Eyepatch
Interesting fact: Sailors who were crew members who often went above and below deck, used eye patches to have one eye adjusted for the top deck and the other eye already adjusted for the darkness when suddenly going below deck. The strong sunlight while above deck on an oceangoing vessel could require minutes of adjustment to the dim lighting below deck. With virtually no light sources below deck, sailors would have to rely heavily upon their eyes to adjust. In the critical moments of modifying the rigging, navigating, and especially during battle, those minutes were too precious. A simple switch of the patch from one eye to the other saved time and was more convenient than being temporarily blinded when going between decks. [Link]
Sep 19, 2006
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1. Marzouq | September 19th, 2006 at 2:15 pm
Watch half of Kuwait now putting eye patches for no reason! hahahaha!
2. Eyepatch | September 19th, 2006 at 2:45 pm
haha thanks Mark! i always wondered why sailors wore that stuff. For some reason i thought it was a tradition for sailors and pirates to have one eye blind.
You are doing a great job with all the productive infos.
3. Fonzy | September 19th, 2006 at 2:45 pm
that is interesting…
4. mar | September 19th, 2006 at 2:58 pm
there goes half of the pirates stories :)
5. holla | September 19th, 2006 at 3:56 pm
i never knew that. i always jsut thought bc pirates got their eyes pecked by their parrots.
6. Rejoys | September 19th, 2006 at 4:07 pm
really, i thought pirates used it to properly aim their guns. So this has a purpose.
Good to know.
7. moocherx | September 19th, 2006 at 4:24 pm
I just wear mine for fashion purposes.
8. 3baid | September 19th, 2006 at 8:24 pm
They wouldn’t need eye patches if they’d eat carrots (vitamin A)
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