Darkness,ever seen it?

KdjaCL

Was in longford tonight and on the way back i noticed a possibility of sheer darkness no lights whatsoever being a city person this seemed strange to me.

I have never seen complete and utter darkness with no light from anywhere. Country folk may have when they turn off their lights and theres nothing for miles but i have never seen complete darkness, im used to the hue of the city or these things called street lights or something like it.

have lived in a few other countries but only reaslised tonight i have never seen complete darkness, anyone seen it ? What does it look like other than dark


kdjac

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

god damn city boys

*throws a cow at KdjaCL*

The_Minister

Saw it in the Gaeltacht. It was a weird feeling. I kept waiting for my eyes to adjust, but they didn't

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

try walking home drunk in it

the plus side is that it is very hard to get hit by a car.. the slightest hint of sight and you jump into what looks like a hedge until you're blind again

Ruu_Old

Used to walk 7 miles home from the dishco in it! Many falls into those drainage holes by the hedge.

Dirk Gently

yeah, my first experience of darkness was surreal too, couldn't even make out shapes of trees a foot in front of me. I remember walking down mountain roads by feeling the wall. ended up in a field cos the road bent around a corner and the wall didn't follow it. Took me quiet some time to find my way back

Total darkness ftw though.

Jesus Wept

You must all live in Alaska.

eoin5

The best was in the caves in the burren on a school outing thingy, we all turned off our lights and bingo, nothing but the sound of screaming

Mossy Monk

Walking home pissed as a fart in the dark is not cool.

b3t4

I know exactly what you're talking about I'm from a rural village. When I went home to visit the parents after living in Dublin for a year or two I found it very, very hard to get to sleep at night as it was pitch black with deafening silence at night time. I had to go to sleep with either the tv/radio or light on it freaked me out so much

Something I didn't appreciate though as a child growing up was how amazing the sky is on a clear night in a place like this. The stars are crystal clear and it has to be the most breathtaking sight I've seen so far in this life. (yup, i need to get out more

WindSock

Ah but the moon is almost at its fullest. It's amazing the amount of light that the moon gives when you can see it properly. And when it isn't there, it's just the stars...

zuutroy

I went for a walk in it one night and when I sparked my lighter about a million birds started flapping in the trees. Frightened the be-jaysus out of me.

MayMay

Feckin city kids with yer fancy street lights!

Steez

I see complete darkness all the time, INSIDE MY HEART!
/runs off crying to write poetry

I can barely sleep in yer feckin cities with yer lights and yer noise. Giz me countryside anyday. Damn city slickers.
Ge'off my property!

Collie D

A couple of times when potholing in Clare and Galway. Impossible to even see your hand half an inch in front of your face when torches on helmets were turned off.

Gizzle

Mossy Monk wrote:

Walking home pissed as a fart in the dark is not cool.

It's safer than walking home slightly pissed, when you out of your tree wrecked, magic bus syndrome kicks in. I mean, I made my way home from Coolock (I live in Kildare) on Friday night with no recollection of Friday night as a whole. The only reason I remember being in Coolock at all was because my mate called me and said I left my socks in his toilet.

Dirk Gently

Gizzle wrote:

I left my socks in his toilet.

You used both of them?

Gizzle

clown bag wrote:

You used both of them?

Zing! I spent all my 2 euro coins on Jelly Belly beans.

Alun

You'll never experience utter and complete darkness outside however hard you try, there'll always be some residual light coming from somewhere.

As someone else said, try caving and turn all your torches and headlamps off. You'll even have serious difficulty standing up straight with absolutely no visual clues to go by. Quite creepy.

WellyJ

What ever happened to a good old Blindfold?

Instant complete darkness as long as you tie it tight enough and it's made of the right sutff

comongethappy

Yeah, I used to rent in a country-ish town for a few months... If I was going to come back later than 5 in the winter I'd need to bring a torch w/ me as their were no streetlights! The road was surrounded by woods too... really creepy!

MayMay

comongethappy wrote:

Yeah, I used to rent in a country-ish town for a few months... If I was going to come back later than 5 in the winter I'd need to bring a torch w/ me as their were no streetlights! The road was surrounded by woods too... really creepy!

See city people think creepy at that description, I think quaint and peaceful.......until some psycho with a chainsaw jumps out of the trees!:eek:

Pepe LeFrits

What an odd thread to make...

biko

I'm never afraid of the dark, knowing I'm the most dangerous thing in it.

