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  • Primitive Technology: Polynesian Arrowroot Flour - Creating Polynesian arrowroot flour from scratch.
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    About This Video:
    I gathered polynesian arrowroot, grated it, extracted and dried the starch and cooked it into gelatinous, pancake shaped food that tasted like rice noodles. Polynesian arrow root is a plant in the same family as yams but with a different growth habit. It has a single, branching leaf and a single tuber below ground. They were brought to Australia about 5000 years ago as one of the "canoe" plants carried by Polynesian seafarers and grow wild in the hills near my hut to this day. The tubers are rich in starch but have a bitter compound that needs to be leached out with water to be made edible. This same compound is traditionally a medicine in small quantities for treating a range of illnesses from gastrointestinal upset to snake bite. I dug up the tubers which took about 3 minutes to do per plant, yielding one golf ball sized tuber each. These were then washed and grated into a pot using a roof tile. The resulting mash was mixed with water and allowed to settle. The white milky water was then scooped into a second pot and the starch was allowed to settle. The water was then poured off and more starch water was tipped in. At this stage the starch was still bitter, so it was mixed with water, allowed to settle and the clear water above was poured off several times removing this bitterness. When it tasted good, the paste was put onto a tile to dry over a fire. Some of it cooked and became small rubbery pieces of starch. The dry flour was stored in a pot. Some of this was then mixed into a paste and cooked on a tile like a pancake. It turned clear when cooked and has a rubbery texture. It tasted just like a rice noodle which is unsurprising considering the ingredients are nearly the same. Starch is the largest carbohydrate in the human diet. Polynesian arrowroot starch contains 346 calories per 100 g (wheat contains 329) and so the discovery of this staple food is fairly significant. It can be stored indefinitely if kept dry and away from weevils or can be stored as live tubers for six months (then they begin to sprout and should be planted). The live tubers bitterness means animals will not eat them which is good for storage. I may cultivate some in a small plot in the hills near where I dug them up. They are numerous in the wild but may produce more if the soil is tilled.
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  • @RULERofSTARS
    @RULERofSTARS 5 років тому +6918

    I saw Ray Mears do pretty much the same thing but with roasted, ground acorns. He left them in a mosquito net in a stream to wash out the tannin.

    • @primitivetechnology9550
      @primitivetechnology9550  5 років тому +2049

      That way is quick but it might loose some starch. I used a similar way with Morton bay chestnuts (cook first then in a basket in stream). It was one of my first videos about 4 years ago ua-cam.com/video/eVvQnsKuOcE/v-deo.html . Thanks.

    • @affalaffaa
      @affalaffaa 5 років тому +396

      @@primitivetechnology9550 Needed to be done though as acorns are poisonous otherwise.

    • @primitivetechnology9550
      @primitivetechnology9550  5 років тому +1352

      @@affalaffaa So is Moreton bay chestnut, the principle poison being alkaloids and not tannin in that case. Both taste bitter as a rule. Thanks.

    • @somatia350
      @somatia350 5 років тому +136

      Are there more plants that can be processed into flour this way?

    • @luislemmyo
      @luislemmyo 5 років тому +178

      @@somatia350 cassava roots

  • @jawrsy
    @jawrsy 5 років тому +1801

    “Improving mood almost immediately”
    *faces makes the same emotion*

    • @hvh2698
      @hvh2698 5 років тому +126

      Pretty sure that nodding will be the most emotive thing in his videos

    • @chir0pter
      @chir0pter 5 років тому +175

      He looked up for a few seconds, pensive. He spent some precious calories on frivolous, leisurely thought. Definitely an improved mood

    • @TheBlueSpot97
      @TheBlueSpot97 5 років тому +36

      There’s actually a video in which he smiles for a second

    • @safir2241
      @safir2241 5 років тому +19

      Federico Grassilli
      Impossible

    • @Gerelos
      @Gerelos 5 років тому +8

      @@chir0pter Such a good comment.

  • @kyle8971
    @kyle8971 5 років тому +2169

    "Improving mood almost immediately"
    Stoic ----> Stoic but brighter

  • @Cl0v3rComics
    @Cl0v3rComics 3 роки тому +496

    The most impressive part of his creations is that even though he uses the resources for his own survival, he still respects nature and replants the plants to grow once again.

    • @wolfyboy
      @wolfyboy 2 роки тому +30

      indeed. which is beneficial to both the plant AND himself.

    • @operatorchakkoty4257
      @operatorchakkoty4257 2 роки тому +22

      His name IS John Plant.

    • @rewe3536
      @rewe3536 Рік тому +4

      The way I see he just harvested a plant's organs and left it alive so he can make it suffer again next year.

    • @mitoroskokoros589
      @mitoroskokoros589 Рік тому +21

      @@rewe3536 don't eat fruits or vegetables then

    • @rewe3536
      @rewe3536 Рік тому +4

      @@mitoroskokoros589 I don't, I'm carnivorous

  • @mrkultra1655
    @mrkultra1655 Рік тому +65

    That’s very similar to the cold water processing of Oak Tree acorns here in the US, long tedious process, but can come out quite good for flour. It won’t make that gelatinous mass once cooked however, more like a saltine cracker, or it can be used as regular flour to make tortillas and bread. Thanks John

    • @sweetsnejinka9411
      @sweetsnejinka9411 Рік тому +1

      Reminded me of that too. In elementary school we made pinole a few times.

  • @mueffe1357
    @mueffe1357 5 років тому +5654

    This upload gives energy, improving mood almost immediately.

  • @That0therAsian
    @That0therAsian 5 років тому +2012

    2:32 "Ptu"
    That will be closest we will ever get to hearing his voice.

    • @HarryMcW
      @HarryMcW 5 років тому +68

      I'm sure he sounds like Gilbert Gottfried.

