. The ideal mixture for finishing comes down to particle size - ideally, the tightest finish has particles of every possible size from your largest grain of sand down to the smallest pozzoloan, as well as keeping water content low. You want just enough cement paste to cover the aggregate, no more. Rule of thumb is 1 water:2 cement:6 sand(or fines).
If you want something more porous for filter use as someone else mentioned, you'd want larger aggregate, very little sand and less cement paste with a higher w/c ratio.
For a bush concrete recipe I've seen used before, get a container and use 1 water:2 cement:5 sand:5 rock. This will produce something similar to most modern construction.
If mixing manually, I'd mix the paste first like you did, then make sure you get good coverage on your aggregates.
Thanks Jeremy. I'm writing all this down for future reference, much appreciated.
No problem. Glad I could offer some help. Great content by the way. Really enjoy what you do and the format as well.
I suffer from insomnia but watching your videos at night helps sometimes. There’s a calmness and humbleness to them. The fire cracking, water rushing, it’s the primitive things that bring me down to earth and relax my mind😉
Ah yes, the “primitive things” like watching UA-cam videos
@@yauker people have insomnia. It’s not being lazy or eating too much sugar in the night. It’s literally a sleep disorder that people have trouble falling asleep.
Reject modernity return to monke
Consistency is key for ur circadian rhythm amigo....go to bed and wake up same time for a couple months your body will develop a crazy internal clock. Youll be waking up 30 seconds before ur alarm goes off every morning.. also try not ot looking at ur phone or any blue light screens like tvs for 3 hours before bed, trust me youll be out like a light.
'I suffer from insomnia but watching your videos sends me to sleep?' Not a compliment, necessarily...! (Joking)
As someone who builds concrete walls and foundations, this really inspires me. Ive wanted to figure out an alternative for doing footings using natural materials, as well as building earthship type structures and something akin to this is what I'm leaning towards. It would take tons of prep, but I live in the wealthy side of the Appalachian mountains and the bougie hippies might be willling to foot the bill. Thank you Primitive Technology!
Primitive Technology: 8.5 Mil Subs without uttering a single word
Ya Boi with no scummy click bait either
Can we just acknowledge ya boi’s username 👀👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
Ya Boi he’s howtobasic
The Bacon Army HEY WHATS UP GUYS TODAY WE 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
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Time to build a castle!!!
yeah in 2050 he will build a nuclear reactor
Xd true
First build a wattle and dorb half timbered timber frame house
They do this in france without any technology
He'll need to upgrade to the Castle age first!
This video is only nearly 4 minutes long but he can compact so much in those 4 minutes. My hat goes off to you sir!
Black Wolf chemistry at work in 4 minutes. Educational *AND* entertaining.
Props for putting the crafting recipe at the end
ua-cam.com/video/y1cC4KWFKuE/v-deo.html .
So ash plus dirt clay? Right? 🤔🤷
@@AlFonso-p6p If you want a more descriptive guide turn on CC close captions, makes a world of difference.
Before you start building some tower, I just want to tell you that the height limit is only 256 blocks.
Ha 🤣
😂😂😂
ah
Lol
daniel barucha r/wooosh
Studied civil engineering for 4 years. Never knew you could make cement from tree bark and branches. You, sir, are a god. 👏
Yrimir = Terraria god
Primitive Technology = real life survival god?
Pls delete the last sentence....you might regret not listening to me
Nepu -chan nothing happened
+KieferPlayzFTW Nah can confirm. Am dead.
KieferPlayzFTW one day he will....God is one...and is saying there is another God
3 Year ago: Simple shelter
2 Year ago: Tools
1 Year ago: Pottery and some stuff
Now: Cement
1 Year later: Generator
2 Year later: New city
5 Year later: Nuclear bomb
10 Year later: New World Order
mining and refining will be next
I think all he needs for new world order is 5 years
How long for him to start making glass
This joke has seized to be funny after the first 1000 times.
irrigation systems through natural gravity and streams next
I just discovered your channel... and out of years skimming youtube... this is the first channel I can focus on each episode and practically write notes. I bought your book and I am hooked... this is AMAZING!
Fascinating use of ash which made me think of other uses such as lye soap. Then that made think of an episode you might consider on primitive hygiene. How to make soaps, tooth paste equivalent, tooth brush, wound dressings, antiseptics, etc. just a thought. :)
Jonathan Landwer yeh our pampered asses wont survive in the wild all dirty n stinky . Need that luxury bathroom .
