Darkness,ever seen it?

tampopo · 26-08-2007 10:27PM

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 · 27-08-2007 01:32PM

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 · 27-08-2007 01:40PM

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.

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The_B_Man · 27-08-2007 01:54PM

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:

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4 · 27-08-2007 02:11PM

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 · 27-08-2007 02:22PM

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 · 27-08-2007 02:27PM

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 · 27-08-2007 02:40PM

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 · 27-08-2007 02:43PM

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

Darkness,ever seen it?

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