Spice Girls used this saying in their reunion tour to demonstrate the HUGE amount of success they had for a short period of time before it all ended. Very clever! ;)
I think the saying pertains to the source of which the limited energy of the light comes from, Like the battery. The brighter the light the more energy it takes.
No, the point wasn't lost on me. In the thread on Mythbustersfanclub, I detail other example like the one you mention.
Basically, it could be said that, overall, the saying is as accurate as a broken 12-hour analog clock. It might be correct twice a day, but overall, it is more often wrong than right.
Besides, the example you list may cause the fuel to burn up twice as fast, but the light given off from the twice burning flame is not necessarily burning twice as bright -- it is likely more bright than twice as bright.
Also, the idea that in life, if one burns his/her engeries twice as fast, they'll likely end having such energy to burn in half the time, is also not accurate. People who excell in life generally push twice as hard as those that get left behind. So, even as an analogy, this saying is weak.
I think you totally missed the point of the saying.
And it was in reference to the human "flame" of life, not electrical bulbs. Try testing two flames from two propane canisters, like ones used for cooking, the full valve open canister will empty in half the time as a canister with the valve only half-open.
its a saying it isn't meant ot be stone cold fact
pr0ginger 3 months ago
why so much writing? you only had to use a bulb that you can set which brightness you want it then time it. lol.
levlinks24 8 months ago
lol its says a candle burns not a light bulb u moron
pdanc 8 months ago
lol subbed xD
s3nke1 8 months ago
Spice Girls used this saying in their reunion tour to demonstrate the HUGE amount of success they had for a short period of time before it all ended. Very clever! ;)
buffyfan84 1 year ago
I think the saying pertains to the source of which the limited energy of the light comes from, Like the battery. The brighter the light the more energy it takes.
vsaffings 1 year ago
No, the point wasn't lost on me. In the thread on Mythbustersfanclub, I detail other example like the one you mention.
Basically, it could be said that, overall, the saying is as accurate as a broken 12-hour analog clock. It might be correct twice a day, but overall, it is more often wrong than right.
russchadwell 2 years ago
Besides, the example you list may cause the fuel to burn up twice as fast, but the light given off from the twice burning flame is not necessarily burning twice as bright -- it is likely more bright than twice as bright.
russchadwell 2 years ago
Also, the idea that in life, if one burns his/her engeries twice as fast, they'll likely end having such energy to burn in half the time, is also not accurate. People who excell in life generally push twice as hard as those that get left behind. So, even as an analogy, this saying is weak.
russchadwell 2 years ago
I think you totally missed the point of the saying.
And it was in reference to the human "flame" of life, not electrical bulbs. Try testing two flames from two propane canisters, like ones used for cooking, the full valve open canister will empty in half the time as a canister with the valve only half-open.
DrendarMorevo 2 years ago