I saw an article about keelhauling and realized I don’t know much about pirates (those on the sea, not the internet) beyond what I’ve seen in movies. Tell me your most interesting pirate facts. Mythical or historical.
I saw an article about keelhauling and realized I don’t know much about pirates (those on the sea, not the internet) beyond what I’ve seen in movies. Tell me your most interesting pirate facts. Mythical or historical.
pirates usually wear eye patches so one of their eyes are used to the dark while the other is used to the light.
they switch patches to easily get accustomed to caves.
Or, as I’ve heard it, moving above and below decks regularly.
Yeah it’s nothing to do with caves. It’s because below decks there were powder magazine rooms that you wouldn’t want to carry a flame into.
It’s a plausible explanation but there doesn’t seem to be any historical evidence of them doing so.
It makes even less sense when you think about the fact that they would lose depth perception for the possible eventuality that that had to go below deck.
good point! if i were a pirate, i’d switch eye patches on lesser stressful scenarios.