The Origin of ‘Pitch Black’ and Its Connection to Road Construction: An Intriguing Exploration

So this is where we get the word “pitch black” from Have you ever noticed we don’t have pitch green or pitch white? That’s cause “pitch” is not just a normal adjective it is the name of this material which is very very black But what is pitch? Well, asphalt is a kind of pitch that’s where we get the term “blacktop” from because it is pitch black But here’s where things get weird This is a liquid, right? The experiment that Dexter references demonstrates that which means we are building roads made out of liquid Now it’s moving very slowly so we can’t see it but given enough time these roads will eventually flow away Like if you were an alien and time was moving faster for you and you were looking at earth you’d be like “Why the heck are humans building roads out of a liquid?” “This makes no sense”