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00:22 In the beginning the world was all wet. Today it is still four-fifths wet.
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00:32 Man, the nomad, in the course of his migrations often encountered bodies of water too wide or too deep to be crossed.
00:44 Always the thinker, man soon evolved the most primitive form of aquatic transportation, a log.
00:56 Supported by the log or seated upon it, the next question was one of propulsion.
01:03 First the foot, then the hand, and then, ah-ha, the first marine invention, the paddle.
01:17 From the paddle the logical development was the oar, which employed the simple mechanics of the lever and fulcrum,
01:25 producing maximum power with a minimum of effort.
01:33 Because of the limitless uncharted expanse of water, the ancient mariner oft times found himself far, far out at sea,
01:42 with only the stars to guide him.
01:45 Star light, star bright, I sure wish I knew where I was tonight.
01:58 Swiftly and surely the stars steered him on to his destination.
02:07 In the 13th century, even as today, great thinkers worried about what shape the world was in.
02:15 Some great minds firmly believed that if you sailed west far enough, you would sail out the edge of the world.
02:36 From the earliest days, sailors were preyed upon by pirates.
02:43 In those romantic days, ships often changed captains very suddenly.
02:49 This colorful ceremony is called rocking the plank or feeding the sharks.
02:58 Eight bells, come and get it.
03:08 When old father Neptune went on the rampage,
03:23 for safety's sake, sailors would latch themselves to the mast.
03:29 Thus the sailor was able to stick to his post through hail and high water.
03:38 The flag is the sign language of the sea.
03:41 Sailors could communicate with each other by semaphoring and wig wagging.
03:59 He wigged what he should have wagged.
04:09 The happy carefree sailor expressed himself with the horn pipe, traditional dance of the sea.
04:16 Hauling in rope, hoisting sail, rowing, lookout.
04:31 Lookout!
04:39 Ah, the clipper ship.
04:41 The queen of the seven seas.
04:44 The heyday of sail.
04:47 Iron man.
04:51 Wooden ships.
04:53 Through centuries of practice, the sailor has developed a perfect set of sea legs.
05:05 A sailor is easily recognized by his walk.
05:10 Oh, knots.
05:13 Who should know how to tie knots better than the sailor?
05:16 He invented them.
05:17 The square knot.
05:19 The sheep shank.
05:22 The granny knot.
05:25 A very interesting knot.
05:27 Bears great strength.
05:30 The slip knot.
05:32 Now the barrel knot.
05:34 Most slip proof of all.
05:37 Take it away!
05:43 This explains why sailors are often called old tars.
05:50 And now, through trial and error, the sailor has at last mastered the sea.
05:56 A far cry indeed from his early ancestors to the modern scientific mariner of today.
06:09 All hands, man battle stations, stand by to attack.
06:14 Hey, stand by to attack.
06:20 Ready.
06:25 Aim.
06:27 Fire.
06:30 Fire.
06:33 Fire.
06:36 [explosion]
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06:58 [music]
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