Its thanksgiving and a mysterious man knocks on doug and carries door because his car had broken down and he needed to call someone. The mythbusters test pirate myths, if wood shrapnel causes damage, if eye patches preserve night vision, if you can slow a fall by dragging a knife through a. An eyepatch is a small patch that is worn in front of one eye. Mythbusters pirate special tv episode 2007 on imdb. Carrie begins to freak out at doug for letting a stranger in their house so after he calls a friend, carrie told the man to wait outside, but his friend who is picking him up is four hours away so when all of dougs and carries guests come, they begin to feel. So for now, keep on wearing that pirate y eye patch youre actually looking like one smart pirate when you do. What kind of projectiles would pirates use in a cannon if they run out of cannonballs. Klingons get a leather patch with three metallic studs on it for free, and you can buy a pirate style patch to cover either eye as a microtransaction. The second film, dead mans chest, also does not reveal any pirates with an eye patch although one of davy jones crews does have an eye covered by a seaweed patch over his left eye. One curious theory proposed by mythbusters tv show was that pirates may have worn eye patches to help their night vision and moving from below deck to the.
Likewise, some pirates used the eye patch to pretend they only had one eye, whether to mislead their opponents in battle or for young pirates trying to create a more threatening demeanor. In addition, revisit a collection of hollywoods biggest big screen myths. I once heard that pirates wore eye patches, not because they had lost an eye, but rather because during a siege with another ship it was beneficial to see in the dark of the below decks. Mythbusters tested this hypothesis in their pirate special in 2007 and. In this actionpacked episode of mythbusters, adam and jamie turn dirigible detectives to try and solve one of aeronautics biggest puzzles, while kari, tory and grant come facetoface and have to flee from some of natures naturalborn killers. Im watching mythbusters right now and theyre doing a pirate themed show. Have you ever thought why most pirates have one of their eyes covered with an eye patch. The old moses cannon is a replica of a 1841 sixpoundball cannon that shoots at 900 mph. They included whether the eyepatch would help you see in the dark, whether you could use a knife to slide down a sail, whether a canon ball killed more people compared to the splinters, and whether alcohol could be a good cleaner for laundry.
Real reason pirates wear eye patches pirate lifestyle tv quickie 036 duration. Does anyone know of any sites where i can watch other episodes. Other mythbusters pirate eye patch episode dan kurtz made a magritte increase onto his way. The mythbusters test pirate myths, if wood shrapnel causes damage, if eye patches preserve night vision, if you can slow a fall by dragging a.
The cast of the television series mythbusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives tales, and the like. The show does not follow a typical calendar of on and off air periods. Mythbusters s05e02 pirates special part 02 video dailymotion. Adam and jamie went out to the alameda county bomb disposal range to test this pirate movie myth. Comes from the traditional look of a pirate wearing an eye patch. The curse of the black pearl and other pirate movies. Its not because pirates were always losing an eye, but because the eyepatch helped them see better when they had to go from a bright sunny deck to the darkness below decks. One of the segments tests the myth that pirates used an eye patch over one eye to preserve their night vision. When duty required the pirate to go below deck, the pirate would flip the patch to the outside eye and rely on the darknesstrained eye as his guide. It may be a cloth patch attached around the head by an elastic band or by a string, an adhesive bandage, or a. Over the past few years i have watched every episode on netflix, and hate how they only have select episodes. Made me sad that the concrete truck cleaning episode and the pirate eye patch episode didnt make it, but there are so many good episodes.
Mythbusters s12 e5 mythbusters battle of the sexes duration. The mythbusters want to know scratch that, they need to know just how hollywood pulls off some of their most spectacular stunts and eye popping effects. The myth busters explore the perils of those poor hapless pirates. Only if they had lost eyes to disease or injury, and this was no more prevalent among pirates than among fighting seamen and soldiers. In this episode, the mythbusters tested several myths based on scenes from the film pirates of the caribbean. They included whether the eyepatch would help you see in the. There are the 2 pirate specials that put many pirate movie myths to the test. Mythbusters is a science entertainment tv program created and produced by australias beyond television productions for the discovery channel there is no consistent system for organizing mythbusters episodes into seasons. The king of queens thanks, man tv episode 2003 imdb. The series premiered on the discovery channel on january 23, 2003. With jamie hyneman, adam savage, tory belleci, grant imahara. In this episode, the mythbusters test several myths based on scenes from the film pirates of the caribbean. Im concerned by the recent blog post about the mythbusters proving that pirates wore eye patches just for being able to see in darkened situations.
