Talk:Mixcoatl
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The first sentence begins, "In Aztec mythology, Mixcoatl (Cloud Serpant) was a god of the hunt, the north star and war. He (as another form of Tezcatlipoca) invented fire using the heavens, revolving around their axes, as a drill."
How does one produce fire using a drill? I have used a drill countless times and I have never had a fire break out. Perhaps if I knew the story I would understand what was meant. I am not at all familiar with the mythology in question but that should not matter; this entry should be understandable to someone who knows nothing of the subject. I think it should be reworded to remove the appearence of a non-sequiteur, even if it is only something that does not follow if you are uninformed or dense. Lots of us dense people out here to take care of. --Qaz
I did not write the sentence in question (I wrote the later bit about the legendary Chichimeca Mixcoatl), however, I do know that the traditional way to make fire is by taking two pieces of wood, making a small hole in one and making the other have a pointed end - the pointed end one is the "drill" - and it is drilled into the hole in the other until the friction causes fire.
It was this "fire-drill" that the Aztecs credited Mixcoatl with inventing. Is there a way we could phrase the sentence in question to make it clearer without having to go into a description of how to make fire?