    • @juicewrldextendedunrelease5274
      @juicewrldextendedunrelease5274 5 років тому +17

      he has done interviews before

    • @rockettony1014
      @rockettony1014 5 років тому +15

      @@juicewrldextendedunrelease5274 where can i find them

    • @GradedPeanut
      @GradedPeanut 5 років тому +28

      @@juicewrldextendedunrelease5274 Give them to us. NOW

    • @djChor
      @djChor 5 років тому +129

      He just didn´t crafted a vocal cord yet....

  • @voltcorp
    @voltcorp 4 роки тому +203

    when civilization crumbles, I take solace in knowing we'll still have tapiocas

    • @miguel-gv5sh
      @miguel-gv5sh 4 роки тому +3

      lol, achava q eu era o único q assistia isso kkkfkd

    • @motaaaa
      @motaaaa 3 роки тому +1

      Vamos comer beiju depois do apocalipse

  • @LnPPersonified
    @LnPPersonified 4 роки тому +242

    I don't know why, but this one in particular made me genuinely happy. I think it's the simple joy in making something completely from scratch.
    Question: Do you plan on making anything more complicated, like bread?

    • @Dr_Monitor
      @Dr_Monitor Рік тому +24

      I feel like if he found a way to culture yeast (which in theory isn't hard because it's literally everywhere), and he felt like it, he might be able to make a sime bread with water, arrowroot flour, and the wild cultured yeast. Would it be good? Idk, if the simple arrowroot pancake he made was at least slightly palatable, it might work.

    • @joshyc2006
      @joshyc2006 Рік тому +1

      It wouldn't rise really though due to the lack of gluten, but fermenting it as part of the process might ease digestion

    • @SpectroliteDS2400
      @SpectroliteDS2400 Рік тому +1

      Well, we've reached the iron age now, so who knows what could happen at this point!

    • @spicyice3754
      @spicyice3754 Рік тому

      @@Dr_Monitor You can make very basic bread without yeast it just isn't bread like me and you know it

    • @juliatarrel1674
      @juliatarrel1674 Рік тому +2

      Flatbreads are easy: starch, water, stone to heat it over, fire to put under or near the stone.
      Yeasted breads: read any website that has a sourdough starter. I'm not sure if you can generate a sourdough with a tuber starch or if it only works with grain starch.
      I would expect the tuber starch to work, but as Louis-Charles Clark said it wouldn't rise properly without gluten. (This is why gluten-free yeasted bread is so hard to make.)
      'Baking soda' bread: Get 1 edible acid. Get 1 edible base (alkali). Make sure the product of reacting the acid and the base is also edible and doesn't taste awful. Use them to make a 'vinegar and baking soda' volcano. Because that's fun.
      Then do a lot of experiments mixing your starch, water, acid and base and cook them. Once your bread is fluffy enough, or as fluffy as you can make it, you're done.
      Both the yeasted and the "baking soda" breads can be put in coals to cook for breakfast. If you're sticking to primitive-technology rules, just make a big lump and stick it in the coals. You peel off the burned outer casing and eat the inside.
      If you're not using primitive technology rules, use baking soda as your 'edible base', and yoghurt, sour cream, citrus fruit, vinegar, and anything else 'tangy' as your acid. (foraging for berries or fruit works under prim-tech rules.)
      You can probably use the 'pepper' or 'chili' family to be your acid, if you're brave.
      If you're not using prim-tech rules, wrap your bread in tinfoil or alfoil before sticking it in the coals.

  • @darmocat
    @darmocat 5 років тому +4687

    I never truly understood why the invention of pottery was such a big deal till this channel.

    • @Thulgore
      @Thulgore 5 років тому +443

      I 100% feel the same. In truth I always thought of pottery as basically a hobby. I never realized what a huge game changer it is/can be/was.

    • @SurviveAlone
      @SurviveAlone 5 років тому +188

      @@Thulgore
      It is interesting to watch as a generation of craft people come up with and come up with new ways to raise their comfort and standard of living.

    • @AlexBrown230
      @AlexBrown230 5 років тому +177

      If there ever was an apocalypse and we were sent back to tech 0, this guy would be the only one who survives.

    • @nickrich56
      @nickrich56 5 років тому +48

      @@AlexBrown230 his subscribers would stand a chance. Me... 30 days before I lose it. You ... day 1. Military have the best bet. They got backup.

    • @tranthien8746
      @tranthien8746 5 років тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/zjul_vkVqFc/v-deo.html

  • @DerpMooseFish
    @DerpMooseFish 5 років тому +10205

    Oh hell yeah, we just hit the Pancake Age

    • @ralphjosephacobo8014
      @ralphjosephacobo8014 5 років тому +252

      Next it'll be the cereal age.

    • @arda9437
      @arda9437 5 років тому +300

      @@ralphjosephacobo8014 we gotta wait for the milk age first tho

    • @S4ccryn
      @S4ccryn 5 років тому +197

      +2 mood improvement

    • @isaacgraff8288
      @isaacgraff8288 5 років тому +89

      Wow, and to think there are people who struggle making pancakes with mixes already done. High five!
      He made noodles... those aren't pancakes those are noodles. Is he going to make a crayfish soup with noodles and potatoes?

    • @lucielm
      @lucielm 5 років тому +26

      Evil Beware, we have pancakes!

  • @MrMrdkey
    @MrMrdkey Рік тому +8

    In Brazil we do the same with cassava/mandioca/macaxeira/maniva (the same plant), exactly the same. This sort of thing makes me believe that us have a common past shared with the peoples of the Pacific Ocean. This is beautiful

    • @arkan5000
      @arkan5000 Рік тому +1

      we call the cassava "Yucca" in colombia :)

  • @sirfishslayer5100
    @sirfishslayer5100 4 роки тому +13

    Can't wait until I get your book. Already on the pre-order list.
    You blow my mind. In about 4 years you have almost 9.7 million subscribers...without a word you have ruled!
    I wonder if you have set any records. I have no idea, but you are definitely one of the best. Thanks for what you do. Keep it up!

