alt Hacker NewsYou can make and light a long-burning torch from the materials found in most any lush yard, let alone the much greater areas of wilds available to people in the past.
You can make and light a long-burning torch from the materials found in most any lush yard, let alone the much greater areas of wilds available to people in the past.
I suspect you've never actually tried that.
A torch isn't just a bundle of sticks that provides light. It needs to be soaked in liquid fuel to work - like kerosene or wax - and it's a messy, smoky thing even then. It's completely unsuitable for use indoors, and it certainly isn't a cheaper alternative to candles.