Valletta Four O'Clock Gun

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

Комментарии • 297

  • @davidlabossiere1905
    @davidlabossiere1905 3 года назад +555

    glad that horn saved us from hearing the cannon we waited 4 min for

    • @willowigabb
      @willowigabb 3 года назад +23

      Stuff like that should be illegal i swear

    • @kilbil6266
      @kilbil6266 3 года назад

      😂😂

    • @gsilva220
      @gsilva220 3 года назад +3

      Glad *you* saved me from wasting 5 minutes of my life.

    • @djordjeblaga7815
      @djordjeblaga7815 3 года назад +4

      @@gsilva220 Well I sure do regret reading the comments *after* I watched the video

    • @chriskoutroulis4531
      @chriskoutroulis4531 3 года назад

      You said it brother 👏

  • @imadequate3376
    @imadequate3376 3 года назад +272

    3:38
    That little side step shuffle he did had me dying 😂 gotta love those old time traditions

    • @timbland9050
      @timbland9050 3 года назад +4

      it isnt an old time tradition, only 20 years or so ago maybe lss, this was a beautiful rose garden that was torn up for a royal visit, its all made up for the tourists now, the rose garden was better

    • @timbland9050
      @timbland9050 3 года назад +1

      also maltese fireworks are louder than that weeny pop gun

    • @m1994a3jagnew
      @m1994a3jagnew 3 года назад +5

      He's shuffling away from his fart

    • @Tzartle_The_Kaiju
      @Tzartle_The_Kaiju 3 года назад

      IKR

    • @SStupendous
      @SStupendous 3 года назад +1

      It's not a tradition, unless your gullible mind sees everything here and thinks "oh everyone must do that in the army back then" type BS, it's called keeping in order and moving away.

  • @ismaelalzurba6046
    @ismaelalzurba6046 3 года назад +107

    Thats what i call a good reliable and afordable hand gun.

    • @lexandersig
      @lexandersig 3 года назад +1

      Would you sacrifice your life with that crap?😂😂😂😂

    • @josephastier7421
      @josephastier7421 3 года назад +5

      @@lexandersig No, but I might sacrifice someone else's life with it!

    • @lexandersig
      @lexandersig 3 года назад

      @@josephastier7421 in 2021 lol it was good in 1800s

    • @josephastier7421
      @josephastier7421 3 года назад +4

      @@lexandersig It's still legal carry today.

    • @lexandersig
      @lexandersig 3 года назад

      @@josephastier7421 yes.

  • @oturankoala5282
    @oturankoala5282 3 года назад +27

    I thought the cannon would create a huge sound but it was like a "meow"

    • @gmcinnis6304
      @gmcinnis6304 3 года назад +1

      pop gun pop.. how anti climatic ... we wanted to hear it ROAR!!!! not pop.

    • @chikkenbonz
      @chikkenbonz 3 года назад +2

      That's all you get for 4oz. of black powder....

    • @nasuegaming1255
      @nasuegaming1255 3 года назад

      Maybe add some projectile on it to make the pressure build up and may create a louder explosion.

    • @centralscrutinizer76
      @centralscrutinizer76 3 года назад

      I lived 2 years there and never once noticed any cannon fire.

  • @sophiansophian
    @sophiansophian 3 года назад +11

    the horn is more 4 o'clock precise lol
    thanks for sharing. it is good to see people preserve a ritual.

  • @deepconscious7741
    @deepconscious7741 3 года назад +34

    Can't imagine this man doing this for his entire service duration.
    Son: "Dad, what did you do in the Army?"
    Dad: "All I did was fire fart-cannons at 4:00 PM every day for 30 years!!" (starts sobbing).

  • @greenpenguin0763
    @greenpenguin0763 3 года назад +53

    Here he take all the time he need, on the real combat they load this fast as possible

    • @alberto9440
      @alberto9440 3 года назад +9

      In real combat, 19th century's guns aren't used

    • @darysparta9676
      @darysparta9676 3 года назад +7

      in real combat there is a 25kg steel ball flying out at almost the speed of sound

    • @dannydevito1204
      @dannydevito1204 3 года назад +7

      If you read the title you would know that those are saluting guns, they fire for ceremonies, not for combat

    • @greenpenguin0763
      @greenpenguin0763 3 года назад +4

      @@dannydevito1204 I know 🤦‍♂️ who would be using this nowadays and loading this slow, for Christ sake guys read the comment with a open mind.

    • @cageordie
      @cageordie 3 года назад +1

      Nobody gets the point. It's like watching the gun crew on the USS Constitution, they are hopelessly slow, but they do it safely and people can see and hear what is going on.

  • @Skankhunter420
    @Skankhunter420 3 года назад +25

    So I see why it gets its name. It takes until 4 o'clock to load.

