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• elephantium@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Primitive…pottery? LOL!

  I love the channel, but the guy is in the wrong part of the world for primitive iron-working.

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  • FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t understand where you are on that point. He’s in Australia, and their biggest export is iron ore concentrates. He’s got all the things he needs for primitive iron.

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    • elephantium@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Huh, TIL. I thought Australia was relatively iron-poor, but you’re right about its exports.

      Looking up Australia’s mineral resources, it looks like iron mining mostly happens in Western Australia. But Primitive Tech is filmed in Queensland, IIRC.

      Regardless of where you find iron ore, he’s harvesting iron bacteria from a creek with limited success. It’s interesting to watch, but it sort of feels like “Here’s 56 ways not to start the Iron Age.”

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  • stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    He’s still tryin! Check out his last video (IIRC)

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    • elephantium@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Oh! Did he just post a new one? Off to YT to check…

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