  • @harryunderhill5041
    @harryunderhill5041 5 років тому +345

    Everyone sees Primitive Technology's mood lift from stoicism to steadfast impassiveness.

  • @wooglet5203
    @wooglet5203 4 роки тому +3360

    This is my favorite primitive channel because it's the original guy who started this

    • @lusteraliaszero
      @lusteraliaszero 4 роки тому +48

      I mean it isn't, but he popularized it

    • @slapdatbutton8931
      @slapdatbutton8931 4 роки тому +212

      lusteraliaszero I think the original commenter meant that this channel is the first guy to do a series like this on youtube. If you disagree, can you name at least one channel that started uploading “primitive lifestyle” videos before this channel did?

    • @wooglet5203
      @wooglet5203 4 роки тому +43

      @@slapdatbutton8931 thats what i meant so yeah

    • @sacdesable
      @sacdesable 4 роки тому +104

      i have seen a lots.
      others than this one are just asian copycat cith various degree of fakeness with some going to a ridiculous point of lying

    • @voicelessglottalfricative6567
      @voicelessglottalfricative6567 4 роки тому +13

      Lol why does it matter if it was the original guy who started it. There are other ones made after this one that are just as good but why do they have to be judged by who started first?

  • @TM686K
    @TM686K 4 роки тому +8

    Still eaten in some remote parts of the Pacific. More of a Melanesian staple than a Polynesian one though and instead of arrowroot they extract starch from the Sago palm tree. Still very heartwarming to see something many Pacific Islanders eat brought to light on this platform! This method can be done with any starchy food including commonly found Potatoes and Unripe Green Bananas! Although don't do the taste test with Cassava (a relative of the Arrowroot which is why I kind of irked when I saw him taste it). Raw Cassava has enough cyanide to kill a full grown person in seconds lol. Fun fact this is also the same method that starch for tapioca pearls are used for those trendy bubble/boba teas that are popular in Asia.

  • @lowerquadrant4647
    @lowerquadrant4647 2 роки тому +2

    6:32 You can really see how his mood improves almost immediately! 😁

  • @hmmminteresting2451
    @hmmminteresting2451 5 років тому +346

    This fella is the original gangster of primitive technology

    • @Mephiston
      @Mephiston 5 років тому +36

      Yeah he started the trend.

    • @l0sts0ul89
      @l0sts0ul89 5 років тому

      Yep

    • @hmmminteresting2451
      @hmmminteresting2451 5 років тому +1

      BabySniffer haha 😂

    • @aaron2515
      @aaron2515 5 років тому +9

      @@kxv210 this is not the aim of the channel but suit yourself

    • @8cto289
      @8cto289 5 років тому +1

      @babysniffer Hol up

  • @sabrisertacilgaz9390
    @sabrisertacilgaz9390 5 років тому +1308

    This video improved my mood almost instantly.

    • @Plazali
      @Plazali 5 років тому +7

      *immediately

    • @falloutworldrecord
      @falloutworldrecord 5 років тому +2

      same

    •  5 років тому +3

      Because you need nature in your life if you are white.

    • @kathleen1685
      @kathleen1685 5 років тому

      So peaceful!

    • @ahmedegymed5853
      @ahmedegymed5853 5 років тому

      @ what do you mean by "if you are white "?

  • @homesteadgamer1257
    @homesteadgamer1257 10 місяців тому +2

    I had no idea how time-consuming it was to get starch. I never knew it was bitter until you rinse it, either. I've been binge-watching your videos for a couple days, now, and by far your channel is THE most useful when it comes to truly living off-grid or bushcrafting. It's interesting to see so many people stock up and prepare for disasters, yet dismiss the notion that one day soon we might indeed be reset globally to this kind of lifestyle. I grew up doing everything by scratch so that aspect isn't new to me, but things like making starch from roots or fibers for making clothing are definitely more challenging. SO many people are going to be unprepared when the reset happens. I'm glad to see so many people are watching and learning from your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of the land with us all. Even if we are not in your climate area, we can still benefit from the skills you teach.

  • @Ben_Shanley
    @Ben_Shanley 4 роки тому +247

    If a cop found this place and saw the
    “ starch” they would probably think it’s a crack shack

    • @sarahazaria4025
      @sarahazaria4025 3 роки тому +10

      fuck 12

    • @Signkae1
      @Signkae1 3 роки тому +15

      Cops would be too fat to be running out in the bush, they will stick to their store bought doughnuts... lol

    • @mike-0451
      @mike-0451 3 роки тому +20

      Sarah Azaria the police are fine. Leave them alone.

    • @gaiagribhinneach2632
      @gaiagribhinneach2632 3 роки тому +8

      @@mike-0451 No, they're not. Fuck cops

    • @PotatoTheProgrammer
      @PotatoTheProgrammer 3 роки тому +1

      Sarah Azaria I agree with what you just said

  • @chicob.8419
    @chicob.8419 4 роки тому +2335

    This guy... this guy harvests tubers without killing the plant. Respect.

    • @theoneandonly15
      @theoneandonly15 4 роки тому +140

      Of course so he could get more 🤨

    • @walterclements8905
      @walterclements8905 4 роки тому +157

      Bro then you get more next year

    • @gara8812
      @gara8812 4 роки тому +37

      I think half of the plant died due to not having enought resources to survive the (winter?) dry season.

    • @alanclark8342
      @alanclark8342 4 роки тому +34

      Yeah, but it probably still managed to go to seed

    • @thepizzaguy8477
      @thepizzaguy8477 3 роки тому +2

      @The note nice stuttering

  • @GeorgiosB
    @GeorgiosB Рік тому +1

    Thanks for teaching us something useful! It's like watching Enoch at work.

