I enjoyed the lame lime joke. Thank you. Fun fact: when theaters had several of these going it could eat up the oxygen in the theater giving everyone a headache. Fun!
Same, I was kind of skipping through just to see the effect of the light lit up. And then I saw the prop joke and I was like, 'Oh man, there were jokes in there? I thought this was going to be totally dry"
Thank you for this clear and concise video, especially the proper meaning of limelight. I came here via a short story written by Lucretia Hale entitled THE PETERKINS' CHRISTMAS TREE. Published in 1886, it narrates the antics of a quirky family in their quest for a proper holiday tree with all the trimmings. Quoting from the tall tale here: "Agamemnon wished there was time to study up something about electric lights. If they could only have a calcium light!"
Somewhere sometime in the not too distant past (within a few years) I saw a video of a demonstration of a limelight fixture being lit and fully demonstrated. Tried finding it again to include in a workshop and can't find it for the life of me. I am sad. But this was great! Thanks!
Awesome video. I learned "lime light" existed after watching a video about a Civil War time Area 51/munitions factory in Columbus, Ohio. It was lit by limelight, as electricity wasn't available.
Great small video of former used technologies. Very impressing the difference between flame only and limestone. Love the flat yoke with the lime, lime light lights a lime😂🤣👍🤗
Thank you for this perfect demonstration of what the limelight is. I was reading the book "At home by Bill Bryson" in which he speaks of this type of light. Eager to see what it looks like. Glad that there are people like yourself sharing this. Greetings from Amsterdam
This was rad! The space shuttle example made total sense, and I had no idea that it was that much brighter than a flame. I wonder if the light would be more brilliant if it was heated up longer, or if it was a larger piece of it (the drawings I saw seemed to use a big cylinder of quicklime). Either way, still very impressed - thanks for sharing!
When I was little in the 1970s the London Science Museum had a series of handy little books with colour pictures of items from their collection and text explaining each. The book on "Lighting: Other than in the home" included a feature on limelight, which is how I discovered it. One point you DON'T make is that initially the hydrogen and oxygen were stored in rubber bags and the lighting technician controlled the light by sitting on them and shifting his weight. The problems may be imagined. After a while this was made illegal and the fuel gases had to be kept in metal cylinders, as they still are today.
You are correct! Early theater lighting was terrifying. Like you'd think the move from gas to electricity would be safer, and it mostly was ... but they had to generate the electricity on site, often with giant acid filled batteries that the crew had to fill before each show. Personally, I'm glad my pre-show check list has never included the words "sulfuric acid".
Of down the theatre this evening to drive the modern 1200W HMI equivalent. The modern term is Follow Spot Operator , used to be Lime Op. And in Victorian times when it was a 'Lime Light ' you would have been a 'Limelight Turner' As ever nobody notices you unless of course ' you get it wrong!'
I like watching the process from very beginning to the very end. The only problem with this video is where you got the quicklime / limestone. Thanks for video.
@@jonathanbastow3538 that would be cool. I'm thinking the best non electric lighting source for local sourcing would probably be wood-gas torches with gas mantles. But I'm also curious about limelight. I wonder if it would be possible to grow plants through the low light conditions of a northern winter that way
not to be that person but, your lil example of what an old gas light would have looked like is inaccurate when it comes to the amount of soot, yes soot particles were very much part of the system, but you wouldnt see that as trailing black streaks of smoke, the flame would have been on a burner specifically designed to ejaculate the gas to maximize light and flame size and would be steady, only interrupted if a draft from an open door bothered it or someone else lit another gas light on the same line, miniscule amounts of soot would have been enecred constantly without the user noticing, and only suddebly realizing a week or so later that the walls have been darkened
I Just Looked Into That Mapp Gas Thing You Said ANd Yes, It's Totaly True, All Production of Mapp Gas Is Haulted. In early 2008, true MAPP gas production ended in North America when production was discontinued at the only remaining plant in North America that still manufactured it. However, many current products labeled "MAPP" are, in fact, MAPP substitutes. These versions contain mostly propylene with some propane, dimethyl ether is included as a 3rd ingredient in some versions.
