Man Escapes Captivity With A Knife Made Of Shit

A tale of the Inuit.

During the 1950's, the Canadian government was forcing Inuit into settlements as they populated the north country.  A grandfather, among the Inuit, did not want to be relocated.  His family feared for his safety, for what he might do, and so they stripped him of his tools and assumed this would force him to go along with the resettlement.

The grandfather had other plans.

In the night, he slipped outside, pulled down his pants and shit in his hand.  He formed it into the shape of a knife, which began to solidify in the cold arctic tundra.  He spit on the blade area and allowed it to freeze into sharpness.

Then, he slayed a dog with it, formed its bones into a makeshift sled and its skin into a harness, which he attached to another, still living dog.

With this, he placed his shit knife in his belt and rode off into the night.

 Wade Davis tells the story, as it was told to him by the man's grandchildren.