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==Origin==

==Origin==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''tynder''; akin to Old High German ''zuntra'' tinder, Old English ''tendan'' to kindle

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''tynder''; akin to Old High German ''zuntra'' tinder, Old English ''tendan'' to kindle

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: a very flammable substance adaptable for use as kindling

*1: a very flammable substance adaptable for use as kindling

*2: something that serves to incite or inflame <that [[rhetoric]] was ready tinder for [[revolution]] — Margaret Peters>  

*2: something that serves to incite or inflame <that [[rhetoric]] was ready tinder for [[revolution]] — Margaret Peters>  

==Description==

==Description==

'''Tinder''' is easily combustible [[material]] used to [[ignite]] [[fires]] by rudimentary [[methods]]. A small fire consisting of tinder is then used to ignite kindling. Anything that can be ignited by a match can be considered tinder; or by more rigorous definition, anything that begins to glow under a shower of [[sparks]]. The more restrictive definition is important in the [[study]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_skills survival skills], which redefines kindling as material requiring a match to ignite it.

'''Tinder''' is easily combustible [[material]] used to [[ignite]] [[fires]] by rudimentary [[methods]]. A small fire consisting of tinder is then used to ignite kindling. Anything that can be ignited by a match can be considered tinder; or by more rigorous definition, anything that begins to glow under a shower of [[sparks]]. The more restrictive definition is important in the [[study]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_skills survival skills], which redefines kindling as material requiring a match to ignite it.

Whichever material is used, the thinner it is and the more [[surface]] there is, and especially edges, the more easily it will [[ignite]]. With wood, this can be achieved by shaving slivers off it. One [[method]] to keep these together is to make a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather_stick feather stick]. The best wood from a tree is dead branches that have not fallen to the ground yet.

Whichever material is used, the thinner it is and the more [[surface]] there is, and especially edges, the more easily it will [[ignite]]. With wood, this can be achieved by shaving slivers off it. One [[method]] to keep these together is to make a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather_stick feather stick]. The best wood from a tree is dead branches that have not fallen to the ground yet.

Magnesium is sold in stores in shaved or bar form. Shavings burn white-hot, are impossible to smother with carbon dioxide or sand, and can [[ignite]] even wet kindling. Solid bars are impossible to ignite under [[normal]] conditions (and difficult even with a welding torch), and are thus very safe to carry. Magnesium powder and shavings are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrophoric pyrophoric] (they oxidise rapidly when exposed to the air). It is dangerous to carry pre-shaved magnesium — at best, it loses potency, at worst, it can [[spontaneously]] ignite and is then nearly unquenchable. Magnesium bars are sometimes sold with a length of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrocerium ferrocerium] cast into one edge.

Magnesium is sold in stores in shaved or bar form. Shavings burn white-hot, are impossible to smother with carbon dioxide or sand, and can [[ignite]] even wet kindling. Solid bars are impossible to ignite under [[normal]] conditions (and difficult even with a welding torch), and are thus very safe to carry. Magnesium powder and shavings are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrophoric pyrophoric] (they oxidise rapidly when exposed to the air). It is dangerous to carry pre-shaved magnesium — at best, it loses potency, at worst, it can [[spontaneously]] ignite and is then nearly unquenchable. Magnesium bars are sometimes sold with a length of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrocerium ferrocerium] cast into one edge.

The gathering of tinder, and perhaps more importantly, its dry storage is one of the most critical aspects of many [[survival]] situations.

The gathering of tinder, and perhaps more importantly, its dry storage is one of the most critical aspects of many [[survival]] situations.

==Quote==

==Quote==

Before they had been away from [[home]] one moon, Andon signified to his [[mate]] that he thought he could make [[fire]] with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint flint]. They tried for two months to utilize the flint [[spark]] for kindling a [[fire]] but only met with failure. Each day this couple would strike the flints and endeavor to ignite the wood. Finally, one evening about the time of the setting of the [[sun]], the [[secret]] of the [[technique]] was unraveled when it occurred to Fonta to climb a near-by tree to secure an abandoned bird's nest. The nest was dry and highly inflammable and consequently flared right up into a full blaze the [[moment]] the [[spark]] fell upon it. They were so surprised and startled at their success that they almost lost the [[fire]], but they saved it by the addition of suitable fuel, and then began the first search for firewood by the [[parents]] of all mankind.

Before they had been away from [[home]] one moon, Andon signified to his [[mate]] that he thought he could make [[fire]] with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint flint]. They tried for two months to utilize the flint [[spark]] for kindling a [[fire]] but only met with failure. Each day this couple would strike the flints and endeavor to ignite the wood. Finally, one evening about the time of the setting of the [[sun]], the [[secret]] of the [[technique]] was unraveled when it occurred to Fonta to climb a near-by tree to secure an abandoned bird's nest. The nest was dry and highly inflammable and consequently flared right up into a full blaze the [[moment]] the [[spark]] fell upon it. They were so surprised and startled at their success that they almost lost the [[fire]], but they saved it by the addition of suitable fuel, and then began the first search for firewood by the [[parents]] of all mankind.

This was one of the most joyous [[moments]] in their short but [[eventful]] lives. All night long they sat up watching their fire burn, vaguely realizing that they had made a [[discovery]] which would make it possible for them to defy [[climate]] and thus forever to be [[independent]] of their [[animal]] [[relatives]] of the southern lands. After three days' [[rest]] and enjoyment of the fire, they [[journeyed]] on.

This was one of the most joyous [[moments]] in their short but [[eventful]] lives. All night long they sat up watching their fire burn, vaguely realizing that they had made a [[discovery]] which would make it possible for them to defy [[climate]] and thus forever to be [[independent]] of their [[animal]] [[relatives]] of the southern lands. After three days' [[rest]] and enjoyment of the fire, they [[journeyed]] on.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] [[ancestors]] of Andon had often replenished [[fire]] which had been kindled by lightning, but never before had the [[creatures]] of [[earth]] [[possessed]] a [[method]] of starting fire at [[Free will|will]]. But it was a long time before the twins learned that dry moss and other [[materials]] would kindle [[fire]] just as well as birds' nests.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=63:2_The_Flight_of_the_Twins]

The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] [[ancestors]] of Andon had often replenished [[fire]] which had been kindled by lightning, but never before had the [[creatures]] of [[earth]] [[possessed]] a [[method]] of starting fire at [[Free will|will]]. But it was a long time before the twins learned that dry moss and other [[materials]] would kindle [[fire]] just as well as birds' nests.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=63:2_The_Flight_of_the_Twins]

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