If many hands make light work, how come too many cooks spoil the broth?

Jump to Last Post 1-7 of 7 discussions (7 posts)
  1. petenali profile image81
    petenaliposted 12 years ago

    If many hands make light work, how come too many cooks spoil the broth?

  2. Wesman Todd Shaw profile image76
    Wesman Todd Shawposted 12 years ago

    Simple:  The ego gets in the way.

    Every cook wishes their own vision for the dish to manifest itself from the work.

  3. agusfanani profile image69
    agusfananiposted 12 years ago

    Ha ha ha You ask a smart question. I think many hands make light work is true as long as those hands are clean because if one of them is dirty then that will spoil the broth. I hope it answers your question.

  4. Becky Katz profile image84
    Becky Katzposted 12 years ago

    Each cook goes around and seasons the broth with their preference of seasonings and it has too much seasoning to be edible.

  5. Leroyworld profile image60
    Leroyworldposted 12 years ago

    You only need one person to make broth.  It's just that no one want to clean up afterwards which is where many hands would be useful.

  6. Dave Mathews profile image59
    Dave Mathewsposted 12 years ago

    its not the number of hands that can hurt a dish, but the number of different ideas of what belongs in the dish.

  7. Patty Inglish, MS profile image88
    Patty Inglish, MSposted 12 years ago

    I am reminded of the social experiment long ago in which rats were placed in a box. When the critical "one too many" rat goes into the box, the society in the box crashes - Some rats viciously attack others and fights break out, some go to sleep in avoidance, some groom themselves until they are bald, some die in stress, and some begin vomiting and other actions. One too many sets of hands brings one too many agendas, ingredients and ideas to the production and the end product is ruined. Before that threshold was reached, the task was easy.  It reminds me of a painting we did in junior high - everyone in class added their own contribution and the picture became one large brown-gray thing like a badly-mixed wall paint.

 
working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)