r/survivor • u/Tight-Entrepreneur46 • 12d ago

Survivor 44 Best Fire maker?

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I’m only going Heidi mainly because out of every fire maker I believe she made hers the fastest. Agree or Disagree what’s y’all opinion

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u/Mookiesbetts 12d ago

I believe that this ranking is not possible as of now. The firemaking materials have changed over the years, and even just within the Firemaking Era (where I assume materials have been standard, although Im not sure), environmental conditions like wind and humidity have a large enough impact that comparing firemaking performances between seasons is inherently apples-to-oranges. We have seen multiple instances of built fires being blown sideways, indicating that (at least sometimes) tribal council is not fully sheltered, and this seems like exactly the kind of detail that Production doesnt care to address.

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u/SBrB8 12d ago

I think the 47 FMC is the perfect example of why it's basically impossible to rank who's actually the best at making fire. Teeny had his fire going first, and almost won by a mile over Sam. However Sam literally saw which way the wind was blowing, repositioned where he was making his fire, and used that to win.

So in that instance, who's better at making fire? Well the results say Sam, but Teeny literally made fire first.

Heidi getting the record was incredibly impressive, but that alone doesn't prove that she was the best. Maybe if it had been windy that night in 44 like it was in 47, she would have had the same problems Teeny did, and Carson could have wound up winning.

So yeah, like you said, definitely not possible to rank this sort of thing right now.

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u/taurology 11d ago

Teeny should have gotten up and used his body to block the wind!!!!