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How to open can without can opener

For the launch of the book, we created a series of five short films to showcase different techniques that would be vital for surviving the immediate aftermath and rebuilding the capability of your post-apoclyptic society. This first one in a series of three shows how to open a tin can without a can opener, or any other tool. If you understand a little about how the tin can is constructed, you can exploit a neat trick to open the lid very easily. Also see (2/3): How to start a fire with everyday items and (3/3) How to make a gasifier stove, as well as How To: Electrolysis.

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PIXELS

PIXELS is a new short film from Patrick Jean is a very nice retro-take on the apocalypse movie. The Earth is attacked by a horde of 8-bit baddies, all familiar from classic childhood video games. Look out for the Space Invaders, PacMan, Pong, King Kong, Tetris, and BomberMan, all convincingly rendered into the New York cityscape.

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Electrolysis of water and brine

ElectrolysisFor the launch of the book, we created a series of five short films to showcase different techniques that would be vital for surviving the immediate aftermath and rebuilding the capability of your post-apoclyptic society. This one shows how to use a scavenged deep-cycle battery (perhaps from a golf buggy, mobility scooter or caravan) and the alternator from a car to keep your community electrified, and to perform electrolysis for creating crucial substances for yourself. Also see the linked series: (1/3) How to open a can without a can opener, (2/3) How to start a fire with everyday items and (3/3) How to make a gasifier stove.

The Knowledge Want to read more about the behind-the-scenes fundamentals of how our modern world works, and how you could reboot civilisation if you ever needed to...? Check out The Knowledge - available now in paperback, Kindle and audiobook.

Best post-apocalyptic movies

RoadFilmHere is my selection of the best post-apocalyptic movies, and other films that focus on the themes covered in The Knowledge – of surviving in the aftermath of the apocalypse and rebuilding from scratch. But in this list I’ve not included films that cover only the catastrophe itself or dystopian futures in general. Also see The Knowledge’s list of the Best Post-Apocalyptic BooksBest Post-Apocalyptic Games and Best Post-Apocalyptic Apps.

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