  • @delcaprascalar1860
    @delcaprascalar1860 3 года назад +2

    Lol all those comments expecting something crazy come on use your logic those are cannons from more than 200 years ago and they are being used only for ceremonial purposes being operated by just one guy who has no reason to be in a hurry

  • @bineetpradhan788
    @bineetpradhan788 3 года назад +10

    Can any please answer this: If any enemy ship was visible in range, how they used to aim these bulky guns to make the ball hit the ship? 🤔🤔

    • @batman51
      @batman51  3 года назад +5

      I'm not an expert but by use of levers and brute force I think.

    • @adamnwhat
      @adamnwhat 3 года назад +3

      Just praying the ball make it to the enemy ship🤐

    • @bineetpradhan788
      @bineetpradhan788 3 года назад

      @@adamnwhat No no, these canons were deadly by all historical accounts, hence asking how they were aimed😁. British naval stuff were the best those days.

    • @adamnwhat
      @adamnwhat 3 года назад +3

      @@bineetpradhan788 yup I know British naval stuff is really good at that time..

    • @conradrolla
      @conradrolla 3 года назад +3

      first there is a full team running one cannon, not just one guy. now there are eyelets on the side of the cannon that would normally be connected to a pulleys or winch that are connected to a post. that how they move them around and aim it

  • @brennanodea1878
    @brennanodea1878 2 года назад

    3:40, his little shimmy steps were awesome.

  • @Yetipfote
    @Yetipfote 3 года назад +8

    *is about to shoot*
    "No need Vince! The war is over!"

  • @pavelkto5281
    @pavelkto5281 3 года назад +2

    3:37. This is Charlie Chaplin's step. One just need a walking cane and a short mustache.

  • @theotay4715
    @theotay4715 2 года назад +1

    I've went there in person. and I like it better being quiteter and less dangerous because I would be terrified if that hit a ship on accident.

  • @wildeninja2836
    @wildeninja2836 3 года назад +1

    I’m never getting that time back

  • @Chanakya50BC
    @Chanakya50BC 3 года назад

    I waited till the end to hear a cannon roar. But was amused to find that My fart sounds louder.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @randalldunkley1042
    @randalldunkley1042 3 года назад +1

    Presumably 4 o'clock ( 1600 hours) is Tea Time........?

  • @sheldondean7949
    @sheldondean7949 2 года назад +2

    For those about to rock, FIRE!! we salute you!!

  • @BorsosGabor2023
    @BorsosGabor2023 3 года назад +1

    The Bangmaker guy.

  • @blakeyonthebuses
    @blakeyonthebuses 2 года назад

    For a moment I thought it was Stan laurel loading that gun.

  • @petanisambilngopi
    @petanisambilngopi 3 года назад +3

    Amazing ❤️

  • @nanab256
    @nanab256 3 года назад +1

    Gigantic gun and little "puf" xd

  • @mwillblade
    @mwillblade 3 года назад +13

    Well, that was anti-climatic.

  • @АлексейУдалев
    @АлексейУдалев 3 года назад +20

    Да сколько ж можно щупом уровень масла мерить?!😂

  • @greggd2027
    @greggd2027 3 года назад +8

    Nice presentation - but the gun going off was anticlimactic

  • @J-IFWBR
    @J-IFWBR 3 года назад +4

    i always thought all kanons would be front loaded, well errare humanum est apparently.

    • @GAWOP00
      @GAWOP00 3 года назад +2

      They switch to breach loaded cannons in the 1800's to speed up firing times and reduce the hazard of placing men in front of the cannons.

  • @ВладимирМарков-н3о
    @ВладимирМарков-н3о 3 года назад +3

    Ожидание и ... реальность

  • @luiia5810
    @luiia5810 3 года назад +2

    We be dead if we only had this cannons. 😂 let me take 30 minutes to fire back.

  • @randomvideosonuniverse_
    @randomvideosonuniverse_ 2 года назад

    Can i share your video ?

  • @gakisabahan6202
    @gakisabahan6202 3 года назад +1

    Wow nice😀

  • @caravanserai4554
    @caravanserai4554 3 года назад +1

    slowly until your enemies attack first

  • @TrueHelpTV
    @TrueHelpTV 3 года назад +4

    people who publicly laugh at this man should be asked to leave.

  • @chrisbroesky2932
    @chrisbroesky2932 3 года назад +1

    War be over by the time he loads the damn thing. Lol

  • @kurtbilinski1723
    @kurtbilinski1723 3 года назад +4

    Add four minutes of usefulness to your life and just jump to 4:00.

  • @morgansolerove
    @morgansolerove 3 года назад +1

    Now imagine that missing.

  • @sayektibruno8008
    @sayektibruno8008 3 года назад +1

    I was thought that's gonna be hit harder

  • @vishalbuttar986
    @vishalbuttar986 3 года назад +5

    The shot fired at 4:00

  • @datle3070
    @datle3070 3 года назад

    How old are you?

