Valletta Four O'Clock Gun

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  • Опубліковано 26 вер 2024

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  • @davidlabossiere1905
    @davidlabossiere1905 3 роки тому +555

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

    • @willowigabb
      @willowigabb 3 роки тому +23

      Stuff like that should be illegal i swear

    • @kilbil6266
      @kilbil6266 3 роки тому

      😂😂

    • @gsilva220
      @gsilva220 3 роки тому +3

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

    • @djordjeblaga7815
      @djordjeblaga7815 3 роки тому +4

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

    • @chriskoutroulis4531
      @chriskoutroulis4531 3 роки тому

      You said it brother 👏

  • @imadequate3376
    @imadequate3376 3 роки тому +273

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

    • @timbland9050
      @timbland9050 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +1

      also maltese fireworks are louder than that weeny pop gun

    • @m1994a3jagnew
      @m1994a3jagnew 3 роки тому +5

      He's shuffling away from his fart

    • @Tzartle_The_Kaiju
      @Tzartle_The_Kaiju 3 роки тому

      IKR

    • @SStupendous
      @SStupendous 2 роки тому +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 роки тому +107

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

    • @alexstrings
      @alexstrings 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @josephastier7421
      @josephastier7421 3 роки тому +5

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

    • @alexstrings
      @alexstrings 3 роки тому

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

    • @josephastier7421
      @josephastier7421 3 роки тому +4

      @@alexstrings It's still legal carry today.

    • @alexstrings
      @alexstrings 3 роки тому

      @@josephastier7421 yes.

  • @Skankhunter420
    @Skankhunter420 3 роки тому +25

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

  • @sophiansophian
    @sophiansophian 3 роки тому +11

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

  • @oturankoala5282
    @oturankoala5282 3 роки тому +27

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

    • @gmcinnis6304
      @gmcinnis6304 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @chikkenbonz
      @chikkenbonz 3 роки тому +2

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

    • @nasuegaming1255
      @nasuegaming1255 3 роки тому

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

    • @centralscrutinizer76
      @centralscrutinizer76 3 роки тому

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

  • @deepconscious7741
    @deepconscious7741 3 роки тому +35

    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 роки тому +53

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

    • @alberto9440
      @alberto9440 3 роки тому +9

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

    • @darysparta9676
      @darysparta9676 3 роки тому +7

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

    • @dannydevito1204
      @dannydevito1204 3 роки тому +7

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

    • @greenpenguin0763
      @greenpenguin0763 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +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.

  • @delcaprascalar1860
    @delcaprascalar1860 3 роки тому +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

  • @wildeninja2836
    @wildeninja2836 3 роки тому +1

    I’m never getting that time back

  • @АлексейУдалев
    @АлексейУдалев 3 роки тому +20

    Да сколько ж можно щупом уровень масла мерить?!😂

  • @mwillblade
    @mwillblade 3 роки тому +13

    Well, that was anti-climatic.

  • @greggd2027
    @greggd2027 2 роки тому +8

    Nice presentation - but the gun going off was anticlimactic

  • @brennanodea1878
    @brennanodea1878 2 роки тому

    3:40, his little shimmy steps were awesome.

  • @blakeyonthebuses
    @blakeyonthebuses Рік тому

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

  • @randalldunkley1042
    @randalldunkley1042 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @theotay4715
    @theotay4715 2 роки тому +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.

  • @kurtbilinski1723
    @kurtbilinski1723 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @pavelkto5281
    @pavelkto5281 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @TrueHelpTV
    @TrueHelpTV 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @vishalbuttar986
    @vishalbuttar986 3 роки тому +5

    The shot fired at 4:00

  • @ВладимирМарков-н3о
    @ВладимирМарков-н3о 2 роки тому +3

    Ожидание и ... реальность

  • @BorsosGabor2023
    @BorsosGabor2023 3 роки тому +1

    The Bangmaker guy.

  • @Yetipfote
    @Yetipfote 3 роки тому +8

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

  • @morgansolerove
    @morgansolerove 3 роки тому +1

    Now imagine that missing.

