Benjamin Franklin's Secret Weapon - Paul Harvey - The Rest of the Story
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- Опубликовано: 17 янв 2024
- Benjamin "Ben" Franklin was a brilliant man. His inventions, created in his spare time, were many. So why, during the American Revolution, did the colonists reject his secret weapon? Find out more in this episode of Paul Harvey's, "The Rest of the Story."
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Benjamin Franklin was right about the bow and arrows. It’s a shame that people died learning the hard way.
It seems we never learn. :)
An arrow can drop an elk. Eat for more than a year. At times, can re use the arrow. Eat for another year👍
That's very true. I hadn't thought of that. :)
Great story again, Brad! Im sure you had a blsst at the fort! I would love to do something like that!! I bet youre an outstanding docent too! Thank you so much for your dedicated work. Stay warm and God bless!
It was sooooo much fun. I'm glad you enjoyed this one. It has certainly been a cold week here. We, Louisianans, aren't used to below freezing temperatures for a week. :)
Also the term "A Flash in the pan" comes from the fact when the musket did not go off.
I'd forgotten than one. Thank you for reminding me. I wish I'd included it in the video. :)
@@BradDison you're welcome
And if they really wanted to be deadly, they could have dipped the arrows in a poisonous or chemical substance. That way even if an enemy got "nicked" they'd be soon out of commission.
Oh wow. No kidding. :)
Way cool, Brad. Thank you Mr. Harvey and you Brad. In the old west the Calvery was afraid of the tribe of Native Americans because they could shoot faster than the soldiers could. On the average of 20 to 25 times a minute. Esp when the soldiers had one shot at a time rifles. (Sharps) Again great video. And you will be pleased I didn't know this about Ben Franklin. LOL Thanks for the lesson.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. The Native Americans certainly would've been a formidable enemy. :)
@@Curmudgeon2 I am not here to argue history, I made an opinion and that is all. I deleted other comments and I am done.
Thank you for the history lesson Paul I loved listening to him thank you for being my child hood back
I'm glad hearing this brought back fond memories. :)
That Franklin had quite the idea, you could have archers stand behind the muskets and take out a huge number of the enemy and not hinder the musket shooting...
It makes sense to me too. :)
Agreed, Benny boy is one of my heroes, as well. I'd be so lost without my bifocals😂😂😂😂😂😂
It must have been so hard for him to be the biggest brain in the room, having people with power poo-poo your brilliance.
I know how he must have felt🤣🤣🤣🤣Thank you for that in depth explanation of how the musket operates, fascinating info. Thank you for posting on my day off, you made my day!
I'm glad this made your day. Your comment made my day. I've always enjoyed reading about Benjamin Franklin. His autobiography is great too because of his self deprecating nature. :)
Thank you Brad for sharing Paul Harvey 🇺🇸🎗️🦬⚓️📖🛐🕯️🇺🇸
I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
Loved it ! Great history in little neat way of getting a lot of little history rolled up in one brief moment time ‼️
I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
I live 30 minutes from that fort in beautiful Natchitoches. One thing i do like Benjamin Franklin is to get up at 5 o'clock even after retirement.
We're practically neighbors. hahaha. :)
Most old people can’t sleep very long at night. Probably not a choice
Very informative.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
Just a thought. I think it would have been distasteful to colonists, because that was the weapon of "savages". It might not bother someone as practical as Ben, but others might have trouble with it, especially if they had lost loved ones in Indian conflicts. One more thing; what would prevent the British from using bows, too? Not sure the advantage would last long, since the weapon was far from secret. Glad Ben didn't pitch the idea to the British, though; we might still be colonists!
You have a good point. :)
For the love of God all they had to do was read Shakespeare... Henry V killed almost all of the French nobility at the battle of Agincourt using only Welsh longbow men...10, 000 dead while his knights sat and polished their swords..
No kidding. Wow.
The minute they turned it over to a ‘committee’. That being said, he’s talking about using bows against the people that invented the longbow. No wonder he was laughed out. Plus the amount of shots is only 5 for every 3 musket shots. The fact that the musket ball trajectory was much flatter, meant better accuracy. He presents as this being his thesis or whatever makes his school suspect
You're right. :)
The English say that if you want to train up a good bowman, you have to start early with his grandfather. The longbow or any war bow requires decades of training. A musket can be shoved into a raw recruit's hands and with minimum drill, he can march should-to-shoulder in a line and blast away at the enemy line with the best of them.
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Keep your powder dry, an aphorism that depends on which hill you're on
That's right. :)
But how would they make and supply the arrows?
The new world was full of trees. :)
Lol! Yes, but how did the Indians make arrows…I can’t see them using a lathe! 😄 I guess I’m going to have to look that up with my handy dandy hand held device 😄
@@eexner4242 did you ever carve anything out of wood with a pocket knife?
When the soldiers got done pouring they're shot they probably used the same pan to cook there dinner
You're probably right. :)
And yet the french and the british were using it overseas way before ben franklin's time go figure
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A musket can be operated with a single hand.
And doesn't involve years of practice to acquire, and maintain, proficiency.
I've had years of experience with a musket and never tried to do it single handedly. I'm not sure that I could do it.
I don't know that I agree with you on that one. :)
Good thought exercise, crossbow might have been my choice, not sure why except lose of target acquisition when reloading.
@@BradDison A friend of mine has been doing it for decades, since he only brought one arm back with him from Viet Nam, and is an avid black powder hunter.