You must have seen pirates in films and photos. His style looks quite different in films. Like a three-pointed cap and tight black pants along with a blindfold. But have you ever wondered what is the reason for this strip in the eye? Was this a way to escape or was it just used as a fashion. Today we will tell you what is the real reason behind this.
Reasons for eyesight
According to the information, pirates did this. There is no film reason behind this. Actually, pirates use this strip to see better in the dark. Pirates have to remain active in the dark and in the light.
What does science say
The life of pirates is much more difficult than living on the sea. Is filled with. During their stay in the ship, they have to move between light and darkness again and again, going up on deck and down in the dark. There is a lot of brightness there due to the light falling on the sea above the deck. When our eyes suddenly encounter darkness or light. Then the eyes try to adapt to the changed situation. When there is sudden darkness, the pupil of our eyes becomes larger or dilates. So that light can go inside.
But this light is not enough to see in the dark and the chemical called rhodopsin gets divided into parts. It sends a message to our brain through nerves to position the eyes in such a way that it can see even dim light. But the problem is that rhodopsin is not released in darkness. Therefore, it takes 20-30 minutes for the eye to establish the combination of chemicals to achieve correct vision.
Stripes help
Samudri It helps in this by blindfolding the bandits. Pirates always keep one eye ready for darkness and one eye for light. Not only this, when it becomes dark, the bandage is removed from one eye and placed on the other eye. Due to which they do not have to wait to see properly and can see immediately in the dark.
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