  • @sheldondean7949
    @sheldondean7949 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @bineetpradhan788
    @bineetpradhan788 3 роки тому +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 роки тому +5

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

    • @adamnwhat
      @adamnwhat 3 роки тому +3

      Just praying the ball make it to the enemy ship🤐

    • @bineetpradhan788
      @bineetpradhan788 3 роки тому

      @@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 роки тому +3

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

    • @conradrolla
      @conradrolla 3 роки тому +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

  • @caravanserai4554
    @caravanserai4554 3 роки тому +1

    slowly until your enemies attack first

  • @A3Kr0n
    @A3Kr0n 3 роки тому +2

    They lost the battle before they fired the first shot.

  • @J-IFWBR
    @J-IFWBR 3 роки тому +4

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

    • @potatoesindrag4095
      @potatoesindrag4095 3 роки тому +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.

  • @elyhrluap7437
    @elyhrluap7437 2 роки тому

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

  • @nicolase.3264
    @nicolase.3264 3 роки тому +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.

  • @nanab256
    @nanab256 3 роки тому +1

    Gigantic gun and little "puf" xd

  • @bruceleesir2484
    @bruceleesir2484 2 роки тому

    His shoes are so slippery

  • @petanisambilngopi
    @petanisambilngopi 3 роки тому +3

    Amazing ❤️

  • @waynemercer4546
    @waynemercer4546 3 роки тому +2

    That was more of a toot than a bang

  • @Big-Show1
    @Big-Show1 3 роки тому

    Cruise ship company has taken over

  • @sayektibruno8008
    @sayektibruno8008 3 роки тому +1

    I was thought that's gonna be hit harder

  • @miguelsuarez8010
    @miguelsuarez8010 3 роки тому

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

  • @hiflyers3936
    @hiflyers3936 3 роки тому

    Was expecting a louder boom

  • @gakisabahan6202
    @gakisabahan6202 3 роки тому +1

    Wow nice😀

  • @Chanakya50BC
    @Chanakya50BC 3 роки тому

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

  • @shi_no_one
    @shi_no_one 3 роки тому

    The title should be 4 o'clock horn

  • @haiqalnajmi8090
    @haiqalnajmi8090 3 роки тому

    Oldschool

  • @mariano500
    @mariano500 3 роки тому

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

  • @VelhaGuardaTricolor
    @VelhaGuardaTricolor 3 роки тому +3

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

    • @johnanderson3853
      @johnanderson3853 3 роки тому +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.

  • @alessandrorebussi8276
    @alessandrorebussi8276 3 роки тому +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.

  • @КокоЧамбо-б1г
    @КокоЧамбо-б1г 3 роки тому +1

    За это время враг успел бы украсть артиллерию

  • @slowpoke96Z28
    @slowpoke96Z28 2 роки тому

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

  • @ДобрыйДедушка-й2и
    @ДобрыйДедушка-й2и 3 роки тому +9

    Ему не пушку заряжать,а нужники чистить

    • @Densais
      @Densais 3 роки тому +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.

  • @luiia5810
    @luiia5810 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @chrisbroesky2932
    @chrisbroesky2932 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @segundocanotortosa3063
    @segundocanotortosa3063 3 роки тому +1

    Muy peliculero.
    Típico inglés

  • @Hyybabe
    @Hyybabe 3 роки тому +9

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

    • @PipMane
      @PipMane 3 роки тому

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

    • @serene_actual
      @serene_actual 3 роки тому +3

      This is not used for combat you twat

  • @seregamishenko5282
    @seregamishenko5282 3 роки тому +1

    Как они весь мир завоевали? С такими артиллеристами.

  • @jaydubbyuh2292
    @jaydubbyuh2292 3 роки тому +10

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

    • @josephastier7421
      @josephastier7421 3 роки тому

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

  • @markkoban4977
    @markkoban4977 3 роки тому

    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

  • @datle3070
    @datle3070 2 роки тому

    How old are you?

  • @rockysandri9404
    @rockysandri9404 3 роки тому +3

    First coment after 7 years post

    • @batman51
      @batman51  3 роки тому

      Thank you!

    • @duncancallum
      @duncancallum 3 роки тому

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

  • @randomvideosonuniverse_
    @randomvideosonuniverse_ 2 роки тому

    Can i share your video ?

