NataliePortland@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoTIL The candlefish is so rich in oils that when supplied with a wick it can be burned like a candle"message-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up172arrow-down1message-squareTIL The candlefish is so rich in oils that when supplied with a wick it can be burned like a candle"NataliePortland@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·5 months agoI’m really scared to ask, but how exactly did they learn this?
minus-squareDrusas@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down1·5 months agoI wouldn’t be surprised if it was simply a matter of someone knowing that oil burns and noticing how oily the fish is, then having the brilliant idea of trying to light a fish on fire (alcohol may have been involved). That’s how I like to imagine it, anyway.
minus-squaresnooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·5 months ago“This shit is oily! Hey Bob, can I borrow a match for my pipe?” Fumbles lit match.
I’m really scared to ask, but how exactly did they learn this?
I wouldn’t be surprised if it was simply a matter of someone knowing that oil burns and noticing how oily the fish is, then having the brilliant idea of trying to light a fish on fire (alcohol may have been involved).
That’s how I like to imagine it, anyway.
This fish cooks itself.
“This shit is oily! Hey Bob, can I borrow a match for my pipe?”
Fumbles lit match.