Re: The White Tower ... The biology of dark vision

On 8/15/2026 4:40 PM, Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson wrote:
> 
> Yes, here in alt.magic.history, we do not confuse fantasy with reality.
> ......
> I admit I do somewhat conflate the two in alt.fantasy, but that's me
> ....
> Now, on the subject of dark vision, I do not believe that's done with
> the eyes.  Eyes -- as everyone knows -- are light sensors of the bio-
> logical type, and don't /sense darkness/....
> * For now, let's just assume there is a creature that exists in reality,
> and we can apply the label /magical/ to it.


You need a special organ or maybe a crystal to
use dark vision. And the dark vision needs to
tap into the visual cortex the brain to render
the dark vision, so that the human can kind of
see what's in the dark world.

> Now, for people willing to undertake the study of ancient languages to
> further the course of alt.magic.history, I heartily recommend
> as a place to start.  The latter of these courses is taught by an
> eminent scholar of Egyptology, and has his own Wikipedia page to prove
> it.  Bob Brier has also written extensively on Ancient Egyptian Magic,
> and may be willing to discuss the matter with anyone willing to pay
> him.*****

Dose this mean you can curse someone into acquire
dark vision? Say by a judge or a magistrate? As
part of a trial?

> Now, we turn the matter over to Mr. Chang Man-wai who has graciously
> offered to code said goggles, approximately three hundred years from
> now.  What do you say?

No, it's tedious work to render graphics. And
the gaming industry has all the mathematics,
algorithms and source codes to do such tasks.

The real problem is testing those dark vision
goggles. You needs humans that actually see
the dark world. Are they all brutally killed
and slaughters during witch trials and
subsequent events? :)

> *** Here I include artificial eye implants that have done quite well for
> the totally blind as /eyes/.  Please see papers or articles about this
> phenomenon, as I will not expand on it here.


Will you insert daemonic creatures' eyes
into your own body? It's a crazy idea...
suicidal! :)

How about wearing magical items that can
see the dark world? Again, it's a crazy
idea.

It's better to stay normal and don't
see anything in the dark world and/
or underworld.

May the Force and farces be with you!
Live long and prosper!!


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