@Andy_Ross1962
Drachinifel, the best maritime history channel on YouTube has addressed wood splinters in several videos and Q&As. A ball going through a ship will only take out what is directly in it's path, splinters cause more casualties. It's documented in RN after action reports and accounts from participants in battles. Ships of the Line had wooden sides over a foot thick, a hit produced much more splintering and a 32 pound ball would do much more damage, a 6 pounder is a toy in naval terms. Apparently Mahogany is the worst wood for splinters. Pirates hardly ever had gun battles,
@WhatSayCrochet
I watched this episode plenty of times when I was a teenager. Between dressing up in a goofy costume, doing impressions, and all of the regular fun of Mythbusters' experiments I always felt like this must have been one of Adam's favorite episodes. He looked so in his element during this whole thing.
@hoegild1
Fun fact.. The Vasa museum in Sweden tested a real naval gun (with a lot bigger caliber than this measly 6 pounder) to see what it would do to a ships hull. The result- a LOT of very very big very very lethal splinters. Jamies last works is bang on target. They need a bigger cannon.
@JosefDerKaiser
Poor myth QUEEN Jess... Doesn't deserve to be called that hahaha
@morganfreeaimthebountyhunt7682
1:05:05 I know they're probably a safe distance away but I still think it's funny that they aim the air cannon directly at the city.
@carlsoll
18:24 ‘You think it went all the way through his face’ Jamie- ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I haven’t laughed so hard in a while
@Eloraurora
The 'can't get sweat to stain/stink' bit is really driving home Adam's chill. We've got two kinds of sweat glands (apocrine and eccrine) with distinct functions: temperature regulation and (arguably) social signaling. 'Too hot' sweat is usually* pretty neutral in odor; it's the 'stressed/in pain' sweat that stinks. *Excluding dietary factors like onions and garlic.
@CarlosDeBernardMrAgapi
the show has to be open to all to see. science on its best!
@themoonsevilsister1561
cool thing is those splinters would be a great risk to the eyes, BUT the other myth tests suggested they might have an eyepatch on
@zenfrodo
I loved these when they aired! This jumped out at me, though: 6:15 "pirates weren't choosy about what their ships were made of..." Um. Didn't pirates steal their ships? Or were regular sailors/etc who took over their existing ships? Or regular captains & whatnot with letters of marque that let them "legally" pillage enemy nations' ships? Pirates didn't have any choice about their ship's materials, right?
@knotvocalcovers5436
Adam juggling CANNONBALLS is insanely impressive! I can't even juggle at all!!
@jogreeen
The velocity of the cannon balls reaching the ship opponent would be far slower than 400 miles an hour.
@gregedmand9939
The history, of injury and death caused by wooden splinters aboard ships during the age of sail, is well documented. Many of the log books written by Royal Navy surgeons are kept in archives to this day. The blast of hardwood splinters, caused by ships being pierced by cannon balls, were the source of many wounds considered survivable today. Rather than outright death, they sometimes caused serious infections that may have taken weeks or months to be fatal. The records don't support to idea that splinters were the direct cause of more deaths than the projectiles which created them, however.
@Hum0ng0us
Doug Fairbanks Jr, used to shoot these sail sliding stunts at an angle so he could make the fall but land safely.
@INDAREVISH
Whatever people say I just love how Adam can make Jaimie laugh
@druidofthefang
16:57 -- 18:42 that is one of the funniest and most horrifying things i have seen in this show
@ronbird121
when adam talks like a pirate, he more likely sounds like big smoke
@Gixxer983
19:26 That was soo good haha
@lillyg413
Do not look over the significance of the silly little shop times on the little myths like the laundry because it is so fun and plot driven and adam gets so much funny cam time.
@graemebisset3324