First,let’s talk about lumens. You know, that thing you’ve never paid attention to while shopping for light bulbs. A 40-watt bulb—your basic “I need to see without squinting” light—cranks out about 450 lumens.
Now, let’s talk lightning bugs, or fireflies if you’re feeling fancy. These little bio-luminescent beauties give off about 6 / 10,000ths of a lumen.
Yeah, not exactly stadium lighting. So, put on your math hat, and let’s calculate: to match a single 40-watt bulb, you’d need a jaw-dropping 750,000 lightning bugs.
Picture that for a second—a swarm of bugs so thick, you’d probably need therapy afterward. So, next time you flick on a light switch, just appreciate how much easier turning on that bulb is compared to wrangling a giant cloud of glow bugs.
