This is how people from the Stone Age made rope @chalkehistoryfestival

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[austinshields]

People often misunderstand ancient humans. Their brains were just like ours: highly intelligent and creative, using the world to their advantage. We are where we are because humans have been adding to that pool of knowledge for hundreds of generations. As the saying goes, we stand on the shoulders of giants.

[zrpzrpv]

Our ancestors were smarter than we give them credit.

[danielkover]

String and cordage is one of the oldest inventions of humankind and probably one of the most important. It seems so simple to the point of being trivial, but there's so many things we wouldn't have without it.

[RandomAussie-dxfj]

I love how everything in existence was invented by some random person fiddling with stuff

[cr]

Brambles (blackberry) also makes excellent, strong fibre. They grow quickly and quite long but the downside is you have to remove the thorns first.

[antlionworkerfan]

And to think that people genuinely believe aliens are responsible is simply absurd, it’s human ingenuity like this that’s responsible for the modern world.

[jeanneganrude]

Bro, you’ve got some hard working hands there …
Nice demonstration.

[britbrit]

To add lenght to this just fold a bundle in half and twist it into the bundle about four pases before you run out of length.

[bsctsngrvy]

How come I can see literally EVERY VEIN IN THIS GUY'S ARMS!?

[Rena]

"Huh, that's cool" is the precursor of civilization

[pianogal]

You have some amazingly strong hands, man! Good job!

[ulfheinn]

You do not want to take this guy on a Thumb War...

[RRonco]

Stuff that disintegrates, like rope, basketry, textiles, are not well preserved from antiquity, it's amazing what they're able to discern from the scant clues we have remaining.
Such as knotted thread writing systems, how brilliant! Sight and light not necessary to read! Musical notation included!

[danielomar]

The Village's adhd was just twiddling and just found out "Holy crap, LETS HANG PEOPLE WITH IT"

[DMAN]

“Ug, stop playing with grass and come skin mammoth with mother”
“No mother, Ug onto something”

[baron-chan]

This types of videos always show up in my recommendation at 3am just when i went to bed, and i just put it as background noise to help me sleep
10/10 would recommend to try

[sethr.c]

I used to do this as a kid. I didn't have resources to learn how to make things like this so I figured it out. I did woodworking with only wood (wooden batons and chisels), and I made rope from an ornamental ginger that had grown into a jungle. Once I made the rope from a tropical plant we call elephant's ear for its resemblance. Found out the hard way it contains sharp silicone crystals that cause microscopic cuts on flesh. All over my arms and hands. Felt like they were on fire for days. (My process involved crudely smashing supple branches into fibers with rocks)

[gewalfofwoofia]

People were smart back then too, just not the same accumulated knowledge. We had to start the tech tree somewhere.

[TheJozabi]

Cordage was also very prevalent in the indigenous people of America. We often used plant fibers from dogbane to make ropes and other cords.

[VortexVibe]

Ohh, and I thought Stone Age rope was made out of rocks! 🤯