Most of those require some animal products. Soap needs fat and lye. Toothpaste needs charcoal and powdered bone or shell. Toothbrush needs hair/bristles. It would be interesting to see some trapping/hunting though! But likely that's not legal where he is.
He's up in Queensland - so maybe pest species that shouldn't be in the bush. Cane Toads maybe?
How to make the most important medicine humans have ever created. Antibiotics.
A lot of those would be incredibly location-specific. Useless to anyone outside of Australia. Soap and toothpaste? Yeah, those have equivalent ingredients just about anywhere..... but wound dressings and antiseptics are likely to be herbal. Tea Tree oil is a hell of an antifungal, but you really don't find it outside of Australia. (I think it's been transplanted to Southern California among other places? But not many.)
When PT uploads, the world briefly becomes a better place.
Boom! He’s back! Love the original channel the most!
Rob Backyard Gardenerr woah rob I’m subscribed to you.
Preston Bozeman Thank you!
Hey rob!! Love your coin vids on the other channel
I think primitive technology is one of the most advanced. The reason is you can access it everywhere and always utilize it. It is easy to maintain and repair when needed. It provides the means to live somewhat comfortably in times of dire need. Knowledge everyone should know for the time you may find yourself unexpectedly stranded. You might be able to survive depending on the climate.
I know there are other channels like yours, but I always appreciate yours the most. You take the time to explain what you're doing (through CC) and you're the OG.
Up Next:
Primitive Technology: Wood Ash Cement House
:Part 7
Screw a house, he's gonna build a friggin aquaduct next!
He'll build a castle
too much wood need
and too much time
SkorpionMarauder yup, he gonna go full on Roman
I still can't believe your videos have captions. It's completely changed how I watch your channel.
Drew Smithson I thought that whole caption thing was a meme when I first found this Channel
Holy crap! There are captions?! I’ve been watching this guy for a long time and never realized that.
Time to watch them all again.
Modern Technology
Holy shit!!
What the fuccc.
Your time and effort is really exceptional. You may or may not be aware of some great research material. One, the “ Millers plastering plain and decorative. And English heritage practical building conservation.
Mortars, renders and plasters.
Books worth their weight in gold!!
Keep up the amazing work.
Sleep or watch this. I think that's been the easiest decision I've ever made.
Awesome video.
It's only 10pm boi calm down
have a good sleep!
Callan Nichols it's 4:09 for me
BaRKy Sleep
Fall asleep while watching this.
The one true primitive technology channel that isn’t just digging holes with sticks and eating food making slurping sounds.
New profile pic nice
old gregg understandable mistake, I thought the same too
these rip-off channels are pretty pathetic :DD
Too much Bailey's drunk from an old shoe, you start making mistakes like that. Don't hurt me. :3
Primitive Technology doesn't own primitive technology videos, everyone can make them.
yet there is a specific definition for "rip-off"
Hello, I'm not a chemical specialist o another thing about.
I'm a simple possible surviver learning how to resolve a minimal condition on hard times. So I really thank you.❤
Our OG aussie nature boy stepping up his game to take on the Asian guys!
wait, there's more people doing things like this?
There’s like 100 ripoffs of this channel all called like “primitive life” or some shit
cameron robertson but this one is the only one for me tho..i'll never watch any other ripoff..
You can't rip off someone if your ancestors did it first.
InsolubleToaster
There has been a ton of copies but this guy is the original
Turn on Closed Captions for full description of the process!
Who else went back an rewatched wit CC on? I know I did.
Thanks, but I prefer the silence.
Yeah, those loud ass words on the screen are TOOO loud...lol
Text doesn't make any sound :P
got em
3:48 The Primitive Man has finally evolved the ability to do math
meowgoesthedog mathematics tech tree unlocked
*meth
Hey John I've been watching you for awhile now and am re-watching. Have you figured out how to make glass with primitive tools? I'd love to see that.
Good luck with the Iron Age!
Melt sand
🤗Ага. И пуленепробиваемое.
@@ЛадаМайская-и5в Вы запустите свою примитивную волоконно-оптическую сеть
Cirno?
@@seronymus I identify with the facial expression
Brilliant work. Thanks for the consistently awesome content and for being an inspiration to myself and others.
You are an inspiration also...
Hope you will complete wood gas series :) Waiting for it.