  • @elyhrluap7437
    @elyhrluap7437 2 года назад

    so that's it? my father's fart was more louder than it.

  • @Big-Show1
    @Big-Show1 3 года назад

    Cruise ship company has taken over

  • @rockysandri9404
    @rockysandri9404 3 года назад +3

    First coment after 7 years post

    • @batman51
      @batman51  3 года назад

      Thank you!

    • @duncancallum
      @duncancallum 3 года назад

      @@batman51 Thank you the video reminds me of the one o'clock gun in my hometown of Edinburgh.

  • @shi_no_one
    @shi_no_one 3 года назад

    The title should be 4 o'clock horn

  • @A3Kr0n
    @A3Kr0n 3 года назад +2

    They lost the battle before they fired the first shot.

  • @waynemercer4546
    @waynemercer4546 3 года назад +2

    That was more of a toot than a bang

  • @salmanpradita4969
    @salmanpradita4969 Год назад

    Luar biasa

  • @Hyybabe
    @Hyybabe 3 года назад +9

    At this much time enemy come
    Kill, loot, sleep and go back 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣to his home

    • @PipMane
      @PipMane 3 года назад

      Still more than a dozen round per min per castle, ships break in half

    • @serene_actual
      @serene_actual 3 года назад +3

      This is not used for combat you twat

  • @hiflyers3936
    @hiflyers3936 3 года назад

    Was expecting a louder boom

  • @segundocanotortosa3063
    @segundocanotortosa3063 3 года назад +1

    Muy peliculero.
    Típico inglés

  • @VelhaGuardaTricolor
    @VelhaGuardaTricolor 3 года назад +3

    As far as silly outfits and ridiculous choreographed steps and procedures this is a 10 out of 10 for sure.

    • @johnanderson3853
      @johnanderson3853 3 года назад +1

      He should put that hat on the ground and do a silly dance making funny faces. Get a few tips that way. Some drinking money. Make a decent wage as a dancing monkey. Honest wage. Sure better than this nonsense.

  • @muhammadhidayat4253
    @muhammadhidayat4253 3 года назад

    Why 4 o,clock not 5 , 6 ?

  • @nicolase.3264
    @nicolase.3264 3 года назад +5

    "Saludo", mas bien parece un conmemoramiento de algo, pero lo desconozco. Con el barco sonando, pensé por un momento que era un conmemoramiento a un combate donde defendieron contra invasores que llegaron en barco jajaja, todo puede ser, mas aun si se trata de la memoria de un país en si.

  • @mariano500
    @mariano500 3 года назад

    3 hora para cargar y la bocina del barco suena mas que el cañon ...

  • @arfannovemberarfannovember
    @arfannovemberarfannovember 2 года назад

    Mewah pa karbitnya 🤩🤩

  • @bruceleesir2484
    @bruceleesir2484 3 года назад

    His shoes are so slippery

  • @lexandersig
    @lexandersig 3 года назад +2

    Pero que graciso😂😂

  • @jaydubbyuh2292
    @jaydubbyuh2292 3 года назад +10

    Eat your heart out Ed Norton.
    What a lot of rigamarole, for a fart's-worth of noise.

    • @josephastier7421
      @josephastier7421 3 года назад

      That would have blown your hearing right out if you were standing next to it.

  • @slowpoke96Z28
    @slowpoke96Z28 2 года назад

    I hope they get to fire them for real like once a year or something.

  • @markkoban4977
    @markkoban4977 3 года назад

    William Toel 09/05/2021 Rheinwiesenlager all Germans don't have it
    deserves to be saved because everyone should take these words to heart
    to take

  • @miguelsuarez8010
    @miguelsuarez8010 3 года назад

    By the time the gun was ready the enemy invaded the city...

  • @alessandrorebussi8276
    @alessandrorebussi8276 3 года назад +1

    Sono stato a Malta, è fuori dubbio che su quest'isola sanno usare la polvere da sparo molto bene, in ogni rievocazione storica non ho visto una cilecca, un saluto da Bergamo.

  • @janeuler3262
    @janeuler3262 3 года назад

    wow - one of the most unimpressive things i´ve seen my entire life

  • @haiqalnajmi8090
    @haiqalnajmi8090 3 года назад

    Oldschool

  • @hippie_danielbruh4967
    @hippie_danielbruh4967 3 года назад

    Is that man drunk or someting els ?

  • @billyhendrix5544
    @billyhendrix5544 3 года назад +1

    3:37 that's how I dance at the club to pick up women

  • @seregamishenko5282
    @seregamishenko5282 3 года назад +1

    Как они весь мир завоевали? С такими артиллеристами.

  • @HsingSun
    @HsingSun 3 года назад

    Cannon would not fire loud like "fire cracker."

