1.8 million years ago, in the arid plains of central Africa, a Homo Erectus man notices that when he rubs two pieces of wood together, the wood becomes hot at the point where they rubbed against each other. With great exertion, he has a thought; fire, previously only obtainable through lucky lightning strikes, is hot. Rubbed wood is hot. If he continues to rub wood together, could he create… fire? It took much exertion and experimentation, but eventually, he succeeded, leading to easily-accessible warmth, convenience, and, more importantly, food safety for his species and his successors - a turning point in evolution where hominids truly put themselves head and shoulders above their primate kin. Koreans and Europeans can do as they like, but I choose to honor this brave man's work by cooking my beef and eggs.