Im planning on making a wood gas gennerator but i have a few concepts on purifying it faster and using liquid nitrogen to make it a crogenic and able to store more
What country does this guy film this in?
@@bigaidy1481 Australia
Wow the changed avatar almost threw me off, thought this was a ripoff channel for a sec.
IE B haha same here
me too thanks
same
Ya how many other "ripoff" channels out there? I avoid them too.
IE B yeah there's like a lot of rip off channels copying this guy.
Hey, I love your stuff! Although I was wondering if we could see this cement be used as a mortar? I'd love to see if it could adhere stones or mud bricks together because if it can, you can just straight up make a house. No more huts, we're talking advanced masonry now!
I know I’m 3 years late, but in his book it says it can be.
@@rowanbcapr oh sweet, thanks!
@@lavendersugar143 didn’t actually expect you to respond! Hope all goes well
@@lavendersugar143 hey, 2 months later, he’s made a video doing it haha
@@techheck3358 the internet is so cool.
Thank you so much! This is a game changer! I’ve been needing to redo my cement floors in my shed (cause it was originally a goat shed, so the concrete is a mess) I’m so glad I stumbled upon this!
I love the new logo!
This is what I love about PT, all the other knockoff PT channels don’t tell you what’s going on and they usually fake the work, but PT pits in the effort and does the maths and chemistry behind his creations
Ever since you did the Limestone video I have been thinking about Limestone and shell alternatives since they are non-renewable/hard to acquire. I'm so glad you found a renewable and ingenious alternative with promising results. Looking forward to how it holds up to full scale house building!
(well technically shells are renewable)
technically, oil is renewable. hell, everything's renewable if you zoom the scale out enough. When people say "renewable", it's implied that the timeframe be within appreciable amounts as far as the human lifespan is concerned. I would imagine it would take a long time for shells to naturally repopulate if they're harvested at once.
Molluscs don't take millions of years to multiply.
This is the knowledge that we need now in 2020, thanks for sharing
He needs a competitive neighbor who race through the tech ages!!!
Poisonedblade WOLOLOOO
Poisonedblade the primitive channels that copied him sort of are
Nice town - ill take it
I just love the AoE references in this....... Stone. Need more stone! Anyway, 4,000 years of history are going to take some time to cover....
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*any lobby of age of empires*
Woah, new profile picture. Cool!
Justin Y. Havent seen u in a while
Justin Y. Hey baby
I Can Say I've Been One Of The First Likes On A Justin Y Comment
do you just subscribe to every channel and turn the bell on and when a notification comes you post whatever comes on your mind first
Justin Y. Why do I see your every video?
For those who don't know, turn on the closed caption to read what he's doing.
You the real mvp 👏
Omg! Thank you!
I didn't know about the CC until I watched the last vid, and watched nearly all his vids.
Thank you
You never cease to amaze me with all of the knowledge that you share. Glad I found your channel
I accidentally did something similar. Charcoal grill was full of ash so I dumped it in the rock driveway. Later that night it rained and I now have a small corner that's cemented
concrete* cement is an ingredient
You have to wonder if scenarios like yours are how things like cement or wine or cheese were invented; weird convoluted processes that make a useful outcome.
@@brandonboogers I heard from a friend of mine (he studies prehistoric archeology) that a theory of how humans learned about melting metals was through burning pottery as a byproduct.
@@brandonboogers i always think that about bread.. .whos idea was it to make that first :P
@@bradleycraigiewilliams or who came on the idea of eating an egg. "I am going to eat the next thing coming out of the chickens asshole"
I hate all the mock channels that try to copy this one.
True
MakoRuu why tho if its good content i don’t see the problem
The Drag Queen mmmmrrrr CHINA!!!
Plagiarism is the true form of flattery
I hated the copycats too at first, but I love these sort of primitive technology videos and ended up watching the others. You shouldnt allow such petty reasons to stop you from learning.
In the end they are not copying, but rather they are inspired by the concept. The more the better I say.
