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Offline willdj79

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T.V. Show- "The Real Story- Pirates of the Caribbean"
« on: May 17, 2011, 07:56:17 AM »
I saw this show on the Smithsonian channel a few weeks ago. It compares accuracy of the movie Pirates of the Caribbean to what was fact in history. It has some really good demonstrations with naval cannons. I was searching the show in hulu because i missed the first 10 minutes the first time i watched it and found a full length show link..

http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/sn/video/player/latest-videos/related/the-real-story-pirates-of-the-caribbean-full-episode/900357858001/
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Re: T.V. Show- "The Real Story- Pirates of the Caribbean"
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2011, 09:18:08 AM »
wildj79,
Thanks for posting the link, it looks like a pretty good show; I'll have to catch the whole thing later in the day.
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Re: T.V. Show- "The Real Story- Pirates of the Caribbean"
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2011, 06:43:09 PM »
Quote from: Cannoneer on May 17, 2011, 09:18:08 AM
wildj79,
Thanks for posting the link, it looks like a pretty good show; I'll have to catch the whole thing later in the day.

yeah it is neat how the show the bar, chain, and solid shot going through wood in slow motion.
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Re: T.V. Show- "The Real Story- Pirates of the Caribbean"
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2011, 07:20:21 PM »
I watched the whole program; good show. Yes, super slo-mo is definitely a fine thing.
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Re: T.V. Show- "The Real Story- Pirates of the Caribbean"
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2011, 08:02:50 PM »
I'll need to watch that that  8)
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Re: T.V. Show- "The Real Story- Pirates of the Caribbean"
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2011, 04:00:09 PM »
Just watched the show, great slo-mo and interesting to see bar and chain shot actually fired
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Re: T.V. Show- "The Real Story- Pirates of the Caribbean"
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2011, 05:02:14 PM »
Thanks for the link , just watched it . Cannons may have been basic then but they were brutally effective.
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Re: T.V. Show- "The Real Story- Pirates of the Caribbean"
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2011, 03:55:29 AM »
Arrrrrgggghh!  The scurvy dogs don't allow access to the video here in Korea... Arrrrgggghhh!  >:(


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Re: T.V. Show- "The Real Story- Pirates of the Caribbean"
« Reply #8 on: May 19, 2011, 06:33:12 AM »
I cant see it in sweden either
here it say that its too many redirections
dont know what it means
its just a pity as it seem to be a very interesting show
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