WHY PIRATES TIE A BLACK BAND IN ONE EYE ?? 

Why pirates tie a black band in one eye? catch the answer in my blog ...

Guys,In a majority of movies you have seen pirates wearing a black band on only one eye. And we think that there eye is damaged . But this is not the real Reason. first let's know who are pirates  ???

PIRATES : DEFINITION             

A pirate is a robber who travels by water. Though most pirates targeted ships, some also launched attacks on coastal towns.We often think of pirates as swashbuckling and daring or evil and brutish, but in actual fact most of them were ordinary people who had been forced to turn to criminal activity to make ends meet.

WHERE DID THEY LIVE ??

Pirates mostly live on ships,Regions of Madagascar and the Indian ocean were often safe places for pirates to stay,outside of the law and state governance.

WHO WERE THE FIRST PIRATES ??

Pirates have existed since ancient times. They threatened the trading routes of ancient Greece, and seized cargoes of grain and olive oil from Roman ships. Later, the most famous and far-reaching pirates in early Middle Ages Europe were the Vikings

WHERE DID PIRATES COME FROM ?

Although most pirates ( pirates of a specific or neighbouring country) belong to it's own country .

mos famous pirates were WELSH,FROM SCOTLAND,PLYMOUTH,BRISTOL.

MORE ABOUT PIRATES ?

Thousands of pirates were active from 1650–1720. These years are sometimes known as a 'Golden Age' of piracy. Famous pirates from this period include Blackbeard (Edward Teach), Henry Morgan, William 'Captain' Kidd, 'Calico' Jack Rackham and Bartholomew Roberts.

Pirate ships usually carried far more crew than ordinary ships of a similar size. This meant they could easily outnumber their victims. Pirates altered their ships so that they could carry far more cannon than merchant ships of the same size

Stories about pirate brutality meant that many of the most famous pirates had a terrifying reputation, and they advertised this by flying various gruesome flags including the 'Jolly Roger' with its picture of skull and crossbones. All these things together meant that victims often surrendered very quickly. Sometimes there was no fighting at all. It's likely that most victims of pirates were just thrown overboard rather than being made to ‘walk the plank’.

THEIR BLACK BAND ?

IT IS A MAKESHIFTER FOR THEIR NIGHT VISION,Actually most of the times of fighting , pirates are forced to move to their ship deck,and at the deck,which is too dark ,Making the pirates unable to see As after moving from a light place to a dark place ,it's take time for our eye to adjust,  To minimize The time taken for our eye to Adjust from light to dark to ,they wear a black band on their one eye. 

as they move from light to dark,they can remove their band and  are able to see a bit in dark &  start their work .

we get to know two things in reading this 

1. why do pirates tie a band in their eye?

2. time is precious 

thanks for reading.

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