  • @Astaroth73
    @Astaroth73 4 роки тому

    This is the only primitive technology channel i trusted because any other channel is just speed up the video so the man looks strong & survive look fast & easy

  • @morganmackay1324
    @morganmackay1324 5 років тому +309

    Just a reminder that he gives a description in the closed captions, TURN THEM ON!!

    • @natertater4024
      @natertater4024 5 років тому +8

      Did not know that. Thanks

    • @samroberts1229
      @samroberts1229 5 років тому +12

      I never knew this, just put them on. Realised I like the mystery of no knowing.

    • @SuperRjBrown
      @SuperRjBrown 5 років тому +9

      Wtf after years of watching his videos ffs lol

    • @narcolepticaxolotl4970
      @narcolepticaxolotl4970 5 років тому +12

      @@samroberts1229 I watched it once without captions because that's more fun, but then I watched it again with the captions because I wanted to be sure I understood.

    • @tulipalll
      @tulipalll 5 років тому +10

      @@SuperRjBrown you should go watch all the old videos with the captions on now! It's absolutely fascinating

  • @KC-ne1vi
    @KC-ne1vi 5 років тому +308

    Shout-out to the kookaburra in the background for providing ambient noise

    • @caramellpanda
      @caramellpanda 5 років тому

      Low-key terrifying noises since Kookaburras are dangerous SOBs 😂😂😂

    • @superguy3221
      @superguy3221 5 років тому +7

      what no they arent lol

    • @ExhaustedScarf
      @ExhaustedScarf 5 років тому +9

      @@superguy3221
      They might be confusing Kookaburra with Cassowary. Which, I mean, is a valid threat, tbh. He is in Austrailia.

    • @Goomatora
      @Goomatora 5 років тому +3

      @Wubblu What's updog

    • @EAFSQ9
      @EAFSQ9 5 років тому +3

      aka "Giggle Chickens"

  • @theskyisblue8979
    @theskyisblue8979 4 роки тому +29

    Man sounds like a computer: "Improving mood almost immediately".

  • @rat4992
    @rat4992 Рік тому +3

    this is the best channel on UA-cam

  • @JohnGenericName
    @JohnGenericName 5 років тому +518

    "Posted 25 seconds ago"
    Too fresh.

  • @bkboggy
    @bkboggy 5 років тому +443

    You cannot imagine the excitement I experience every time I see one of your videos in my subscriptions.

    • @KotCzat
      @KotCzat 5 років тому +30

      It is Improving mood almost immediately

    • @alik42069
      @alik42069 5 років тому

      Same

  • @Talostd
    @Talostd 4 роки тому +15

    Very interesting video. I tried it myself, and that is very time consuming work, but the result was worth it. Definitely better when done in large batches. Thanks.

  • @jondoe5926
    @jondoe5926 4 роки тому +51

    You should do a video on primitive hygiene (soap, toothpaste, etc)

    • @ltchugacast131
      @ltchugacast131 4 роки тому +6

      Jon Doe wild mint leaves were used in some areas as a kind of “toothbrush/toothpaste” combo. The mint oil and the mint leaf itself help clean and protect your teeth

    • @thekhenthul
      @thekhenthul 4 роки тому +2

      I think soap can be made of wood ashes :)

    • @jackal292
      @jackal292 4 роки тому +1

      I'm probably stupid but would charcoal work?

    • @eggrollsoup
      @eggrollsoup 4 роки тому

      TeiKh3n xD Lye and ash

    • @salty_armorer4027
      @salty_armorer4027 3 роки тому +3

      Toothpaste as we know it was invented by Dr. Sheffield in the late 1800's, As far as I know tooth care before that was just dry brushing with willow twigs that you'd chew on the end of to make it bristle.

  • @benanderson5270
    @benanderson5270 5 років тому +88

    This channel is the only reason I ever use Closed Captioning.

    • @snoops7942
      @snoops7942 5 років тому

      Ben Anderson and Seth everman

    • @tylergeorge28
      @tylergeorge28 5 років тому +2

      Ben Anderson thank you this , I had no idea

  • @64dethray
    @64dethray 5 років тому +510

    Thank you, no stupid background music, no long winded explanations. Excellent video.

    • @aaronturner4597
      @aaronturner4597 5 років тому +27

      Hey guys before we get into the video....

    • @MrDefensor65
      @MrDefensor65 5 років тому +25

      ....I just wanted to tell you about my friends at Dollar Shave Club.

    • @gamerkind413_2
      @gamerkind413_2 5 років тому +2

      @@The1Floridiot lol and its good for your pleasuring needs like saw blade, stone cutter, and gardening tool. every one with a different use if you want to even shape it!

    • @xaris5309
      @xaris5309 5 років тому +2

      First of all you should thank him for building no pools!

    • @imslickzz1630
      @imslickzz1630 4 роки тому

      *He is QUIET*.

  • @Ki113r210
    @Ki113r210 4 роки тому +4

    ya know, id love to see a collective channel going, all in the same style as yours, with people from around the world showing survival in different environments. i love your content and it makes me wonder how things would go in my area, the sand hills of the midwestern USA, where there is much less tree coverage and the soil has a much lower clay content. the area is basically a sand dune desert covered in wild grass

  • @coltonlang1494
    @coltonlang1494 4 роки тому +15

    Just watching him do all of this stuff makes me want to do it right now😂

  • @TheMonkeykrunk32
    @TheMonkeykrunk32 5 років тому +947

    Me: Is it good?
    Pt: *Spits*
    Me: Is it good?
    Pt: *Spits*
    Me: Is it good?
    Pt: *Nods*

    • @user-vi5jd5xr6q
      @user-vi5jd5xr6q 5 років тому +23

      He may have nodded but his eyes after 6:30 tell me "no..i do not want to survive off of this"

    • @holihsredlumednil6847
      @holihsredlumednil6847 5 років тому +29

      Thee Furaribi I dont know, I’ve heard it improves your mood almost immediately

    • @sirmounted8499
      @sirmounted8499 5 років тому +3

      Turn on captions.

