![]() The “gray man” is supposed to be unnoticeable so he will be wearing all gray (or even dressed for the occasion) and sit alone in a corner keeping his head down so that no one will notice him. All taken to the extreme at all times around “regular” people raises suspicion. To actively be unnoticed unsocialability, emotionless, monotonous etc. Some attempt to wear similar types, fashions and colors of their current location but what remains is the primary goal of being invisible. The “gray man” method isn’t always taken literally by dressing in all gray. Being too different generates visibility… This is a counterintuitive practice because the smallest fragment of gray in a world of color sticks out like a beacon. To be as unnoticeable and unremarkable as possible compared to everyone else. The theory is to be invisible within a crowd, to the extent of being ignored by being “gray”. That term has been popularized by wannabe survivalists and tactical fanboys. Becoming a part of an interpersonal space, not hide within a visual space.Īdaptive urban camouflage isn’t the concept of being the “ gray man“. To blend-in to a type / group of people or simulate a specific person or persona that fit the locale or venue. Technically, urban camouflage should be called “adaptive urban camouflage” as it’s not merely a garment you wear but an entire act of decisive self reinvention. So in essence, there is no such thing as a universally applicable urban pattern as there are with nature. When they use it, it serves more for a uniformity purpose and not to blend-in with the city. There is a pattern called “urban camo” that even the military utilizes but it’s not intended nor is it effective as actual camouflage. This is why wilderness and weather mimicking camouflage is just a matter of wearing their respective patterns jungle, desert, snow etc.Ĭamouflage in urban environments isn’t nearly as passive, it can and only be active as well as adaptive. Nature, despite its vast diversity is all made up of relatively specific patterns that can be easily duplicated as graphical prints. Achieved by selective cultural assimilation and controlled method acting. Urban camouflage isn’t about blending into the physical city around you but to appear as if you’re from and belong there. Actual, casual and active urban camouflage is about becoming a part of an interpersonal space, not hiding within a (crypsis) visual space.
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