  • @lfasistenciahogar
    @lfasistenciahogar 3 года назад +1

    Vaya artillero .

  • @kolaAlakija
    @kolaAlakija 3 года назад

    Does he use ear plugs?

  • @yuumetal2363
    @yuumetal2363 3 года назад

    I thought he got fired after he fired the cannon

  • @КокоЧамбо-б1г
    @КокоЧамбо-б1г 3 года назад +1

    За это время враг успел бы украсть артиллерию

  • @ramonramonraullopessanches2855
    @ramonramonraullopessanches2855 3 года назад

    Mándales.tomar unas fotos aunas personas que me están moleste y moleste

  • @hcinscope9520
    @hcinscope9520 3 года назад +1

    LOL Peng not Booooom Like Down! Give me 4:50 Lifetime Back!

  • @hamzahusayin7981
    @hamzahusayin7981 3 года назад +1

    ايام الدولة الاسلامية العثمانية كنا مسيطرين

  • @АлексХондавод
    @АлексХондавод 3 года назад

    😀👍

  • @thomashenry496
    @thomashenry496 3 года назад

    After all that build up... the gun goes.. pfft.. Really quite disapointing

    • @acefromwithin2079
      @acefromwithin2079 3 года назад

      They need a bigger load

    • @batman51
      @batman51  3 года назад

      Like so many things in life! Actually I think the noise from the cruise ship siren muffled the sound a bit.

  • @ДобрыйДедушка-й2и
    @ДобрыйДедушка-й2и 3 года назад +9

    Ему не пушку заряжать,а нужники чистить

    • @Densais
      @Densais 3 года назад +1

      Да ладно тебе прикалываться. Это же ритуал для туристов. У нас в Кронштадте так же всю жизнь пушка в полдень стреляла.... Как пришли эти дерьмократы к власти, так и денег на заряды не найти.....
      А там и порох есть и пушка фирменная и специально обученный человек в прямой видимости туристов.

  • @AspiringD3v
    @AspiringD3v 3 года назад

    Defense of Fort Dieppe 1659

  • @光世-t3u
    @光世-t3u 3 года назад

    看了个寂寞

  • @Bruno47602
    @Bruno47602 3 года назад

    mass dismissals of contract employees began on Russian nuclear submarines after watching this video

  • @markadams2907
    @markadams2907 3 года назад

    I hope it didn't take this long to reload for real

  • @KaleemLmar
    @KaleemLmar 3 года назад

    What clownary. That is a new word, please help get it into everyday use.

  • @wagnerpereira9536
    @wagnerpereira9536 3 года назад +1

    Traque, fraquinho.

  • @reecewood155
    @reecewood155 3 года назад +1

    I could daily carry it

  • @Julian13o11
    @Julian13o11 3 года назад

    Start at 4:05

  • @JimmyFrankz
    @JimmyFrankz 3 года назад +1

    Me pregunto si en la vida real se demoraban 10 años para recargar ese cañón... Hahahaha

  • @shanky913
    @shanky913 3 года назад

    Fire at 4.12 sound like shot gun...save your time

  • @mikebryant6367
    @mikebryant6367 3 года назад +1

    i see he has his slippons on

  • @aydinkorkmaz4096
    @aydinkorkmaz4096 3 года назад +1

    Uzaya mekik gönderiyor.

  • @СергейНиколаев-г5е6ц

    Так долго заряжать. ???

  • @josemanuelsanchezcastano8309
    @josemanuelsanchezcastano8309 3 года назад

    Lo que deberían recordar es que sin Castilla ahí hablarían turco

  • @AflacMan13
    @AflacMan13 3 года назад +1

    Slick shoes... on an active cannon line. Noooot a good idea. :-/

  • @kennethaliantluanga1370
    @kennethaliantluanga1370 3 года назад

    14 four o'clock gun I need let's give it me farm veng go today

  • @soubhagyabagui9747
    @soubhagyabagui9747 3 года назад

    British colony long artillary

  • @Смотрящий-б5н
    @Смотрящий-б5н 2 года назад

    Я то думал щас как бабахнет, что аж пушка откатиться назад как в старые добрые, а тут пук какойто.

  • @union310
    @union310 3 года назад +1

    The Royal Navy are a damn site faster

  • @王月-n5x
    @王月-n5x 3 года назад

    看了个寂寞,建议从4分钟开始看

  • @дмитрийзолотарский-ю9ш

    Он ядро забыл закатить.

  • @SuPaKidge
    @SuPaKidge 3 года назад

    4:02 boom

  • @xla7961
    @xla7961 3 года назад +10

    Это выступление клоуна? 😂🤣🤣

  • @ramonramonraullopessanches2855
    @ramonramonraullopessanches2855 3 года назад

    Poes para que bienen Wei la.neta mejor se unieron quedado aya por dónde viven