00:00So guys, the other day I got lost.
00:02I mean literally lost in the middle of nowhere.
00:04I didn't have my phone, it died.
00:06I didn't have my watch.
00:07And I was panicking.
00:08So this is what I want us to do today.
00:10First, can I find my bearings without my phone?
00:15I also want to know, can I tell the time without my watch?
00:19And because we want to do this the old school way,
00:21I want to see if I can pick up some more Indigenous knowledge.
00:24So, learn.
00:28Right, so we're going to need some sticks.
00:30These will do, they're from a broom.
00:32We'll also need the face of a clock and a pencil.
00:36That's literally all you need and of course the sun.
00:39Okay, and we outside.
00:43We found somewhere nice and flat outside to see if I can actually find my directions just using the sun.
00:49Luckily, we live on the equator, it's already so hot.
00:52So essentially, we're able to determine where we are.
00:56Because this is the west.
00:58So what we've essentially created is the west-east line.
01:02Pretty simple, huh?
01:03But I want to confirm how true this is.
01:05So I'm pulling up my compass app on my phone.
01:07Let's see what it says.
01:09We're off by about 20 degrees, but I think that's fine.
01:12So I would say that this experiment is a success.
01:16Now that we know where the cardinal points are, I do wonder if there's another way or another technique of doing this.
01:22So I've invited someone special here with us.
01:24Katanko is here.
01:25He's from the Ma community.
01:26You can already hear him.
01:27He's jingling because of your jewelry.
01:30Looking so nice.
01:31Thank you, thank you.
01:32Yeah, so being part of the Maasai community, obviously as herders and pastoralists, you're used to being out in the open.
01:37Yes, yes.
01:38But I'm guessing this is not what your forefathers used to do to determine their way back home.
01:42No, this is not what they used to do, but I think they always find their way home.
01:46So we have maybe let's say two or three ways of telling direction.
01:50First and foremost is that sun will always rise from the east and certain the west.
01:55When you are at the east, your shadow goes to the west farthest.
01:59When the sun is the middle, your shadow is shortest.
02:03The next thing I want you to teach me is how to tell the time.
02:06Yes.
02:07Okay, let's get our equipment. I'm going to put you to work a little bit.
02:10Okay.
02:11Okay, this one is basically just Manila paper and we have a pencil or something straight and we've got the sun.
02:17So the idea is that if we place this against our cardinal direction, so assuming that's north.
02:24Yeah.
02:25That's west and that's east.
02:26Yeah.
02:27Simply by putting the pencil in here, we should be able to tell the time.
02:30What time does that say it is?
02:31Seven minutes to three.
02:32It's actually 3.36.
02:343.36.
02:35It's not so far off.
02:36But another thing to note is that because we're on the equator, so the sun is very, very close to us.
02:41Yeah, yeah.
02:42Which means it affects how the shadows are falling.
02:44So give or take half an hour, I'd say that's pretty good.
02:47Pretty good.
02:48But Katampo, you did say that there are other things we can learn in the forest.
02:51Yes.
02:52Right?
02:53Yes, yes.
02:54Shall we go there now?
02:55Let's do that.
02:56Oh, this way?
02:57This way.
02:58This way.
02:59So here in the forest, we look at such trees.
03:02If you look at this side of this tree, there's a bit of yellowish.
03:07Yeah.
03:08If you look on this side, it's a bit darker.
03:10And harder.
03:11And harder.
03:12And the reason why, this side is the dark side.
03:14This side is the light side.
03:16This means east where your sun is coming from.
03:19Oh.
03:20Because it has...
03:21It has more time shining.
03:23In the sun.
03:24Yeah.
03:25But I understand it's not just the trees that have sort of like, that can reveal things.
03:29That even rocks.
03:30Rocks.
03:31And birds and animals.
03:32True.
03:33The pigeons, they wake you up in the morning.
03:35The rooster is one of them also.
03:37Cows, in the morning, they mow a lot because either they need to be milked, it's time for them to go and feed.
03:43So those are some of the animals that tell you also time.
03:46So we're all sort of operating on a natural circadian rhythm.
03:49Completely.
03:50Daytime.
03:51Nighttime.
03:52Yes.
03:53Midday.
03:54But now we are seeing people cutting down.
03:55This used to be a very dense forest.
03:57I had three tasks today.
03:58Yes.
03:59I know for a fact that I could find my way without my phone.
04:02Yeah.
04:03Do you think I can accurately tell the time without my watch?
04:05Do I score an A on that?
04:06Maybe a B plus.
04:07I'll take a B plus.
04:09I think I've learned some local knowledge, some indigenous knowledge.
04:13Have you?
04:14Yeah.
04:15Good.
04:16I think I've done pretty well today.
04:17Well done.
04:18Thank you so much.
04:19You're most welcome.
04:20But now it's time to go.
04:21The cows are about to come back home.
04:23This way or that way?
04:24This way.
04:25This way.
04:26This way.
04:27This way.
04:28This way.
04:29This mythical dream, jump.
04:30But it's a picture that was fake for 60% of these people and there.
04:31Okay.
04:32This one, please.
04:33Much cooler, we love it.
04:34This is cropping now.
04:35So, this쟈, maybe not all the Hershey-Zwa.
04:37Yeah.
04:38Is this a picture- Minister.
04:39Is this...
04:40It's ok.
04:41My Valentine?
04:42I thinkFirst-Ntimore all the animals.
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