I enjoyed the lame lime joke. Thank you. Fun fact: when theaters had several of these going it could eat up the oxygen in the theater giving everyone a headache. Fun!
Same, I was kind of skipping through just to see the effect of the light lit up. And then I saw the prop joke and I was like, 'Oh man, there were jokes in there? I thought this was going to be totally dry"
I think you meant the lame lime lime lime light joke. ;)
I’m reading a book about an old theater in centuries past and this helped me understand how limelights work SO well! Thank you!!!
The humor in this video was hilarious, and the science was on point! Love it!
I enjoyed this video as I’d gotten curious about what a limelight was and what it looked like. Likable, entertaining, and knowledgeable presenter!
Thank you for this clear and concise video, especially the proper meaning of limelight. I came here via a short story written by Lucretia Hale entitled THE PETERKINS' CHRISTMAS TREE. Published in 1886, it narrates the antics of a quirky family in their quest for a proper holiday tree with all the trimmings. Quoting from the tall tale here: "Agamemnon wished there was time to study up something about electric lights. If they could only have a calcium light!"
I guess that's better than candles, but it still makes my inner fire safety person break out in a cold sweat.
Somewhere sometime in the not too distant past (within a few years) I saw a video of a demonstration of a limelight fixture being lit and fully demonstrated. Tried finding it again to include in a workshop and can't find it for the life of me. I am sad. But this was great! Thanks!
please drop it here, if you have found it
very informative, and highly amusing...lighting a lime with a lime filtered lime light..love it!
Awesome video.
I learned "lime light" existed after watching a video about a Civil War time Area 51/munitions factory in Columbus, Ohio. It was lit by limelight, as electricity wasn't available.
Oh that sounds like a bad idea.
a scientist AND a theatre nerd. Love it!
Great small video of former used technologies. Very impressing the difference between flame only and limestone. Love the flat yoke with the lime, lime light lights a lime😂🤣👍🤗
The bottle constantly changing about killed me, Great video in general and very informative!
Fantastic. Thank you for this information.
That was cool, start to finish. Thank You for explaining!
Thank you for demoing this! I was very curious to see how it looks.
Thank you for this perfect demonstration of what the limelight is. I was reading the book "At home by Bill Bryson" in which he speaks of this type of light. Eager to see what it looks like. Glad that there are people like yourself sharing this.
Greetings from Amsterdam
I didn't know anything about lime light before. Such interesting explanation and demo, with a few "dad jokes" here and there.
Great video, very explanatory. I also loved your sense of humour throughout the whole process. Great work
That was very informative oh, and you are very funny. Thank you very much for your presentation.
That was neat thankyou! I was trying to find a video demo of arc lighting originally
This was rad! The space shuttle example made total sense, and I had no idea that it was that much brighter than a flame.
I wonder if the light would be more brilliant if it was heated up longer, or if it was a larger piece of it (the drawings I saw seemed to use a big cylinder of quicklime). Either way, still very impressed - thanks for sharing!
When I was little in the 1970s the London Science Museum had a series of handy little books with colour pictures of items from their collection and text explaining each. The book on "Lighting: Other than in the home" included a feature on limelight, which is how I discovered it. One point you DON'T make is that initially the hydrogen and oxygen were stored in rubber bags and the lighting technician controlled the light by sitting on them and shifting his weight. The problems may be imagined. After a while this was made illegal and the fuel gases had to be kept in metal cylinders, as they still are today.
You are correct! Early theater lighting was terrifying. Like you'd think the move from gas to electricity would be safer, and it mostly was ... but they had to generate the electricity on site, often with giant acid filled batteries that the crew had to fill before each show. Personally, I'm glad my pre-show check list has never included the words "sulfuric acid".
I thoroughly enjoyed the demonstration. Reminded me of my teachers on high school :)
Shout out to those of us who genuinely smiled at the lime in the lime lime light joke.
Great demonstration! I wonder if the hiss of the torch was distracting in those theaters...
you earned my sub for your great humor
That lime joke was excellent! I'm adding it to my collection of dad jokes.
Thank you very much for this demonstration!
Wonderful video and great explanation, thank you very much for making this!
Your terrible joke is the reason I subbed (and the science of course)
This was very informative and hilarious, thanks!
