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Monday, December 13, 2004

Night Vision

Most stuff here is done at night. However they are REALLY sensitive to light being on in the camp that means even flashlights so you have to learn how to move in total darkness. I mean it's wild there are some guys that you will hear (not see) running fullspeed past you in the dark of night. For those that don't know when it is pitchblack outside even a little flashlight can be seen for miles.

That being said that means if you have a flashlight and it's on you are prone to be a target so if you are smart you don't. The second thing is that the insurgents could use a light as a guide to where the camp is located (like they don't already know) or where to fire to. So if you don't want to get sniped or have a mortar land on your head you keep your lights off.

To help yourself what you do is when you go outside you stand there for a few minutes or seconds (depending on how long it takes you to adjust) and soon you will start to make out rough outlines of big things like buildings and trucks so from that you will move as you keep going you start getting more sensitive to other things so if you are outside walking for about 3 minutes you can start to make out people (or outlines of people) to about 10 meters. Once you move somewhere that has light you close your stronger eye (well you can use either) and you walk in do what you have to do and move back outside. You will be basically blind in one eye but in the other you will have doubled your vision in your other eye. Your sensitivity to light will have increased and you can pickup any light easily. Also your second eye will catch up quickly and soon you will be able to see something like normal. You can now tell the details of buildings and people and if they get close enough faces.

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous ,when attempting to communicate with greatness, said...

That's some very helpful information

Monday, December 13, 2004 1:12:00 PM

 
Blogger Unknown ,when attempting to communicate with greatness, said...

Depends on who I'm helping.

Monday, December 13, 2004 1:18:00 PM

 
Blogger AnthonyRC ,when attempting to communicate with greatness, said...

Aren't you worried that someone will think you are winking at them?

Thursday, December 16, 2004 12:17:00 PM

 
Blogger Unknown ,when attempting to communicate with greatness, said...

Not really. They can only see me with one eye.

Thursday, December 16, 2004 4:25:00 PM

 

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