Lol, as a lifeguard we did a bunch of crazy drills for training including rescuing simulated victims(each other) with one arm tied to the other leg with a bandanna. Meaning you had to basically tread water with 1 hand as kicking was hard because of being effectively folded in half by the wrist to ankle tie. Was wild, also teaching swim lessons in deep water 6 hours a day makes a your ability to tread water with minimal effort improve exponentially. This was a cool video though
I actually used to train this exact scenario a lot, since I saw it in the Batman animated series as a child. What I found easiest was this (Dunno English word to be honest) dolphin kick // Motions you use for Butterfly swimming - at least if you don't manage to free your hands (or legs)
I'm surprised y'all didn't take advantage of salt water's increased buoyancy! Some breath control and you'd be able to float relatively easily on your back. It'd at least be a small rest from trying to tread water with your appendages tied.
To be fair wet leather clothes and an actual steel sword would be about 5x heavier than this silly costume, but I understand that real gear was way more difficult to find
next up: whats up guys here is how to survive a rope swing over an active volcano, at the end of the video we will go to an actual vocano and try this out, make sure to drop a like and subscribe xd
Lol OK, so yes you undeniably survived the ocean challenge, but what makes you think that you would be that incredibly close to shore when you walked the plank lol? In the few - and there were indeed very few - documented accounts of plank walks carried out by pirates throughout the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries, ALL had taken place far out in the open ocean, miles away from the nearest continent, island shoreline or islet. Additionally, the poor, unfortunate soul would've most likely not been granted the privilege of wearing nothing but a tiny pair of bright, neon coral-orange Lycra swimming shorts upon his demise. Rather, he would've been clad in his typical daily attire which generally consisted of a loose-fitting, (sometimes ruffled) muslin poet shirt, a pair of baggy cotton pantaloons, a burlap, tweed or, for the more fashion-conscious brute, a velvet vest with a matching doublet (tuxedo-like jacket with tails), and heavy leather boots. Contrary to what is commonly depicted by Hollywood, however, most pirates upon execution would not have worn jewelry. Any jewelry such as gold medallions, bejeweled broaches, gold or silver hoop earrings, rings, etc., would've been rationed out among the men. And despite the relative light weight of the muslin and cotton shirts and pants, the clothing styles favored by men during this time period required a substantial amount of material, and thus would've become excessively heavy upon getting wet, making survival even less likely. In conclusion, it definitely appears that your far more optimistic assessment fails to take into account certain factors such as weight of clothing and the overall shortage of skilled or mediocre swimmers during that time.
That's horrible to think about. I can't begin to imagine the dread of the poor condemned soul in that situation. Anyways, thank you for all the information!!
Maybe you should have checked the US Navy's BUD/S Training guide before doing this experiment or would that be considered cheating? Either way I'm giving you a thumbs of for the fear factor.
