reading about the legality of using armed guards on merchant vessels to combat piracy. apparently before IMO issued guidelines on acceptable practices ships employed all kinds of creative action against pirates. “there were some interesting solutions to the problem, including one air powered cannon that covered the pirates in foul smelling, chemically burning slime.” a defender’s methods, one reflects, have not changed in 800 years. whether it’s a castle or a boat under siege, you know you should always pour boiling oil on your attackers. or night soil.
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