Caliden

I walked home 4 homes with only moonlight to guide me. Ahhh the joys of the country

Tar.Aldarion

I'ma country boy that used to play a very violent game called the dark game, yes.
My brothers and I would sneak around in complete darkness in the house, and beat the living **** out of each other. It's best to be quiet in this game.

bonkey

You'll never experience total darkness outdoors. No matter where you are, there's at least a small degree of "light pollution".

Somewhere like underground caves, on the other hand.....completely different ballgame.

On an aside, I'm off to a restautant in October, run by blind people, where the dining room is totally blacked out. Should be.....interesting.

Crumble Froo

walking back to the tent at a festival in germany, 100% sober, walking under a bridge by the autobahn, and it was so dark, i was *convinced* i was about to walk off a cliff or something... i couldnt see my feet, or where i was walking or anything. creepeh.

and i used to love the darkness in this really rural part of donegal that i used to spend my summers in, just the moonlight... twas beautiful.

mike65

If its clear the stars cast light, hell you can read a book (large print edition) by the full moon. If its cloudy the nearest town/village lights glow for a looooooooong way.

Mike.

Sleepy

A cave near Maastricht in the Netherlands. Total Pitch Blackness, can't see your hand an inch in front of your face!

azezil

Yup, while on a tour of the Dunmore caves Kilkenny (just o're the field from my house ), they turn out the lights, now thats absolute darkness, there's no chance of your eyes adjusting cause there's just no source of light anywhere, if you're out doors you can still make out some manner of shape even in the dark, shadows stalking you.... ah the fond memories of walking home drunk and getting completely lost when I'd decide to take a "short cut" through the fields

tampopo

yeah, in May 2000 we went to a wedding in Rathdrum co. Wicklow. Walking back to the B&B was an amazing experience (apart from listening to the whinge about there being no bus, and her shoes were killing her).
We were out in the back garden last night or the night before and we could see the plough and ursa minor, plus the north star. Look at the moon, it's practically full!

many years ago I was on holidays in Sudbury Canada, a big mining town. Went on a tour of the mine, down a lift shaft. They turned out the lights and yeah, you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. Was really 'an absence of light'. Amazing.

Archeron

Got the total darkness thing this year in the Ailwee cave. Its a spooky sensation alright, especially when your entire tour group is made up of clowns and spooky little girls.

Gizzle

Archeron wrote:

Got the total darkness thing this year in the Ailwee cave. Its a spooky sensation alright, especially when your entire tour group is made up of clowns and spooky little girls.

Thread crossover CHAOS!

The_B_Man

strangely enough, i had this happen to me last night in bed. it was weird. couldnt see a thing. never been that dark before! then i felt someones breath on the back of me neck! which was freaky! :eek:

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KdjaCL wrote:

Was in longford tonight and on the way back i noticed a possibility of sheer darkness no lights whatsoever being a city person this seemed strange to me.

I have never seen complete and utter darkness with no light from anywhere. Country folk may have when they turn off their lights and theres nothing for miles but i have never seen complete darkness, im used to the hue of the city or these things called street lights or something like it.

have lived in a few other countries but only reaslised tonight i have never seen complete darkness, anyone seen it ? What does it look like other than dark


kdjac

fancy city people with their lighting devices and indoor toilets.

fletch

Alun wrote:

You'll never experience utter and complete darkness outside however hard you try, there'll always be some residual light coming from somewhere.

As someone else said, try caving and turn all your torches and headlamps off. You'll even have serious difficulty standing up straight with absolutely no visual clues to go by. Quite creepy.

Yeh I thought I had experienced darkness until I went on the tour of the Arigna mines. They turn off the lights and you literally cannot see your hand one inch from you. You gain a respect for the men that used to work down there.

WellyJ

fletch wrote:

Yeh I thought I had experienced darkness until I went on the tour of the Arigna mines. They turn off the lights and you literally cannot see your hand one inch from you. You gain a respect for the men that used to work down there.

Don't they get to wear those cool miner helmets with the light on them?

Mr. Presentable

eoin5 wrote:

The best was in the caves in the burren on a school outing thingy, we all turned off our lights and bingo, nothing but the sound of screaming

Yep. Aillwee Cave. Was in it last week. Darky dark.

We didn't have bingo, though

Mr. Presentable

bonkey wrote:

On an aside, I'm off to a restautant in October, run by blind people, where the dining room is totally blacked out. Should be.....interesting.

Don't order soup. Or coffee