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[–] Maggoty 42 points 4 months ago (19 children)

Mine has always been vision and hearing hard sounds, like doors closing. I can hear all the stupid little sounds like that. And I'm just weirdly good at deciphering shadows at night as long as there's some light.

I'm sure in ancient times this variation of who has good senses for what served a purpose.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (5 children)

I don't think the shadows at night thing is genetics. Think that's more of a paying attention lol. People say they can't see and that's because they're looking for details and colour. In the dark you're looking for outlines and shadows. I learned this from my flight instructor. But it's a skill more people need to learn. This isn't to say night blindness doesn't exist.

[–] Maggoty 3 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Nah, I figured this out in the military. I was always the last guy to start using my night vision device. Now, to be fair this was 20+ years ago and night vision devices have come a long way since then. Even in my years we got an upgrade that was much better and I used it a lot more. But I was also the one guy hitting all the night fire targets. So there was definitely something there before I went and got old.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

During my military service I also discovered that I had exceptional night vision. I never stumbled in the dark forest and I could even read maps when others couldn't see shit. I didn't pay much attention to this quirk, but my commanding officer realized this and put it to good use. The following overnight recon patrols on foot and skis felt endless.

[–] Maggoty 1 points 4 months ago

Mmm yes I solved that problem by being a mortar guy in headquarters company. They had access to far better scouts than me.

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