What is the sea like at night?
In the movie "Life of Pi", the sea at night is beautiful and mysterious, the sea creatures shimmer and fluoresce, the huge whale jumps lightly, and the bright moonlight hangs in the sky to guide the direction, the picture is gentle and dreamy.
(Movie stills)
But what about in reality?
TikTok blogger @oilywhitehat told netizens with his own eyes that the real night ocean is actually terrifying, leaving only darkness that can swallow everything, making people feel as if they have fallen into nothingness......
(The ocean photographed by blogger @oilywhitehat)
The blogger's job is very special, he works on an offshore oil rig, right in the middle of the ocean, more than 200 kilometers from land, and he travels by helicopter every day.
(Where the blogger @oilywhitehat worked)
There's no entertainment here, and there's no contact with other people. In the endless sea, there are only fish and staff in the company of the day.
(Where the blogger @oilywhitehat worked)
How many fish are there?
On the surface, the sea is calm, but if you drop a small piece of food, the fish will gather and grab it from all directions, like a bomb thrown into the sea.
(Schools of fish scramble for food thrown down by bloggers)
Some netizens immediately thought: "Imagine that you accidentally fell into the sea and were used as food by the fish......"
Perhaps this is where the sign on the platform handrail comes from – "Always keep one hand on the railing." ”
(Identification on offshore oil rigs)
Many people imagine that living in the middle of the sea should often be able to enjoy rare beauty, wait for the sun to set in the evening, and look up at the stars after nightfall.
But from the blogger's point of view, more often than not, you may encounter storms during the day, looking at the raging and relentless waves, suppressing suffocating dark clouds, and the piercing sirens sounding to make people sit still.
(Sea surface on cloudy days)
(Sea surface during storm)
At night, the scene is even more terrifying...... Without the stars and moonlight, the ocean would be one of the darkest places in the world.
The darkness is very different from the "room with the lights off" and "the street covered with only moonlight" that ordinary people experience on a daily basis.
It is a kind of darkness that really does not see the fingers, like being in a universe that does not know where it leads, and it arouses the fear of the unknown......
(Offshore oil rig after nightfall)
Although the rig itself is lit, the scope is limited to illuminating the work area and making it easier for employees to find their way.
Once you go beyond the handrail, it's as if you've come to another layer. There is no reflection of light on the surface of the sea, and there seems to be no moonlight in sight, only boundless darkness, as if the map in the game has not yet been loaded.
(Offshore oil rig after nightfall)
This picture made countless netizens sigh:
"It's like somebody has just turned off the power to the rest of the world. ”
(From TikTok comment section)
"Well, this actually makes me feel like a dark universe, and the blogger is in the middle of a dark void where it's just him and his ship......"
(From TikTok comment section)
There are also many netizens who suggested, "Bring a flashlight."
The blogger quickly put it into practice, found a flashlight and tried to illuminate the sea under his feet, but the faint light was swallowed up by the darkness for a second......
(The light of an ordinary flashlight is immediately "swallowed" by darkness)
He tried it again with a laser with a longer range, and the results were still the same......
(Lasers don't work either)
This scene makes people even more creepy:
"Imagine falling into the sea or hearing someone shouting for help, but you can't see them. ”
(From TikTok comment section)
"On the other hand, the craziest thing is that the rig is clearly visible. So you can't tell if someone is looking at you and approaching from the sea. ”
(From TikTok comment section)
"Imagine a light shining in the darkness and a moment it hits something. You never know what you're seeing, but that thing is there. ”
(From TikTok comment section)
Later, the blogger conducted another experiment, taking an object and throwing it at the surface of the sea. But no matter what green apples are thrown down:
(The green apple quickly disappears into the darkness)
Or oranges, which are more colorful, all disappear into the darkness in a second......
(Oranges are nowhere to be seen)
In the words of a netizen: "It looks as if the apple has fallen into a black hole." ”
(From TikTok comment section)
Reminiscent of the out-of-control scene of fish competing for food during the day, it must be that in the invisible night, the fate of apples and oranges is also ruthlessly "divided".
(A slice of orange thrown by the blogger was frantically snatched by fish)
Although the blogger's video does not show horror images, it is enough to arouse the fear in people's hearts, like stacking buffs, making people experience extreme loneliness, darkness and deep sea fear at one time:
"No words in the world can describe my disgust and fear of oil rigs. ”
(From TikTok comment section)
"I'm claustrophobic and darkphobic, and I've started to get anxious. ”
(From TikTok comment section)
"Just imagine falling from a drilling platform into the pitch black sea, I would have a heart attack and die, and my soul would leave me. ”
(From TikTok comment section)
"Think of those who lost their ships at sea and survived. How, exactly, did that do it?"
(From TikTok comment section)
Some people even empathize with "Titanic" because of this:
"Oh, that's why the captain of the Titanic didn't see the iceberg......"
(From TikTok comment section)
"When hearing the screams of the other 1,500 passengers as they froze to death, the survivors of the Titanic saw this darkness. It's just horrible. ”
(From TikTok comment section)
"Just imagine, the scene on the night of the sinking of the Titanic is the same as in the video. It was a moonless night, in the remote sea, without technology, and the sea was frozen......"
(From TikTok comment section)
It is hard to imagine that such a suffocating scene is what the crews of offshore oil drillers have to face every day.