There was a trick I learned when flying airplanes. If you had to turn on the cockpit lights for any reason at night, close one eye to preserve its night vision. Apparently pirates wore eye patches for the same reason: to transition from sunlit decks to the dark areas below decks.
There was a trick I learned when flying airplanes. If you had to turn on the cockpit lights for any reason at night, close one eye to preserve its night vision. Apparently pirates wore eye patches for the same reason: to transition from sunlit decks to the dark areas below decks.