Comments by "" (@BobSmith-dk8nw) on "Frigate Duels of the War of 1812 - USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere" video.

  1. Yeah ... it doesn't pay to get to excited ... There was a ceremonial gun crew in New Orleans maybe 50 years ago - where the didn't swab out the gun properly - and the guy ramming the powder charge in - had the rammer blasted from his hands - taking part of them with it - when said powder charge encountered a still burning ember ... How Not to Lose Your Hand While Firing a Cannon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0yjU7Z05A4 Another example of getting to exited - is in Band of Brothers where one guy throws a grenade through a window - then charges in through a door before his grenade had detonated ... .
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