Sadly the exact same thought went through my head when I saw the video. The idea for the video is great (ok, debatable), but the execution of the idea could not have gone more wrong. I was expecting a well thought-out XKCD-style experiment and greeted instead by lunacy.
One point of frustration for me is that they chose unmodified aluminum foil--one of the most reflective materials one can get hands on--as the medium to cook the egg through. If they had simply painted the bottom side dark they probably won't even have to buy the extra lights--the output of a single one is more than enough.
If I hadn't seen the title, I would have assumed the question of interest to be: "what is the largest number of MS18's you can turbo and point at an egg simultaneously AND fail to cook it"!
at first, i thought this was part of the Daily Joke thread.
how many (x) does it take to (y)?
the video was ridiculous, but i guess that is the point.
however, the answer might be: None, since the use
of any flashlight is not necessary to cook any egg.
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It was funny watching Nick’s plan fail when he chucked the egg in the pan and didn’t understand why it didn’t work
Off-topic, but is your profile picture of Marty Feldman? Just discovered this human gem last week while looking for various performances of Tom Lehrer songs.
Also, your signature seems to invite the following comment: the claim that half of all humans are stupider than average assumes lots of things about the distribution of stupidity, such as absence of skewness. It is safer to say that half of all humans are stupider than median. Also, in case someone completes the complaint form, please specify how you'd like to receive the submission: pm, email, fax, postal mail, or something entirely different?
The OP reminds me of the question “How many linear accelerators like ours would be needed to bake an apple?” until an engineer tried. He is now part of the janitor team.