I get so tired of other channels putting "Primitive Technology" in their video titles. I agree it is primitive technology but they can just put it in the description and not in the title because they are intentionally doing it to trick people into clicking their videos so in a way it is misleading. I automatically click the 3 dots and say not interested in this channel every time i see that shit. Their channel will still come up in searches without having to put that in the title so they should really stop that. There is only 1 Primitive Technology channel and no one compares to you my friend. :-)
T. Price finally, a smart human
Yeah. Or maybe people don’t check desc. I don’t know.
other primitive channels are OK but they shouldn't put Primitive Technology in title
exactly. they have good content so people will still find them and watch the videos so no need to use his channel name in their title. description is fine but title is a nono in my opinion
Wouldnt it also be possible that such channels existed before this channel and just named it as the content it was providing. Yes such channels as the one u mentioned exist but some just name the channel primitive technology so people like u and me can find them easier and more accesible. ( typed this on my phone and my god was it alot of work so read it till the end)
i cant be the only one thats shocked by how simple cement really is.
This is not real cement. This is more like mortar. Real, industrial cement is a lot more complicated.
@@MagnificentXXBastard this is just like the cement the romans made so yeah, it will only last a couple thousand years or so.
This does work. Sometimes when we run out of cat litter, I mix any available sand with wood ashes. If I put too much ashes, part of the mix will turn to a very hard concrete that I can not wash off the litter box. I know the urine adds ammonia, but I have not tried this with just water. Thanks for posting.
still available after patch 2.09?
Been around since the beta. I dont think the devs will change it.
we are already patch 17.07.2018.pcn
No , devs fixed that. Now you have To use lava as consumer.
I think it is but it's only in the northwest, the devs seem to like that section of the u.s level map
LOL
I’ve heard of and used “survival cement”. It’s basically a blend of mud, clay, grass, and pine needles for building. But never wood ash cement! Pretty interesting stuff. Thanks for posting.
Yes I've heard of it too. This stuff is superior as it won't dissolve in the rain. Better to burn the pine needles and grass to ash and then mix them in. One study in northern Europe showed the composition of pine ash was almost identical to Portland cement. Thanks.
No joke i came back to this three days ago to make sure i could easily make sure i could teach my students how simple it can be to make something so substantial.
This morning i found a clay deposit and grabbed a couple of pounds so i could fire a few tiny bricks just to mess around with.
Normies got face reveals
This channel waitin on a voice reveal
Sticky_Cheese Cuz what if he lost his voice
Daniel K fuckin sucks then aye, kinda imagining his voice to be high pitch though ngl
This guy is like an alchemist!! Takes knowledge to do something like this especially in isolated woods with primitive means.
Imagine sending this guy back in time
you should try to make a stringed instrument.
gta and more that would be so cool
He'll need to hunt an animal, first.
Stringed instruments were made with intestines in the olde days.
Illogical Paradox I don't see the problem
Same, its Deer slaughtering time
But first he'll need to make weapons and traps, I remember he did have a sling
gta and more no real use out of it
I’ve been watching this guy for eight years since his sling video and I’m happy. He’s keeping up the work one video every month.😁
The crafting system of this g ame is so realistic, damn
It's modded, tho..
The graphics are so realistic to!
Does anybody know the texture pack he used to make this video?
He is playing on peacefull so its not a real challenge when there are no mobs.
Girlfriend: Can you help me clean the dishes?
Me: I can't I've got loads of paperwork and invoicing to do and need to make a start on those shelves and....
Primitive Technology: (uploads video)
Me: (drops everything and puts UA-cam on)
I know, mine wants to stream on twitch all day.
This happens wirh EVERY video!
I did the same thing...
Im a simple human, i see primitive technology videos, i click.
Congrats man..dedicated and accurate as always..this guy is not prep expert theorist..he is the real stuff
"Here's one I prepared earlier"
This is a cooking show now.
he could've just edit it "3 days later". probably he loves watching cooking show....
ORANG MIN
No, no. It would've been better if he made a 72 hour video with an unobstructed view and just uploaded the whole thing so we could watch the cubes dry in real time.
Next time on Primitive Technology- How to make a stone cathedral
Don't know why but I thought that was his leg at 2:01 😂
This guys a Work-Horse !! Great work 👏 hello from Arizona U.S.A. Im lucky to have bags of concrete. Respect broughe !!!
I like all primitive channel.. But i think this one is the original ..i meant the first of all... Am i right? ...
Aremruata yes Definitely one of The firsts ,it Had gone up to the "whats popular " part of youtube and then thoes copy channels started their thing , This one actually shows you real primitive/ survival building, where as The Copy channels only make mud houses and motes ..
Yes.
No. There were a lot of people before him. He skyrocketed in popularity because his stuff got shared on facebook and other places and he makes a lot of cool stuff. There were definitely other people first like Primitive Pathways which I think is already dead
this is the best one everyone else is just a copycat in my opinion
Ok guys thank you ....
