Reminds me of the myth of “rods”. Straight lines people sometimes see in late-night video of outdoor scenes, which nobody sees in real life. The lines appear for only one frame and some seem to think that it’s an object moving impossibly fast or (according to the more nutty reports), extra-dimensional objects briefly appearing in our dimension.
There was a show on Discovery (or maybe one of the other popular pseudo-science channels) talking all about these “rods” until, toward the end of the show, someone decided to use a high speed camera. The result? These “rods” are just moths flying through the region of the camera’s light, moving through the region too fast for a normal camera (at 30 frames per second) to capture.
Red light, green light. Reminds of a children’s game…. you know what… let’s forget I’ve even heard of that film, the clips were bad enough… don’t need to ruin my mood by actually watching that film….
Due to the large amount of wildlife where I live, I have mostly stopped walking at night with my dog. We came very close to a face-to-face with a skunk enough times that I figure my luck can’t hold many more times. We have tons of various critters. Due to all of the geese, I also like to see where I am walking. I used to love walking on warm nights, but never took a flashlight.
stairsteppublishing 10 days ago
Red light? I would be scared, too.
FreyjaRN Premium Member 10 days ago
I wouldn’t, either.
Run!
WelshRat Premium Member 10 days ago
Kate’s trafficking bugs…
ladykat 10 days ago
Maybe it was a screech owl. They can be rather unsettling to hear.
Jon Premium Member 10 days ago
OOH! A six hundred pound canary!
shamino 10 days ago
Reminds me of the myth of “rods”. Straight lines people sometimes see in late-night video of outdoor scenes, which nobody sees in real life. The lines appear for only one frame and some seem to think that it’s an object moving impossibly fast or (according to the more nutty reports), extra-dimensional objects briefly appearing in our dimension.
There was a show on Discovery (or maybe one of the other popular pseudo-science channels) talking all about these “rods” until, toward the end of the show, someone decided to use a high speed camera. The result? These “rods” are just moths flying through the region of the camera’s light, moving through the region too fast for a normal camera (at 30 frames per second) to capture.
Aladar30 Premium Member 10 days ago
One of the big differences between real life and horror flick is that in real life people run at the first weird sound.
darcyandsimon 10 days ago
Love the lighting in the middle panel!
Publius10608218 10 days ago
Glowing Pink Flying Squirrel?
kinich79 10 days ago
Red light, green light. Reminds of a children’s game…. you know what… let’s forget I’ve even heard of that film, the clips were bad enough… don’t need to ruin my mood by actually watching that film….
GSD Mom Premium Member 10 days ago
I think I’m with Sirius!
Moonkey Premium Member 9 days ago
Due to the large amount of wildlife where I live, I have mostly stopped walking at night with my dog. We came very close to a face-to-face with a skunk enough times that I figure my luck can’t hold many more times. We have tons of various critters. Due to all of the geese, I also like to see where I am walking. I used to love walking on warm nights, but never took a flashlight.
nancyb creator 9 days ago
This isn’t a skunk! Find out tomorrow!
Taracinablue 9 days ago
Huh. I’ve never taken a blacklight flashlight outside. It’s heading for winter now, though.