Fire piston

A fire piston, sometimes called a fire syringe or a slam rod fire starter, is a device of ancient Southeast Asian origin which is used to kindle fire. In Malay it is called "gobek api" . It uses the principle of the heating of a gas (in this case air) by rapid and adiabatic compression to ignite a piece of tinder, which is then used to set light to kindling.^[1]

^ Manansala, Paul K. (2006-03-24). "Metallurgy, Southeast Asian (Glossary) Piston bellows". Retrieved 2007-05-28.

[1] Manansala, Paul K. (2006-03-24). "Metallurgy, Southeast Asian (Glossary) Piston bellows". Retrieved 2007-05-28.

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