PRO PRIMITIVE TECHNOLOGY TIP :
Turn on captions :)
Shor's bones, *Bows.*
Aww dude I totally forgot thanks for reminding me
I have had them on it’s funny for some vids like a guy cares and it goes guy “gives a fuck”
Shor holy crap thanks
I always watch it without subtitles first and then watch it a second time with subtitles because I hate my life.
Next episode, he will build a massive bungalow out of this
Or a hot tub lol
it will be a 6 story mantion with a pool 80 rooms and 30 full baths and 20 half baths football stadium and jim
He's going to rebuild the Atlantic Wall to repel the D-Day invasion.
Sorry...I've been watching the History channel again.
Jim Brown Next episode, he makes reinforced wood ash cement.
Yes please
I just watched a video of how Roman make cement! It took 200 steps and went staright this video! Thanks man! You make my life easier!
That's so complicated and cool.
ITS NOT THAT COMPLICATED 3:48
i see you many times in crh
Not complicated than a cook an egg
ziljin how tf is this complicated 😂😂 very simple it’s primitive technology.
Interesting... very interesting... we thought you’d be going through the iron age but you’re moving onto the modern concrete age
Jonny Khan Dunno if this can be considered “modern concrete”
Plus concrete has been used for ages probably before or not long after iron age so u know
TwentyOneOstrich's but it's modern to have concrete walls/objects and industry-style rooms I guess
Jonny Khan The Romans were using concrete back in the iron age, just to clarify :-)
Haha, "modern" there was concrete thousands of years ago bro.
Dude, the Romans invented Concrete. It's not a recent thing.
This guy would do amazing on 'Naked and Afraid'
He would own that show and why do they have to stay naked and dumb as shit in that show?
*Naked and makes nature Afraid
You friggin' kidding me? He'd break that basic bitch show over his knee.
Ryan D ikr
But he would probably get booted off for not saying a word
Interesting and thanks, a good lesson in practical chemistry of earlier times that still works well in our present times. Back in the day, I became acquainted with organic chemistry, and the fact that soap might be made with wood ash and vegetable oil or animal fat renderings. Soaps that not only could be used to wash out your socks but also might be used to ward off infections from cuts and the like.
What do you get if you cross a chicken with a cement mixer?
A brick layer!
Lol
But the question is Why did the chicken cross the cement mixer?
I don't know, but if it were me I'd be shitting bricks too.
Stop. Now.
I wonder if those are gym gains or primitive lifestyle gains
SIMPLE TON either way he’s hot
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Rimjob Inventor he’s yummy
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Man, I disable adblock for you. I hope that means something to you :)
xDogsOfWar doesnt that mean he wont get paid (even tho 1 view doesnt matter much and I dont think he has hads)
He doesnt monetise his vids so u turning it off does nothing for him
His got a lot of followers
How much does he get paid
xDogsOfWar 😂🤣🤣
Martin Vu nothing, he don't monetize it
First saw the vid and thought:”wow”
Then read the description and was blown away
Damn, so you can actually make cement even when you don't have access to limestone.
That's super cool.
"Primitive Technology: materialize cement out of the atmosphere"
What da Hell is Limestone?
I think you mean Darude Sandstorm
its a stone. without it none of the tall skyscrapers you see in cities would exist. it is the main ingredient in cement.
deathedge736 Cement has a poor compression ratio that is why they reinforce it with rebar. You can build taller buildings using wood. Properly treated wood has almost 3X the compression ratios of even the best cement.
When the apocalypse comes, him and Bear Grylls will just chill out in the woods like nothing happened.
R/madlads
Easier to maintain food stores as one person.
Also less competition.
(Risks are higher though, if you get sick or injured it's just you. Doable, but it needs more skill than a group. Personally I prefer solo)
@Krazy0ManMan It is scripted everyone knows that, but he is a survivalist and he's sharing the knowledge. He's not gonna risk his life there but he can show us what to do in certain situations.
@Krazy0ManMan it literally says at the beginning of each episode that some parts are scripted so Grylls can show his techniques. This guy here maybe can built a mud house, but I wanna see him surviving somewhere deep in the nature. Him and Grylls would be a perfect combo tho
Bear Grylls would be the gatherer sent to collect snakes, bugs, and other things for eating.
