WriterByNature.com » Rocks http://www.writerbynature.com JJ Murphy | Writer, Hiker, Wild Foods Forager and Nature Photographer Freelance Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:51:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Learning to Read the Earth http://www.writerbynature.com/2010/01/28/learning-to-read-the-earth/ http://www.writerbynature.com/2010/01/28/learning-to-read-the-earth/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:49:31 +0000 jj_murphy http://www.writerbynature.com/?p=3252 http://www.writerbynature.com/2010/01/28/learning-to-read-the-earth/feed/ 0 How to Boil Water in Your Hat http://www.writerbynature.com/2006/11/18/how-to-boil-water-in-your-hat/ http://www.writerbynature.com/2006/11/18/how-to-boil-water-in-your-hat/#comments Sat, 18 Nov 2006 11:00:37 +0000 Admin http://writerbynature.com/?p=147
Water is essential to survival. If you are lost, you can't take the chance of drinking from a creek, stream or lake; you need to boil the water.

Unless you had planned to go camping, you are unlikely to have a cooking pot. But you can still solve this problem.

Here's how:

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To gain an appreciation of just how different the characteristics of rocks are, try this simple test of the Mohs' scale.



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All you need for this activity is an outdoor area with both sun and shade, four brick-sized rocks, a magnifying glass and a bit of patience.
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