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Why did pirates always cover one eye? This may be the truth
2025-01-09 16:05:50 / MISTERE&KURIOZITETE
Between 1700 and 1725, the Caribbean was a relatively chaotic place, with numerous merchant ships sailing the high seas without the necessary authorities to protect them. These factors helped make this period the Golden Age of piracy.
It turns out that many common beliefs about pirates are not true. They did not walk on masts, rarely buried their treasures, and were not always criminals. The life of a pirate was often better than the life of most merchant seamen and their crews at the time. One thing that is true about pirates, however, is that at least some of them carried a piece of rubber band to hide one from sight. The question is added: Why did they do this? A plausible answer, showing that pirates may have been wise enough when asked.
Common theories on why pirates covered one eye
Among the possible reasons, a common theory is that pirates covered one eye after losing it in battle. And this makes sense, and there were probably many masked pirates who covered one of the eyes, but some believe that this is not enough to explain the prevalence of this custom among pirates, compared to others.
Another recent hypothesis is that the pirates used the cover of one of the eyes to spit out the sight in the dark. This would have been convenient, in case they needed to fight below deck.
Illumination in night view compared to day view
The human eye can quickly adapt to the conditions of weak night light or strong daylight. But it takes the eye about 25 minutes to adjust to the light conditions, at low light levels, that are typical at night. The reason for this is that there are two types of cells that are sensitive to light entering the eye, the cone-shaped and the rod-shaped.
The former are the dominant light-sensitive cells for daytime viewing. They are also responsible for our color vision. These cells have evolved to quickly adapt to changing light conditions.
Therefore, night vision requires a period of time to fully activate. A possible evolutionary reason for this is that humans are primarily cognitive creatures, so our eyes should be very receptive to daily light levels.
Scientific evidence of the superiority of one-eyed vision?
What is the possibility of this hypothesis? It has been scientifically proven that it is possible to maintain good vision at night by covering or closing one eye. Pilots still do this today when flying at night. The problem is that there is no historical evidence that mentions the use of blindfolds for this purpose by pirates or other sea warriors.
Also, there is no archaeological evidence for this idea, and it is difficult to see how this hypothesis can be confirmed by archaeology. Thus, although plausible, the hypothesis may be untestable. Another question is why sailors of the time did not use the same cover over one eye to protect their dark-adapted vision. This would have increased their chances of success in attempting to capture an enemy ship.
What are the conclusions to this mystery?
The idea that pirates wore blindfolds to protect their dark-adapted vision for fighting below deck is an interesting theory, and scientifically plausible given how the eyes work. However, there is no mention of this reason in the historical record, and no way to confirm it archaeologically.
As a result, it is not possible to prove or confirm such a hypothesis with the current data. Whichever theory is correct, the blindfold is an important part of modern piracy teachings, and that there is a logical reason why pirates used that tool in the past, and that today can be improved./ Bota.al
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