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LIGHTING A CONTROLLED FIRE
WAS NOT ALWAYS EASY. ONLY 200 YEARS AGO, YOU'D RUB A
ROCK ON STEEL TO CREATE SPARKS. THEN A STUNNING DISCOVERY -- THAT COMBINING CERTAIN CHEMICALS
CAN IGNITE FIRE. IT WASN'T LONG
BEFORE MATCHES WERE INVENTED, PUTTING THESE CHEMICALS
ON HANDY LITTLE STICKS. WELL, NOTHING
QUITE MATCHES THAT
WAS NOT ALWAYS EASY. ONLY 200 YEARS AGO, YOU'D RUB A
ROCK ON STEEL TO CREATE SPARKS. THEN A STUNNING DISCOVERY -- THAT COMBINING CERTAIN CHEMICALS
CAN IGNITE FIRE. IT WASN'T LONG
BEFORE MATCHES WERE INVENTED, PUTTING THESE CHEMICALS
ON HANDY LITTLE STICKS. WELL, NOTHING
QUITE MATCHES THAT
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LIGHTING A CONTROLLED FIRE
WAS NOT ALWAYS EASY.
00:00:04.069 --> 00:00:08.406
ONLY 200 YEARS AGO, YOU'D RUB A
ROCK ON STEEL TO CREATE SPARKS.
00:00:08.408 --> 00:00:10.474
THEN A STUNNING DISCOVERY --
00:00:10.476 --> 00:00:13.209
THAT COMBINING CERTAIN CHEMICALS
CAN IGNITE FIRE.
00:00:13.212 --> 00:00:15.679
IT WASN'T LONG
BEFORE MATCHES WERE INVENTED,
00:00:15.681 --> 00:00:18.215
PUTTING THESE CHEMICALS
ON HANDY LITTLE STICKS.
00:00:18.217 --> 00:00:20.484
WELL, NOTHING
QUITE MATCHES THAT.
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Movie Summary
Television series that documents how various everyday products are made.