You deserve way more subs. Excellent video!
Maybe the best video on the internet.
How are there no comments on this? Your humor is adorable.
Because I only just found out that I wasn't getting notified that there were comments held for moderation! Yay!
Was looking for this info, thanks!
6:14 🤣Excellent joke, thanks for the demonstration.
This is actually really sick.
Let's bring these fire hazards back!
Excellent video! Make more!!!
Awesome Video
Internet Historian brought me here!
Thank you for the explanation
Finally, a nerd with charisma.
Wonderfully done
The lime in the lime limelight was great.
Wow.... That last footage reminds me a lot to chiaroscuro paintings
Amazing
I like the little continuity error on the do not drink water bottle lol
thats awesome, thanks
Of down the theatre this evening to drive the modern 1200W HMI equivalent.
The modern term is Follow Spot Operator , used to be Lime Op. And in Victorian times when it was a 'Lime Light ' you would have been a 'Limelight Turner'
As ever nobody notices you unless of course ' you get it wrong!'
So I am guessing they had hydrogen from coal gasification and a bellows to feed the flame, thank you for this.
Wish I had became a chemist instead. Looked way more fun to experiment with the elements but also had to be careful not to get yourself in trouble
"including my hair"💀😂
I feel like I was just tricked into appreciating theater while looking for a scientific answer as to how a "lime light" work.
😃😃
I like watching the process from very beginning to the very end. The only problem with this video is where you got the quicklime / limestone. Thanks for video.
I bought a limestone tile at the hardware store.
@@jonathanbastow3538 Yeah I know. If you went out and foraged for it. It would have made it that much better.
you have my Ikea lamp on your desk!
Thank-you!
Can you make this from ground up seashells?
I have no idea! Maybe?
@@jonathanbastow3538 ok, I heard of someone making limelight at their beach house. Thanks 👍
that was actually an amazing joke
wow thats impressive how much it lights up compared to just the flame. its like evening and night difference XD
I did much appreciate your continuity error water bottle
Really enjoyed the demonstration. Was expecting you to then drop the lime in a coconut. Oh well.
I'm having a hard time finding a measurement of the brightness of limelight
Unfortunately I didn't have a light meter when I made this video. I've got one now, I should probably do a followup.
@@jonathanbastow3538 that would be cool. I'm thinking the best non electric lighting source for local sourcing would probably be wood-gas torches with gas mantles. But I'm also curious about limelight. I wonder if it would be possible to grow plants through the low light conditions of a northern winter that way
Thankyou
Fell down the Wikipedia rabbit hole and ended up here.
I have no regrets =*-*=
you should make more videos
Lighting a lime with a lime lime light 😂🫶
not to be that person but, your lil example of what an old gas light would have looked like is inaccurate when it comes to the amount of soot, yes soot particles were very much part of the system, but you wouldnt see that as trailing black streaks of smoke, the flame would have been on a burner specifically designed to ejaculate the gas to maximize light and flame size and would be steady, only interrupted if a draft from an open door bothered it or someone else lit another gas light on the same line, miniscule amounts of soot would have been enecred constantly without the user noticing, and only suddebly realizing a week or so later that the walls have been darkened
I came for the Science
I liked it for the Comedy
After the modern electric light is on:
- Where is my Hair???
You're funny
that was a terrible joke and i hit like
Lighting a lime with a lime limelight, now if you were say brittish....
I am half Limey.
@@jonathanbastow3538 Blimey!
Are we not gonna acknowledge the water bottle that's attempting to communicate to us?
Bro you got potential. You just need to work on your script 🤦♀️😂😂
Have you ever thought of being a writer?
..... But I'm not!
Your terrible joke had a lot of potential if you took it with a more theatrical vibe
pls no more dad jokes
NEVER.
I Just Looked Into That Mapp Gas Thing You Said ANd Yes, It's Totaly True, All Production of Mapp Gas Is Haulted.
In early 2008, true MAPP gas production ended in North America when production was discontinued at the only remaining plant in North America that still manufactured it. However, many current products labeled "MAPP" are, in fact, MAPP substitutes. These versions contain mostly propylene with some propane, dimethyl ether is included as a 3rd ingredient in some versions.