Can you walk around your house in the dark?
By vega83
@vega83 (6342)
Bahrain
June 9, 2007 1:59pm CST
Do you know your house that well? Or do you need to turn on the lights, when you want a drink of water in the middle of the night? Do you bump into things or do you know your way so well, that even if it's pitch black you can weave your way all around the house and back?
I can actually walk all around my house in the middle of the night, without putting on any lights, or bumping into anything at all. I guess our body and our feet remember more than we do.
So if you feel you need to turn on the lights in the house, give your body a chance and don't do that next time, see if you can make your way around and back without seriously injuring yourself or getting any bruises.
Who knows, it might just help your night vision...
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@inked4life (4224)
• United States
9 Jun 07
I can walk around the house in broad daylight with all the lights blazing annd still walk into stuff. I am one of the most clumsy people out there and am constantly tripping, or falling on my a$$...I am a constant source of amusement for my wife
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
9 Jun 07
oh. that is such a revelation to all of us here inked4life. too clumsy! even during the day. hehee. and funny, too. no wonder why your wife finds you as an amusement. hehe. so, i wonder how you are when in the dark. just sitting down? or will you try to atleast move. gosh... if so, i wonder how many times you'll bump into something. hehe. just kidding inked4life... anne
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@porkpie182 (261)
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9 Jun 07
i could walk around the house all day and night with no light when you are stuck in the same routine of walking around your house you get used to it so easy
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@LifeGoesOn30 (16)
• United States
20 Jun 07
This works until someone leaves a bike in th middle of the hall...owwwwww!
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
9 Jun 07
at times when blackout strikes and i need to go get a flashlight, i can navigate myself through the house up to the place where the flashlight is placed. maybe because i do most of of the cleaning and the arranging of furnitures and so, i am familiar with everything even if it's too dark. but there are times when i bump my knees in corners of tables... and that really hurts vega!... anne
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
10 Jun 07
yayks! you bump into things when there's light and do not bump on them when it's dark. hehehe. that's a unique talent there vega!
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@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
9 Jun 07
Sure I can. I normally walk around my house in the dark.
Then again, I don't make it an excursion or something lol. It's like, I don't mark it on my calendar that ok, on Friday I am going to walk around my house in the dark LMAO. :P
But if you give yourself a few seconds (depending on how "experienced" you are), you will be able to sort of see in the dark. Not so absolutely clear, but you will at least be able to make out outlines.
So it shouldn't really be a problem at all. Well, not too big a problem.
@dragonokiefly (862)
• United States
9 Jun 07
I can make it through my house on most nights without running into anything or stubbing a toe without lights. I say most night because every once in a while one of my children will put something in my path and I'll end up kicking it or tripping over it. I even learned how to go to the bathroom without any lights lol.
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@dragonokiefly (862)
• United States
10 Jun 07
Yes they do... I think the Legos or the Lincoln Logs are the worst lol.
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@babystar1 (4233)
• United States
10 Jun 07
Yes I can walk around in my house in the dark without bumping into things.I lived in my house for 29 years and I no every inch of my home even in the dark. I can fine anything that I would need in the dark.
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@samtaylorskykierajen (7977)
• Canada
9 Jun 07
I know my house well enough to walk around without the lights but I don't like to as I don't like the dark that much . I don't have to worry about bumping into things unless there is a toy left our that I don't know about but we are in the process of moving so I will have to get used to a new house again but I have never had a problem with this as it usually only takes a couple of months for me to get used to the place we are living in . We have moved so many times over the years that I have become used to having to get used to a new place at night .
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@ryanphil01 (4182)
• Philippines
9 Jun 07
familiarity of the place helps a lot. you won't find it difficult even during the darkest moments when you know exactly where the things are placed in your house. even when the lights are off, i can walk around the house without injuring myself. i know where i am leading to and i am familiar where to grab the stuff i needed.
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@magicalmerlin (1623)
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9 Jun 07
I used to hate walking around in the dark but I keep going to bed after my husband (especially now I have found MyLot) and since he has to get up early and I don't want to wake him I try not to put the lights on. I am getting quite good at finding my way. Mind you we are quite lucky with street lighting coming through our windows.
@Cassy1976 (796)
• Australia
29 Jun 07
Yes I can walk around my house int he dark quite confidently, when my daughter wakes up during the night i often have to as if I put the light on it wakes her up fully so i have got used to just wandering around with no lights on, I just really hope most nights that I havent forgotten to put away her toys so I dont trip over them
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@magnel (2263)
• India
9 Jun 07
Yes, i know my house very well and can walk without bumping anything on way back and forth... of course i have go very slowly during that time as I need to concentrate and think what is where otherwise I might bump into something that has to come in the middle of my way...
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@mariner68 (1276)
• India
9 Jun 07
i can very well manage to walk in my home with out the lights on, even in pitch darkness, as i am used to the place and know which thing lies where.
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@honeyangel (1991)
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9 Jun 07
i would have to say yes i can find my way around my house in the dark,i know where everything is,i suppose everone can.it the things on the floor like the kids toys i have to look out for lol
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@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
9 Jun 07
I guess I can because I sleep walk from time to time. If I am awake I seem to think I need the lights, but when I am asleep and up for a stroll I seem to prove myself wrong!
@golfproo (1839)
• Canada
9 Jun 07
I know my house like the back of my hand so I can do this fairly easily. However, the trick happens when my daughters leave all their stuff lying around. I may know where everything is, but this little added benefit could easily lead to a broken leg :(
cheers,
