JDL Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 Ok, so I'm not the only one imagining nothing. 1
Guest Crowlogic Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 There's another reason too. Remember in school in a class or study hall where talking between classmates would reach a crescendo and then taper off for no apparent reason then build up again. Any conglomeration of natural sounds goes through patterns of volume.
JDL Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 The seven minute lull is uncomfortable, but it doesn't make the hair stand up on the back of your neck.
Guest Crowlogic Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 ^^^^ That's it the 7 minute lull! I knew there was a specific pattern. Now if the person in the woods perceives it going silent and has a preconceived notion of something to fear yes hair can stand.
JDL Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 You need to spend some time in the deep woods. I don't think you have an adequate frame of reference. 1
Guest Crowlogic Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) ^^^Ok I've never stepped foot anywhere except on concrete. Exactly how can you know my frame of reference? What of your frame of reference you're any more credible? Credibility begins with the dismissal of pop culture mythology of which bigfoot is part and parcel of. Edited November 10, 2015 by Crowlogic
Guest Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) I think with Bigfoot on the brain, a normal lull in forest sounds is the beginning of many spine chilling encounter stories. A natural lull becomes the arrival of Bigfoot, that turns into the feeling of being watched, at which point the researcher is escorted out of the forest by fear. Edited November 10, 2015 by Nakani
Twist Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 I've noticed both scenarios, a sudden silence in the woods and an increase in chatter most likely announcing my presence. I would wager a guess that it has to do with which particular critters are in the area and overall activity in the area. I'm curious, if a study was done if what season it was would effect the scenario.....
daveedoe Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 I've been escorted out of the forest by fear, from the deafening silence. I do believe it a healthy fear, the feeling of being stalked, my head on a swivel as I leave.
VAfooter Posted November 11, 2015 Admin Posted November 11, 2015 I was one of the leaders and was camping with a group of boys. We had all turned in and there was nobody chatting, or at least loud enough to be heard in the other tents. The night was alive with the sounds of crickets, frogs, bugs, and other types of life. I was laying there and suddenly, everything goes silent, just like a switch had been flipped. I lay there wondering.... About two minutes later, everything started back up. During the silence I heard nothing. Was this BF? More than likely not. I cannot explain it, but I sincerely doubt the big guy was around just due to the area we were in. I have no idea why this happened, but certainly gets your attention when it does. We had a thread on here several years ago about this topic, might have been V1.0. Anyway, one of the posters, I forget who, mentioned that either he or someone he knew said that the same thing happened in Vietnam when there was an ambush about to take place. It was as if the forest knew that death was near. For what it is worth....
Branco Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) Ground vibrations from humans, bear, coyotes or BF footsteps causes the night jars katydids, cicadas, crickets and both tree and ground frogs in the area to go into the silent mode until the vibration stops or moves away. If the vibrations simply stop, the sounds may not start back up for several minutes. Animals, birds and insects are very sensitive to ground vibrations; very much more than us. They detect earth movements prior to earthquakes and that fact has been documented many times all over the world. Ground vibrations are transferred to surrounding timber, especially the living trees, and picked up by birds, frogs and insects in those trees. (The oldest and best way to collect night-crawlers for fish bait is to move a small tree back and forth rapidly. They come out of the ground in a hurry.) Edited November 11, 2015 by Branco
Guest Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 "It's quiet, too quiet." I've experienced this, in the wilds as well as here around the farm. There are natural rhythms that happen, and I believe this is one of them.
JDL Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 ^Cool, Branco. ^^^Ok I've never stepped foot anywhere except on concrete. Exactly how can you know my frame of reference? What of your frame of reference you're any more credible? Credibility begins with the dismissal of pop culture mythology of which bigfoot is part and parcel of. If you've spent time in the woods away from the nearest road I can't believe you haven't experienced a sudden silence at some point, thus my frame of reference comment. Several people have just confirmed that they, too, have experienced a sudden silence. Does that make it, as a common experience, more credible? The last sentence is nothing more than your own opinion and belief stated as if it were fact.
Trogluddite Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 ..... We had a thread on here several years ago about this topic, might have been V1.0. Anyway, one of the posters, I forget who, mentioned that either he or someone he knew said that the same thing happened in Vietnam when there was an ambush about to take place. It was as if the forest knew that death was near. For what it is worth.... Interesting, maybe its just the perception that the forest is going quiet, not that its actually doing so. In high-stress situations (I don't know if this can include situations where people stress themselves out), senses become heightened and very, very focused. Both Northfork and Gumshoeye have described this, for example. I know that you can be in a football stadium full of cheering fans and not hear a thing other than the people you're talking to, even though the anthem is finishing up and the crowd is cheering as the teams run on the field. So maybe people become tense and don't hear the forest sounds, which are continuing at a normal level.
JDL Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 No, I've been totally absorbed in fishing, not a tense thought on my mind, then realized everything had gone silent. Antelope know the difference between a well fed lion and one that is hunting, probably due to behavioral cues. In this respect tension may be part of it. Smaller creatures are likely capable of perceiving possible threats and go silent to avoid calling attention to themselves,and it spreads from the central source because each neighboring creature doesn't want to be the one still making noise when something is looking for a snack. 1
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