    • @user-vi5jd5xr6q
      @user-vi5jd5xr6q 5 років тому +3

      @@sirmounted8499 ahh see he writes what you want to hear but the eyes no lies

    • @ParameterGrenze
      @ParameterGrenze 5 років тому +7

      Yes. You have to appreciate how his eyes go dead whenever he eats something instead of pretending it’s the best or worst thing he has ever tasted for the camera.

  • @Pixelar
    @Pixelar 5 років тому +413

    the "sphth" when he spat out the unprocessed tuber was the closest we'll ever get to him talking

  • @lukaszbat6362
    @lukaszbat6362 3 роки тому +5

    Man, I'm watching your channel since very first days and I still love it. Thank you soo much and God bless you :)

  • @CarolinaSchmeed447
    @CarolinaSchmeed447 2 роки тому

    This is the best primitive channel because it’s used as education instead of others where they build to make it look fancy or cool

  • @hamzahnorazmi5380
    @hamzahnorazmi5380 5 років тому +109

    This is way i love him. He showed us what is primitive technology. Not just simply building secret luxury hideout with pool ot castle with pool.

    • @farofafeijao9995
      @farofafeijao9995 5 років тому +11

      Yeah. After his channel boom yt got loaded with videos like "Secret" some shit or "Primitive" some shit.
      And primitive technology is just the godfather, showing actual primitive technics and all that thing

    • @AsTheWheelsTurn
      @AsTheWheelsTurn 5 років тому +6

      yeah whats up with the guys always building some retarded "underground pool" pool this pool that. its always a super tiny useless thing that will be infested with mosquitos and bugs and snakes in a week.

    • @mae-mx1rt
      @mae-mx1rt 5 років тому +3

      Don't forget to mention the commercial concrete that other 'cop out' channels heavily rely on

    • @scaramouche450
      @scaramouche450 5 років тому

      Hahaha xD

    • @III-zy5jf
      @III-zy5jf 5 років тому +1

      Those pool guys probably made $5million a year tricking kids into giving them 70million views per video. They used machinery to dig new pools every four days. Stupid kids.

  • @MichaelVLang
    @MichaelVLang 5 років тому +480

    Really shows how hard living for humans was. Thanks for the upload.

    • @vaylonkenadell
      @vaylonkenadell 5 років тому +71

      It may interest you to know the research shows that hunter-gatherers work less on average. One researcher, Ross Sackett, found that hunter-gatherers work an average of 6.5 hours per day. People in agricultural and industrial societies work an average of 8.8 hours per day.

    • @redwitch12
      @redwitch12 5 років тому +74

      @@vaylonkenadell Agriculture is unquestionably more time-consuming, but it has much better odds of providing a consistent supply of higher-quality food. Fair trade-off, I'd say. :)

    • @Zayden.
      @Zayden. 5 років тому +29

      It wasn't like this. It was a whole team of people, cooperating, enjoying each other's company, accomplishing important tasks with no management making money off of your labor by making you work harder and faster.

    • @exprime8872
      @exprime8872 5 років тому +3

      @@Zayden. Careful, comrade. The internet doesn't like people like us ;)

    • @spaceghostcoasttocoast9343
      @spaceghostcoasttocoast9343 5 років тому +14

      @@vaylonkenadell yea because they didnt have to worry about paying rent, insurance, and food. On top whatever else. I dont know about you but I'd rather sit in an office for 10 hours than work 6 but bust my ass. There's a reason now is the best and easiest time in human history to be alive

  • @marschlosser4540
    @marschlosser4540 Рік тому +3

    Great! We raise a lot of canna lily (AKA Queensland arrowroot) which is native, or at least pre-Columbian. Gluten free noodles are the main aim, but any flour can be mixed (3 parts flour, one part starch), dough cut and dropped in boiling water. For pure starch noodles, water and starch, drop in boiling water, and grin at little kids giggling over invisible noodles. This is an American Indian recipe.

  • @fizza1473
    @fizza1473 4 роки тому +5

    5:52 primitive technology the baker

  • @riku9745
    @riku9745 5 років тому +1658

    Primitive technology episode 800: Invading nearby colony for resources

    • @nastyrob8771
      @nastyrob8771 4 роки тому +125

      PT episode 1000: Fighting Kangaroos for territory

    • @scumbagbenis3015
      @scumbagbenis3015 4 роки тому +109

      Episode 2000: fully caught up to the modern human

    • @darknight0278
      @darknight0278 4 роки тому +87

      Episode 3000 fully made modern humans extinct

    • @johnnytopside9215
      @johnnytopside9215 4 роки тому +93

      Episode 4000: Conquering Andromeda and other nearby galaxies.

    • @Kanchi731
      @Kanchi731 4 роки тому +77

      Episode 5000: Playing god to lesser civilizations through UA-cam ... oh, wait...

  • @tyleryoung007
    @tyleryoung007 5 років тому +517

    "Ah I didn't see you there I was just making this basket"

  • @user-qv1bx8tp9q
    @user-qv1bx8tp9q 4 роки тому

    勉強にもなるし、いざとなれば自分でも実践出来る知識を見せてくれる。
    それでいて面白く興味をひくものが多くある。
    彼は凄いいい動画クリエイターだと思う。

  • @halfstar15
    @halfstar15 5 років тому +1331

    This is real original primitive technology.
    🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻Please don’t make a swimming pool.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

    • @Arvak777
      @Arvak777 5 років тому +83

      OLE yeah those other channels are a bit weird. One of them made alcohol that most comments said was poisonous.

    • @prechabahnglai103
      @prechabahnglai103 5 років тому +55

      Until he reaches 100 pops then he may unlocks “pool making” under “culture” tech tree.