  • @hamzahusayin7981
    @hamzahusayin7981 3 роки тому +1

    ايام الدولة الاسلامية العثمانية كنا مسيطرين

  • @speenlmar9575
    @speenlmar9575 3 роки тому

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

  • @HsingSun
    @HsingSun 3 роки тому

    Cannon would not fire loud like "fire cracker."

  • @DevWo3
    @DevWo3 3 роки тому

    Defense of Fort Dieppe 1659

  • @AflacMan13
    @AflacMan13 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @Bruno47602
    @Bruno47602 3 роки тому

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

  • @thomashenry496
    @thomashenry496 3 роки тому

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

    • @acefromwithin2079
      @acefromwithin2079 3 роки тому

      They need a bigger load

    • @batman51
      @batman51  3 роки тому

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

  • @Смотрящий-б5н
    @Смотрящий-б5н 2 роки тому

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

  • @salmanpradita4969
    @salmanpradita4969 Рік тому

    Luar biasa

  • @hippie_danielbruh4967
    @hippie_danielbruh4967 2 роки тому

    Is that man drunk or someting els ?

  • @josemanuelsanchezcastano8309
    @josemanuelsanchezcastano8309 3 роки тому

    Lo que deberían recordar es que sin Castilla ahí hablarían turco

  • @shanky913
    @shanky913 3 роки тому

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

  • @дмитрийзолотарский-ю9ш

    Он ядро забыл закатить.

  • @reecewood155
    @reecewood155 3 роки тому +1

    I could daily carry it

  • @muhammadhidayat4253
    @muhammadhidayat4253 3 роки тому

    Why 4 o,clock not 5 , 6 ?

  • @union310
    @union310 3 роки тому +1

    The Royal Navy are a damn site faster

  • @aydinkorkmaz4096
    @aydinkorkmaz4096 3 роки тому +1

    Uzaya mekik gönderiyor.

  • @王月-n5x
    @王月-n5x 3 роки тому

    看了个寂寞,建议从4分钟开始看

  • @HK88662
    @HK88662 3 роки тому

    3 funtowa armata z twierdzy Kłodzko mocniej pierdolnęła

  • @markadams2907
    @markadams2907 3 роки тому

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

  • @xla7961
    @xla7961 3 роки тому +10

    Это выступление клоуна? 😂🤣🤣

  • @kolaAlakija
    @kolaAlakija 3 роки тому

    Does he use ear plugs?

  • @alexstrings
    @alexstrings 3 роки тому +2

    Pero que graciso😂😂

  • @mikebryant6367
    @mikebryant6367 3 роки тому +1

    i see he has his slippons on

  • @ramonramonraullopessanches2855
    @ramonramonraullopessanches2855 3 роки тому

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

  • @soubhagyabagui9747
    @soubhagyabagui9747 3 роки тому

    British colony long artillary

  • @wagnerpereira9536
    @wagnerpereira9536 3 роки тому +1

    Traque, fraquinho.

  • @loveWenzdei
    @loveWenzdei 2 роки тому

    Тоже работа, мля.

  • @ongtranghoangnhan3662
    @ongtranghoangnhan3662 2 роки тому

    4:05

  • @ytshivamshukla
    @ytshivamshukla 3 роки тому +1

    Khoda pahad nikli chuhiya🤦🤦

  • @billyhendrix5544
    @billyhendrix5544 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @blest5132
    @blest5132 3 роки тому

    my shotgun is louder

  • @thefriendlygrizzley6728
    @thefriendlygrizzley6728 3 роки тому

    Hm...woav...

  • @АлександрШмат-ъ3е
    @АлександрШмат-ъ3е 2 роки тому

    М...да люди разучились делать простые вещи, деградация на лицо.

  • @kennethaliantluanga1370
    @kennethaliantluanga1370 3 роки тому

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

  • @SuPaKidge
    @SuPaKidge 3 роки тому

    4:02 boom

  • @oldschool273
    @oldschool273 2 роки тому

    UHAUHAUHAUH FUNNY STEPS

  • @АлексХондавод
    @АлексХондавод 2 роки тому

    😀👍

  • @anton7275
    @anton7275 2 роки тому

    prepare nya terlalu lama

  • @arfannovemberarfannovember
    @arfannovemberarfannovember 2 роки тому

    Mewah pa karbitnya 🤩🤩