>>351245>OMG LOOK HOW EASY IT IS TO LIGHT 4,000 GALLONS OF GASOLINEHeat is only one part of the fire, the other is fuel. What this kid lit, I could have lit it with a bottle of beer and decent sun exposure.
A ferrocerium rod is great for only one reason: it's highly reliable, very durable, impossible to break accidentally, and it's neither affected by time, temperature, moisture nor atmospheric pressure.
Otherwise, it is to smoke signals what a lighter is to a satellite phone: a very last resort item.