What are pirates made of?

Answer 1

Pirates are normal human beings.

basically a Pirate is a sea fairing theif.

most films portray Pirates as smart, witty, inteligent people.

with fancy hats with feathers, parrots on their shoulders.

real pirates are nothing like this.

being at sea for most the time, they're usually (or were, there aren't many pirates around nowerdays) diseased, dirty, smelly and drunk.

pirates often ate Limes, a type of fruit, to prevent scurvy, which is a disease of the gum which makes teeth fall out.

being at sea water was hard to come by, as sea water is dangerous. milk would sour, and pop hadn't been made yet. Alcohol is the only liquid substance that wouldn't go out of date. though a drinking diet that consists only of alocohol is very bad for you, its the only thing they could drink.

i belive Rum, at this point in time was very cheap, which is why pirates in films alway drink rum.