I don't know how many of you have ever watched the TV show survivor. True it is not true survival but has a few elements in it one of which is fire building and primitive methods of starting one. I could see the people in the first couple not knowing how. Even Rudy who was an Ex-seal never got one going. And in one one of the women was suppose to be a survival instructor. In every show even the all star one no one could start a fire. Until the PTB''s gave them a means to start one.

Since in all cases they needed to boil water to make it safe. Many times the groups were approching dehydration because of it. You would think that anyone that was selected and had seen previous shows would know the importance and learn how to do it. That goes double for those that were selected for the all stars campout. Yet no one has yet been able to start a fire withput matches, a "modern flint bar or their torches.

Just shows how stupid the average person really is.