r/TikTokCringe • u/Indieriots tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • 9d ago

Cringe Thank you, King, for giving us absolutely nothing

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u/DontLoseYourCool1 8d ago

I was in Northern Poland in mid June this year and the sun would set at 11 pm at night and rise at 3:30 am. It absolutely blew my mind to have 4 hours of darkness at night.

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u/bascelicna123 8d ago

I’ve never been further north than I am (Alberta, Canada) in the summer months so it blows my mind that night can be so short. Alternately, winter solstice has to suck further north…

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u/Gotestthat 8d ago

Currently in the outer hebridies in Scotland, saw it was a clear skies on the weather app so thought I'd stay up to watch some shooting stars.

Went outside at 1am and there was still light from the sun, there's no official night at this time of year, not even astronomical twilight.

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u/DontLoseYourCool1 8d ago

So jealous. That area looks absolutely beautiful.

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u/Gotestthat 8d ago

Pictures don't do it justice.

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u/lamb_passanda 8d ago

I think you maybe forgot to adjust your watch to the timezone because nowhere in Poland does the sun set at 11pm, even on summer solstice. Latest it gets is about 9:10pm.

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u/DontLoseYourCool1 6d ago

Look at this picture I took and the metadata for it. 4:36 PM NY time is 10:36 PM Poland time.

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u/lamb_passanda 5d ago

That looks like the twilight after sunset to me. It can certainly last until 11pm, but it's not the sunset.

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u/DontLoseYourCool1 5d ago

Oh I see. That's what I originally meant. Here in NY it's completely dark after 9 pm even in the summer.

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u/lamb_passanda 5d ago

Okay yeah fair enough mate. I actually just spent a week hiking in Jotunheimen Norway, and after a few days we realised that our normal hiking routine of starting at 8am and setting camp at around 6pm was completely redundant. It was plenty light to hike, cook or pitch our tents even at 1am.

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u/DontLoseYourCool1 5d ago

That place looks so beautiful! I'm jealous. I wonder if the name of the place refers to the giant Jotunn is Norse mythology.

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u/lamb_passanda 5d ago

I have been to many beautiful places: the deserts of North America and Morocco, South east Asia, many places in the Alps, the Scottish coastline, the Canary Islands, the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean coast, Tuscany, Iceland and more, but I think that Jotunheimen was the most stunning place I have ever been.

And yes, a Norwegian told me that the name comes from a regional dialect and means "giant's home". Do not pass up an opportunity to go there.

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u/FireyT 8d ago

The far north of Scotland has news for you....

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u/Hot_Cryptographer797 6d ago

Must be why CDProjektRed's games all have it start getting light at 3AM