Stacy didnt talk to andrew for three weeks after the pirate eye episode. To compensate, the theory goes, pirates wore an eye patch to train one eye to work well in the dark. Mythbusters is an australian american science entertainment television program created by peter rees and produced by australias beyond television productions. The problem with pirate myths pirate101 free online game. One of the myths they tested was whether someone could safely descend from the top of a mast by stabbing the sail with a knifesword and riding it down. Did pirates and other seafaring folk wear eye patches due to frequent eyeballreducing injuries, or as a tool to help them see better when running above and below deck. Pirates wore eye patches to adjust to the contrasting. Not a definitive answer but mythbusters episode 71 highlighted the night vision or ranther subdeck vision that can be achieved by having an eye patch, even coming straight out of day light knowing that. My favourite are the eye patch test never though about this useful application, the shrapnel test sounded season 5 has again a good variety of myths and good special episodes. The hyneman and captain redbeard take a swing at a pirate movie myth while kari, tory and grant roll out the barrel for a turbo charged gocart. Kari, grant and tory on the port side decode the mysteries of the ol pirate eye patch. Pirate special season 5 episode 2 arggghhh me hearties jamie and adam have plundered the seven seas in search of pirate parables and maritime myths and the result is this 2hour spectacular. Does anyone wear an eyepatch while using a telescope.
The series was transmitted by numerous international broadcasters, including sbs australia firstrun episodes, with. When im using an eyepiece for long periods of time it can be a nightmare keeping one eye shut, i often put my hand over the spare eye. While history is silent as to the likelihood of this use, its definitely possible. Mythbusters pirate special mythbusters sbs on demand. On the other hand, discovery sells dvd sets for seasons, which sometimes follow the calendar year and sometimes do not. Mythbusters 20032016 all episodes and specials all episodes are in english only. The cutlery stuck in the wood and wooden eye of the other boat. These intrepid investigators test three of the alltime movie classics. Mythbusters did a piece about eye patches which showed the probable reason the eye patch is such an iconic wardrobe staple for pirate costumes. Eye patch as night vision device candlepowerforums. When the pirate went below decks, he could switch the patch to.
Take a look at some of our favorite eye patch wearing characters. Mythbusters confirmed that this use of eye patches among pirates was plausible, but there is no recorded historical precedent for this fact. The sail they used had reef bands, horizontal bands with eyelets used for reefing the sail, that had up to three layers of canvas the strips sides. This is a list of the various myths tested on the show as well as the results of the experiments the myth is busted, plausible, or confirmed. They would remove the patch when they were in a dark area and the patched eye was 100% adapted to darkness right away, enabling them to have a tactical advantage. The seasons are ordered exactly the same as on imdb. In fact, a cursory glance at the extras and supporting actors did not reveal any pirates sporting eye patches, although one pirate does have a wooden eye. Arggghhh me hearties jamie and adam have plundered the seven seas in search of pirate parables and maritime. I made my first suggestions for deemphasizing the eyepatch wearing pirate myth a week ago in the section any indication that sailors or pirates actually wore eyepatches. Maybe an eyepatch would be more comfortable, or you could use it to keep one eye adjusted to the dark like that episode of mythbusters. The mythbusters test pirate myths, if wood shrapnel causes damage, if eye patches preserve night vision, if you can slow a fall by dragging a knife through a sail, and if rum can be used to clean clothes. Meta jolly roger, skull with an eyepatch and crossbones. In addition discovery also sells collections which divide up the episodes in.
Reshef of destruction, pegasus sports a golden eyepatch over his left eye, covering the socket where his millennium eye used to be. This mythbusters project idea explores an interesting question. The best tv and movie characters with eye patches tv guide. This featurelength mythbusters episode explores myths related to the pirate culture. Find out when mythbusters pirate special is on tv and where it is available on demand and catch up and to download. The problem with pirate myths anecorbie on jun 11, 2017 wrote. The official mythbusters website lists episodes by calendar year.
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