Later that night, Carl is seen scribbling in a sketchbook, almost blacking out entire pages. Alan dives into the water after her, blacking out as he submerges. Anterograde amnesia, colloquially referred to as "blacking out", is another symptom of heavy drinking. I'm OK with putting them down, blacking them out. After nearly blacking out, Armstrong activates the RCS thrusters and safely aborts the mission. Ether causes a very long excitation stage prior to blacking out. Later, tins of blacking were labeled as Mason Shoe Polish. The bill is blacking and the legs are dark brown. The game is played by eliminating squares/numbers and this is done by blacking them out. Tinned blacking paste was at this time exclusively for army use.