    • @arforafro5523
      @arforafro5523 5 років тому +8

      @@Arvak777 havent seen that one, is that video from the two kids who make pools or was it some other channel?, pretty sure they must have made ethanol if it was poisonous unless they really messed up when choosing what to ferment.

    • @saudade7842
      @saudade7842 5 років тому +3

      @@prechabahnglai103 Lol.

    • @TheBigBadWolf85
      @TheBigBadWolf85 5 років тому +2

      lol

  • @michaelkassabian2669
    @michaelkassabian2669 5 років тому +33

    Skin: Clear
    Crops: Blessed
    Mood: Improved almost immediately

  • @silverphoenix684
    @silverphoenix684 4 роки тому +4

    When he nodded his head in approval, I was shocked. That's the most I've ever heard him say. 5:09 is where it is.

  • @chadcastagana9181
    @chadcastagana9181 4 роки тому +1

    Great effort at recreating the first potato pancake!

  • @crucible1084
    @crucible1084 5 років тому +699

    Next week:
    Primitive Technology: Mud Dyson Sphere

    • @etvon32
      @etvon32 5 років тому +29

      Wood space shuttle.

    • @batt3ryac1d
      @batt3ryac1d 5 років тому +3

      In these comments people who think you mean the vacuum lmao

    • @GlobalAidFederation
      @GlobalAidFederation 5 років тому +1

      @MichaelKingsfordGray Thats one for the Monkey Boys and their fascination with subterranea.
      Just do a search for "Primitive Underground"

    • @legenden2744
      @legenden2744 5 років тому +5

      Nuclear powerplant

    • @bertimusprime7900
      @bertimusprime7900 5 років тому +1

      @MichaelKingsfordGray 10/10 stars for this. Brilliant.

  • @sisocrack
    @sisocrack 5 років тому +379

    "Improves mood inmediately".
    I could definitely tell, haha.

    • @dexasg
      @dexasg 4 роки тому +15

      yeah, because that head nod is probably the most he's ever spoken in a video

  • @rickskzrx4910
    @rickskzrx4910 4 роки тому

    This is the only channel i watch with this type of content because his super original and the one who started with these kinds of videos! Keep posting you are the best! Been watching since you started!

  • @nomad1160
    @nomad1160 Рік тому +1

    You can also use arrowroot in making gravies for cooking. As a thickener.

  • @abtl1154
    @abtl1154 5 років тому +84

    "This plant is abundant in the hills near the hut, brought here by Polynesian seafarers 5000 years ago.".
    I really f%$&ing love how history echoes on.

  • @homesci3596
    @homesci3596 3 роки тому

    I don't understand why people dislike these videos,I mean look at it it's real man, they're showing us how we can sustain ourselves in the wild,I'm personally grateful for their effort,it's alot of hardwork

  • @Green.Country.Agroforestry
    @Green.Country.Agroforestry 2 роки тому +1

    I grow Canna Indica, which is also processed for its starch (in commercially produced arrowroot, some of it is often canna) .. I don't process it, though .. just peel the tubers, slice or cube, and add to soups and sir fried vegetables. The flavor is very much like potato, but with a small amount of dietary fiber that really gives one that 'full' feeling. Enough calories in a 2'x4' patch to feed a person for 5 days, and the flowers are edible, too.

  • @RinaDreftscott
    @RinaDreftscott 5 років тому +136

    Guy managed to make flour, first cooking is pankakes : "Improving mood almost immediately" LMAO

  • @tacojohn11
    @tacojohn11 5 років тому +212

    Here's a tip for the new people turn on your captions he explains what he is doing

    • @Autunite
      @Autunite 5 років тому +4

      There should really be a way to set your uploaded videos to turn on captions by default. It would've helped a lot of people here that don't know about the captions.

    • @distrologic2925
      @distrologic2925 5 років тому +2

      Mind = Blown

    • @Jemima1377
      @Jemima1377 5 років тому +2

      Thanks, didn't know that!

    • @joshuagambrill2101
      @joshuagambrill2101 5 років тому

      It's also in the description

    • @ZNotFound
      @ZNotFound 5 років тому

      This happens in every video he uploads. People just don't know that he has captions.
      I agree that there needs to be an option (even in the viewers side) to enable caption that aren't auto-generated.

  • @JamesTyrrellOnline
    @JamesTyrrellOnline 11 місяців тому +1

    That new sluice you made where the channels were "too deep" looks like it would be perfect for pulping these, or to help firesharpen sticks.

  • @tsowane
    @tsowane Рік тому +1

    Please keep uploading your videos you're the best in the business

  • @bobbertbobby3975
    @bobbertbobby3975 5 років тому +470

    one of the few youtubers who deserves every one of his almost 10 million subs.
    This channel is amazing!

    • @Snaily
      @Snaily 5 років тому +12

      10 million? Jesus Christ when did that happen?! I remember when this channel had less than 1000!

    • @PrograError
      @PrograError 5 років тому +4

      @@Snaily rewind happened

    • @espero21
      @espero21 5 років тому

      Прикольно

    • @siraxolotl2634
      @siraxolotl2634 5 років тому

      Snaily I know right. I found him around 100k. So glad to see him getting the fan base he truly deserves.

    • @mcdowneywhite279
      @mcdowneywhite279 5 років тому +1

      But sadly people are seeing all these rip
      offs instead of the original. *_ALL HAIL FATHER PRIMITIVE_* possible# Nani?

  • @tonythetiger5029
    @tonythetiger5029 5 років тому +5

    Some of y'all are missing out, if u dont already know, turn on captions, he explains everything

    • @gymzaal4412
      @gymzaal4412 5 років тому

      Watching his vids for 1 year now and didn't know. Thank you

  • @Vineor
    @Vineor Рік тому +1

    When amish lifestyle isnt hardcore enough.
    Massive respect.

