User talk:ReluctantCyborg

This is the user talk page for ReluctantCyborg (talk) 13:14, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Wiki Assignment #1: Screen time exercise
One of the big mysteries to me about human civilization is 'how did everything get started?'. How did human beings go from effectively being animals scavenging and generally struggling to survive, to intelligent beings with houses and farms and tools and clothes? How did the first tools get made-how did the first anything get made-if it had never been done before? The Youtube channel Primitive Technology has helped satisfy this curiosity.

In videos ranging from 4 to 10 minutes, without saying a word, a man puts together primitive tools and even a hut. Using nothing more than his bare hands he makes clay tiles, benches, axes, slings and other tools. Along with being educational (but in an unintentional, interesting way, I promise!) the videos have a relaxing quality to them. It's easy to get caught up in one and want to watch more. The videos are edited to give a sense of the effort it take to put together each creation, but without lingering too long, and almost function as a step-by-step guide. While I can't say that I've memorised how to make a sling fit for hunting so that I'll never go hungry if I get lost in the woods, the videos are still an enjoyable look into the ingenious ways our ancestors began to make use of their environment.

ReluctantCyborg (talk) 00:03, 10 February 2016 (UTC)