I'm wondering why they call a very dark night -"pitch black"....?

Question

My mom used to say this when it was very dark outside. She would say "It is Pitch Black outside!"....

Answer 1

Pitch is a tarry substance that is very dark, almost black. People would coat wooden ships with it to help them be watertight back in the old days...

Answer 2

Pitch is "a black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in the distillation of organic materials and especially tars." Tar is black, hence the phrase "pitch black".

Answer 3

I think pitch is a byproduct of fire. Like ash or something. Either way, it is very dark, hence the expression "black as pitch" and "pitch black"

Answer 4

I can't tell you why in words, but I can tell you how to find out. Go outside where there are no lights, and turn off your flashlight. I bet you will figure out why it is called pitch black outside if you do this.

Answer 5

Pitch is the tar like substance used on roadways, hence nothing could be darker than pitch.

Answer 6

Because it's as black as pitch/tar. Pitch is a term for tar.

Answer 7

Black as pitch. It does not have very good reflective qualities and not much is darker.

Answer 8

because BatMan has been named the darkish evening for like 60 some elementary years. starting off out interior the DC's Detective Comics Batman became referred to as the darkish evening and under no circumstances batman. that's basically the call the he originated from.

Answer 9

pitch is similar to tar and is really black

Answer 10

because pitch is tar and tar is black