  • @yuri-rg1lr
    @yuri-rg1lr 2 роки тому

    still coming back for this, and my first primative vid ive ever watched

  • @JonnyJayKhan
    @JonnyJayKhan 5 років тому +251

    As much as I love your building projects I am loving your turn to agriculture and produce

    • @BruceWayneReal
      @BruceWayneReal 5 років тому +13

      It's not agriculture. It's gathering. I don't think he is growing anything.

    • @Sergeant_Arch_Dornan
      @Sergeant_Arch_Dornan 5 років тому +21

      @@BruceWayneReal He made a video about making a sweet potato patch, so technically he does grow something.

    • @BruceWayneReal
      @BruceWayneReal 5 років тому +5

      Oh you're right. I must have missed that.

    • @an_ordinary_goose
      @an_ordinary_goose 5 років тому +4

      He does also mention in the description that he might start a small plot of the tubers later on

    • @juanignacioocana5857
      @juanignacioocana5857 5 років тому

      @@BruceWayneReal your name sounds familiar. Are you something of Martha?

  • @lellamadaw1721
    @lellamadaw1721 5 років тому +168

    Getting notifications from this channel is super satisfying.

    • @JS-bf9dw
      @JS-bf9dw 5 років тому +2

      Indeed

    • @chadsterrrible
      @chadsterrrible 5 років тому +1

      Completely made my Friday

    • @idealthinker101
      @idealthinker101 5 років тому +2

      @@chadsterrrible do you live near a place with GMT-7:00 timezone ???

    • @chadsterrrible
      @chadsterrrible 5 років тому +2

      The one most loved GMT-5
      Minnesota don’t ya know

  • @ldo919
    @ldo919 4 роки тому

    잘봤읍니다 볼수록 빠져들고
    저분이 인간적으로 정이듬뿍듭니다
    우리가돌아갈 먼훗날 미래이기도합니다

  • @Fox_Squash
    @Fox_Squash 4 роки тому +48

    Mom: Try it, you’ll like it.
    Me: 2:28

  • @Sirmenonottwo
    @Sirmenonottwo 4 роки тому +738

    We should give our ancestors credit for figuring out how to do something like this!

    • @albertledesma5173
      @albertledesma5173 4 роки тому +6

      Nah. They were stupid.

    • @strider984
      @strider984 4 роки тому +80

      Albert Ledesma Ok, how about we drop you off in the Aussie wilderness for say, a month. Would your “highly enlightened” brain survive?

    • @albertledesma5173
      @albertledesma5173 4 роки тому +7

      strider Nobody ever said my brain was “highly enlightened.” You’re stupid too.

    • @albertledesma5173
      @albertledesma5173 4 роки тому +6

      Meme_Reaper61 Sometimes the truth isn’t the friendliest.

    • @7shabz
      @7shabz 4 роки тому +26

      Albert Ledesma you’re stupid.

  • @MatthewBishop64
    @MatthewBishop64 5 років тому +157

    "Improves mood almost immediately". Dude must have been hungry.

    • @blackthrone6976
      @blackthrone6976 5 років тому +19

      after working hard, getting food always improves your mood. granted, you're not full already, of course.

    • @canijust101
      @canijust101 5 років тому +2

      thanks to your comment 6.5 minutes in i remembered i have to turn on the captions to see them lol, its been a while since ive been back to this channel

    • @WyrmrestAccord
      @WyrmrestAccord 5 років тому +2

      +5 mood regen buff

    • @SurviveAlone
      @SurviveAlone 5 років тому

      If not a description of the video, I would have thought that he does cocaine: D

  • @DDERR
    @DDERR 3 роки тому +2

    От просмотра видео я чувствую умиление, удивлена от таких эмоций🤭

  • @Jusbale
    @Jusbale Рік тому

    This is still the best video on this channel, and this channel is pretty great

  • @Aya-xu1xk
    @Aya-xu1xk 5 років тому +294

    "Improves mood almost instantly"
    I'm gonna treat my depression with pancakes.

    • @maraz666
      @maraz666 5 років тому +1

      @MichaelKingsfordGray There is no such thing. "Low blood sugar" is more aptly named "you ate too much sugar previously and now your insulin levels are too high"

    • @ragnkja
      @ragnkja 5 років тому +3

      ​@@maraz666
      Then explain why the times I notice that my blood sugar is low are when I haven't eaten in a very long time.

    • @Kacper0Plazma
      @Kacper0Plazma 5 років тому +2

      Remember no sandwich only pancakes!

  • @AR_119
    @AR_119 5 років тому +7

    Never says a word and yet has the best channel on here... genius

  • @felipenunes300
    @felipenunes300 4 роки тому +7

    Parabéns pelo seu belo Trabalho 🙏🙏Abrasão do Brazil

  • @sytestorm
    @sytestorm 4 роки тому

    I love watching your videos, seen them all! So much learning. Blessed love

  • @johnguill6129
    @johnguill6129 5 років тому +144

    These videos are incredible teaching tools about how people survived without modern technologies. Absolutely fascinating.

    • @user-cl3gz9ey1w
      @user-cl3gz9ey1w 5 років тому +1

      Pants camera & behind the scenes

    • @dr.vikyll7466
      @dr.vikyll7466 5 років тому

      @@user-cl3gz9ey1w yeah it still shows the things people made back in the day

  • @CrazyGunMan100
    @CrazyGunMan100 5 років тому +230

    I think that eating scene was the longest continuous shot of your face we've had thus far.
    And it was only like 15 seconds.

    • @gamerkind413_2
      @gamerkind413_2 5 років тому +12

      right? i think its neat he doesnt talk.
      it makes it seem a bit natural doesnt it?

    • @leakhenachhun2093
      @leakhenachhun2093 5 років тому +1

      👍

    • @williamanslow1326
      @williamanslow1326 5 років тому +2

      Only talks in 2 videos

    • @CrazyGunMan100
      @CrazyGunMan100 5 років тому +2

      @@williamanslow1326 what? When?

