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pirate special

EPISODE TITLE: Episode 71: Pirate Special

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 1/17/2007

SYNOPSIS: Arggghhh, me hearties! Jamie and Adam plundered the seven seas in search of pirate parables and maritime myths. The result? This 2-hour spectacular episode! And, with four stories of hijinks on the high seas the action is thick and fast. Playing with more firearms, the guys try to figure out how deadly cannonballs really are versus the splinters sprayed from a mighty broadside blast. Kari, Grant and Tory on the port side decode the mysteries of the ol' pirate eye patch: why would a pirate wear a patch over a perfectly good eye? And if that isn't enough, the gang tops of the show with rum, knives and sails ... whaat? This one's for the books!


Myths Features in This Episode

Myth #1: Cannonball Damage
Which kill smore pirates: the splinter fragmentation caused by a cannonball's impact with the wooden hull of a priate ship or a direct impact with the cannonball itself?

Myth #2: Pirate Eyepatches
Did pirates wear eyepatches to preserve night vision in one eye?

Myth #3: Slow a Fall
Is it possible for a person to safely slow a fall by using a knife to cut a sail?

Myth #4: Rum Laundry
Did pirates use rum for drinking and cleaning clothes?
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Highlights of This Episode:

  • It is impossible to slow one's fall by cutting a sale with a knife. The knife has to be dull enough to slow your fall, but sharp enough to cut through the reef bands. Tori couldn't hold on to the knife because it was ripped out of the sail by the reef bands. BUSTED!




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Kilroy25 Episode 71 3 May 11 2008, 2:16 AM EDT by TrueThanny
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I hate to say it but, you got it wrong with the cannons. How else do people die on the ships. I saw a video done by the militay, fireing at ship sides at the naval museume and it showed how the splinters killed the crew of the ship.
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Leblonk dude 0 Nov 10 2007, 10:04 AM EST by Leblonk
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this is my favorite episode i think, althoug it is followed closly by the veiwer special! i am so good at quoting this episode, for instance: Adam" I'M SO PUMPED I CAN'T WAIT TOP SWITCH THIS EYE PATCH! YEAH!"
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