What If We Had Never Discovered Fire? | How Fire Discovery Changed Humanity? | The Dr. Binocs Show

 fire fire fire I'm coming little kitty are you okay little [Music] kitty well that's what happens when you play with fire bad fire well even though fire is dangerous to be around it's surely not something bad for us in fact everything we see around us can be credited to fire why let me share that by answering a fiery question what if we had never discovered fire zoom in determining when fire was discovered is tricky because it was controlled and used used by Homo erectus way before modern humans came around since there aren't written records from back then scientists think early humans probably checked out natural fires like wifires before figuring out how to make and handle fire themselves but what we somewhat 

know is that it became a regular survival tool about 400,000 years ago in Europe since then it has become like a real superhero for us helping us cook Our Food Craft our tools keep us safe and gather us around for stories and laughter but what if by chance or circumstance we had never stumbled upon the mizing Wonder of fire well in this alternate reality early humans would have faced an entirely different set of challenges even in fulfilling basic needs such as food clothing and shelter as the discovery of controlled fire was a major leap in Humanity's Evolution yes that's because according to the cooking Theory once 

Homo erectus started eating cooked food their bodies found it easier to digest and absorb nutrients allowing their brain to grow larger and become smarter over Generations it means that without fire our ancestors might have remained unintelligent due to primarily eating raw vegetation and meats next without Fire's heat pre humans would have had to rely on natural materials like animal f or wool to keep themselves warm staying in warmer regions where natural heat was more readily available might have been a preferable choice for survival plus fire was not only a source of comfort but also a means of defense against predators during 

What If We Had Never Discovered Fire? | How Fire Discovery Changed Humanity? | The Dr. Binocs Show

travels moreover it aided in crafting materials which boosted the progress of technology and Innovation allowing the development of more complex tools and structures so it means the absence of fire could have potentially limited the migration of early humans Beyond Africa no migrations would have meant that we would have remained inside the covers of caves or simple shelters made from leaves and branches and let's not forget that hanging out around the fire also helped early humans build their own culture and Society by sharing meals and 

space they likely started developing language to communicate with each other all these changes in Behavior along with how their bodies handled food eventually led to us the modern humans we are today so in short the discovery of fire stands as one of Humanity's greatest Milestones without it we might have been less intelligent creatures still living in caves and eating tasteless food but who knows we might have found alternative ways to enjoy life trivia time did you know that the oldest recorded fire on Earth has been identif ified from charcoal in rocks formed during the late curan period around 420 million years ago also archaeological Studies have discovered fire pits in Africa dating back as far as 2 million years ago sketching time today's sketch of the day goes to Serena waight hope you learned something something brighter today until next time it's me Dr boox zooming [Music] out never [Music] mind