The sparks are actually coming from the steel and not the stone. Flint is just a very hard and sharp stone that can make tiny bits of steel fly off, heated from the sheer friction.
A different stone that is hard and sharp enough would have the same effect, like pyrite also known as fool’s gold. A different metal with, i believe, not enough carbon in it would not work. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
The sparks are actually coming from the steel and not the stone. Flint is just a very hard and sharp stone that can make tiny bits of steel fly off, heated from the sheer friction.
A different stone that is hard and sharp enough would have the same effect, like pyrite also known as fool’s gold. A different metal with, i believe, not enough carbon in it would not work. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
When I was young I thought I’d need to really know the difference between gold and fool’s gold as an adult.