Also, it would keep him out of the way so our man could make axes and house tiles and stuff
I remember learning that golf ball sized sling shot missiles, containing bone fragments from your enemies skull, were made this way by the ancient Britons. I found one just outside Winchester around 20 years ago. It was still solid.
I suppose those slingshot balls, made of the enemie's crushed scull, were to crush the enemy's scull again? Bet even Maya haven't been crafting weapons out of their enemies, like picts did.
Laniakea Yes there are some strange & gruesome practices turning up in the bogs.
Lol I'll be there now, in a minute.
just purchased your book on Amazon. thank you for all the years of knowledge and skills you have passed on. I look forward to going over your book.
Waiting for wood wi-fi
Smoke signals
Спасибо огромное за Ваш труд и что делитесь своими знаниями
All these cement blocks are giving me vibes that he is going to make castle of mud bricks lime bricks and wood ash cement bricks
The BEST videos on You Tube . NO talking NO music and the camera is not focused on the end of his nose. Can't stand these videos on You Tube Where the guy uses 5000 words when 50 would do.
Don't forget the captions, everyone!
I find his videos more enjoyable without them. He tells you everything you need to know though the visuals.
the last time i was this early this channel was called modern technology
2:20 How did you touch something so hot that it made water boil for a moment? Did that hurt at all?
It was a chemical reaction with the water. The block was probably around room temp when he touched it
yes, it's an exothermic reaction with the water. Calcium oxide reacts with water and produces heat and makes calcium hydroxide
from my understanding it is also reversible so its viable heat storage.
It's what's in a flameless MRE heating pouch.
He's a targaryen
This channel should be a reference for any survival crafting game out there, using primitive tech to build and craft stuffs.
Very nice !
Let's hope his tribe will build a nice concrete bridge to the stars :-)
Lol he’s not quite the tribesmen seeing as he’s Australian
have you seen mad max? they're savage
And then be destroyed by the Lord God like the Tower of Babyl. Lol
not a tribe lol
epSos.de
Or a Great Wall to stop the illegals :D
fly ash can be added as an admixture to regular portland cement which is made by pulverizing limestone but cement from ash alone is a bit weird :) The clay gets it closer to a brick not cement or concrete
Yes, I did read that in my research. They make blocks from fly ash which is self cementing. Thanks.
You have a great channel by the way :)
Maybe add some of that lime from those broken down shells?
It is not used very often as it can screw with the other additives they put in the mix to prevent it from hardening prematurely. And it can do funny things to the test results, sometimes bringing a batch to the brink of being rejected. (Source, former KDOT construction inspector.)
Fly ash? How the hell am I gonna burn up enough flies to get just a gram? And how would I carry the weight of what I did to the poor things?
On your channel I've been taught more stuff about nature and how to use what it has to offer to survive more than all my education iv gotten(kindergarten - college).
I remember watching this guy and Mr Hacker's first videos when they both had under 100 subscribers. In 5 years they've grown to be very successful channels. Proud to say I was here before 100 subs.
*BEST NORMAL PRİMİTİVE CHANNEL*
He commented? What alternate worldline are we on?
Justin Y. Ay little late gl next time
Justin I met you again
but can you comment at my comments if so what an alternate worldline are we on
You again!
Obviously not one where you don't exist.
That guy is taking Minecraft way too far.
Ggghhahahhhahaj
Minecraft irl not clickbait
Congrats! You are the 2,498th person to make a minecraft joke!
@@kitkiln1355 Show me one.
Just too much.
Normally I find archaeology to be the dullest thing imaginable - maybe I'm just remembering the extremely boring archaeology professor I had, or the non-air conditioned room the class was taught in - but watching this, makes me feel like I'm looking into the past, seeing the early beginnings of human ingenuity. I'm also glad that, for all our modern comforts, we're still capable of doing this stuff if we put our minds to it.
'Fore long this forest is gonna have paved roads with candle-lit lamp posts down the side leading to a wattle and daub cottage.
The government is going to make him follow zoning laws and pay taxes on the houses he's built soon enough.
Bilbo_Gamers Aye, Aye, That's probably true.
you talking about Minecraft?
Biiig irooon
I'm wondering how long before he builds his first crude nuclear reactor.
I like to open up a second window and play Minecraft ambience music while watching these
2:01 I thought that was some ones leg in the fire.
Same xD
ROFL
Bruh
1ls376 lol
someday
I was quite frustrated because I wasn't understanding some of the things you were doing.....and then I realized you had CC and explained everything!!!!