    • @williamanslow1326
      @williamanslow1326 5 років тому +2

      I can’t find them, my daughter confirmed it cause we’ve been watching him for years. They were brief statements while he was doing a POV of like how not to kill yourself when preparing some kind of root

  • @estemanlinjuan
    @estemanlinjuan 3 роки тому

    Thank you somuch for the wonderful vedio . I miss living in the province. Its looks a like how we make the cassava starch but we put in a rice bag and press to take of the water to dry in the sunlight to be come starch. So delicious and healthy food love it

  • @rosaurahalfeld9952
    @rosaurahalfeld9952 2 роки тому +1

    Foi bom conhecer está planta..Adorei o vídeo.

  • @tage_heritage
    @tage_heritage 5 років тому +65

    Best suggestion I've ever heard was to turn on captions for his videos to help follow along. Hope it helps someone else.

    • @dino4941
      @dino4941 5 років тому +3

      Just tried it... Frame with full basket of tubers. Caption says: "Full Basket"
      Now I understand XD

    • @junkmauler
      @junkmauler 5 років тому +3

      Mind blown, I've been watching these a long time and never even thought to turn on captions, doh!

    • @tage_heritage
      @tage_heritage 5 років тому

      Joseph Stackhouse same here. I wish I knew who gave me the info so long ago. Now, I just want to pass it on! It seriously helps me when watching these videos.

  • @bigzachraptors
    @bigzachraptors 5 років тому +132

    My mood changed from being stressed to comfort while watching this video!

    • @Alphae21
      @Alphae21 5 років тому

      Comfort isnt a mood

    • @SurviveAlone
      @SurviveAlone 5 років тому

      my mood has improved, it seemed to me from the photo that he was doing ccoоcaineё 😂

  • @gaarathesandslayer
    @gaarathesandslayer 4 роки тому

    I swear, if I ever get stranded out in the wilderness, I'm probably going to survive and it's entirely thanks to these videos and this channel.

  • @emadgholam9370
    @emadgholam9370 5 років тому +15

    This guy deserves an Oscar. Says nothing entire clip long, but keeps me interested for every second.

    • @EsquireR
      @EsquireR 5 років тому +2

      everything is in captions

  • @stevena8719
    @stevena8719 5 років тому +63

    My boy out here making BREAD

    • @user-ro1cc8tz6d
      @user-ro1cc8tz6d 5 років тому +3

      Let's get the BREAD

    • @vintzvi3406
      @vintzvi3406 5 років тому

      It’s pancake, he says in close captioning

    • @caram3lnuke627
      @caram3lnuke627 5 років тому

      @@vintzvi3406 Close enough, i call it flat jelly bread

  • @pyronuggets
    @pyronuggets 4 роки тому

    Ok this is one of my favorite videos. Good job man.

  • @rorylobban4789
    @rorylobban4789 4 роки тому

    I’ve pre ordered your book bud.
    Thanks for your efforts

  • @thechicken35
    @thechicken35 5 років тому +287

    He has made more pancakes from scratch in the wild than I have in my house

    • @rephleX67
      @rephleX67 5 років тому

      :D

    • @alexa.davronov1537
      @alexa.davronov1537 5 років тому

      That's because he got raw resources that you don't. Checkout floor in your kitchen, mix with water and you are done.

  • @flexxus854
    @flexxus854 5 років тому +22

    Primitive Technology never disappoints! Notification Squad?

  • @Hi-vf9wx
    @Hi-vf9wx 4 роки тому

    I love the food videos it's so interesting to see how he eats in the wild he should do more episodes about it

  • @jrobbin24
    @jrobbin24 Рік тому

    Best UA-cam channel ever

  • @sampratt8584
    @sampratt8584 5 років тому +118

    My day gets better whenever he uploads

  • @biltreu
    @biltreu 5 років тому +22

    Everyone of your videos has drastically imrpoved my D&D games

  • @zhaovizier7278
    @zhaovizier7278 4 роки тому

    i dont understand anything you do, but it feels incredibly educational
    also that pancake looked amazing for how it was made

  • @theswedishdude1
    @theswedishdude1 4 роки тому

    doesn't look like the most appetizing this ever but when you're living in the stone age you gotta do what you gotta do.

  • @michaelradke9663
    @michaelradke9663 5 років тому +21

    I'ma be honest... I had no clue there were subtitles on any of his videos until I read these comments. I'm gonna have to watch them all over again

    • @TheIllio
      @TheIllio 5 років тому +2

      That happened to a lot of us. But the upside of this is, that we can enjoy rewatching the episodes even more :D

  • @JukesMcGee
    @JukesMcGee 5 років тому +618

    Polynesian arrowroot flour sounds like something a hipster would use to bake gluten-free cupcakes.

    • @AB-gz9yb
      @AB-gz9yb 5 років тому +4

      Whoa lol

    • @karlinchina
      @karlinchina 5 років тому +34

      Idk, looks very glutinous

    • @IanOsmond
      @IanOsmond 5 років тому +66

      Speaking as a hipster who has used arrowroot flour to bake gluten-free cupcakes, it is.

    • @lilymiller6281
      @lilymiller6281 5 років тому +23

      Speaking as someone who cooks for hipsters, it is.

    • @teguenjoyer3842
      @teguenjoyer3842 4 роки тому +30

      Speaking as someone who hasn't lost their virginity, gluten free pancakes are good fleshlights

  • @OJeyjunior
    @OJeyjunior 3 роки тому +2

    This "pancake" is very popular in Brazil... Our native indium did it with cassava, it's called "tapioca" (wich is a native language word) on it's own its kinda bland but it takes fillings/butter so well

    • @bionerdbahia103
      @bionerdbahia103 3 роки тому +1

      Yes, but use the term indigenous instead, that's the right term