Let there be light

[laladonny]

If a light bulb stops working, ask everyone to gather round and hold their hands up to it.
And then point out the old proverb: "Many hands make light work"!

[UncleEbenezer]

So how many hands does it take to change a light bulb?

[PinkDalek]

As many as it takes to plant a heavy one.

Bulbs go in the ground. Lamps light up a room.

[csearle]

As many as it takes to plant a heavy one.

Bulbs go in the ground. Lamps light up a room.

Exactly.

OJ:
Why did the lights go out?
Maybe they liked each other?

[stewamax]

So how many hands does it take to change a light bulb?

In the days when 'hands' also meant workers (and the chargehand was literally the man in charge of a small group of hands), I worked in the heavily unionised automotive industry. Installing a new desk for me needed the attentions of (at least):
- a time-served carpenter (because the desk was wooden)
- a time-served millwright (because the desk had a metal frame)
- a general labourer (to move the larger bits and pieces)
- a time-served electrician (if the phone needed moving - even if was just unplugging and replugging it)
Whether a chargehand or foreman for each trade inspected the result I cannot remember.
I remember asking one of the tradesmen whether for such as simple job he could actually do the whole lot; he replied that it would be a doddle but union rules were adamant that each must stick to his trade.

[This is not a dig at the skilled tradesman/woman: I have unbounded admiration for the expert bricklayer. plasterer, tile-layer, plumber et al and often ask if I can watch and learn.
I once needed a large bathroom completely re-tiled. The tiler and his mate started work at around 08.30. I took them tea and biscuits at 11.00 expecting to see the first few rows laid. To my open-mouthed astonishment the job - including grouting - was finished and they were tidying up! And the result was excellent.]