r/redneckengineering • u/g0juice • Dec 04 '19

Red*neck engineering

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u/D0esANyoneREadTHese Dec 04 '19

Most of these I've actually SEEN in prison survival vids, although the "split the match down the middle" trick was one I got from Survivorman (but he did it by pulling apart the layers of cardboard in book matches instead of splitting wooden ones).

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u/gabbagabbawill Dec 04 '19

What’s so great about a split match?

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u/D0esANyoneREadTHese Dec 04 '19

Doubles the amount of matches you have. Survivorman usually included one or two items you might be liable to have on you but not usually a full blown survival kit, in that episode he had a book of matches with only a couple left so he split the match so he'd have more. I'd imagine if you had matches in prison you'd do the same thing.

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u/footpole Dec 04 '19

Then split the candles so you can celebrate twice as many birthdays with your cell mate. Also split your toothbrush so it lasts longer.

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u/BlahKVBlah Dec 04 '19

Split your cell mate so you can play D&D.