Why is it cold the nine pieces of eight (POTC)? it doesnt make sense!! there can!
Question: it very paradoxic...nine pieces of eight?! there cant be nine pieces coz it says after it "OF eight"
Answers: it very paradoxic...nine pieces of eight?! there cant be nine pieces coz it says after it "OF eight"
I was curious, so I looked up the term 'pieces of eight'; it applies to a coin worth eight 'reales', a Spanish denomination. Sort of an Eight dollar bill, if you will.
In the term from POTC, nine pieces of eight does not mean nine pieces of something that has been split into eight pieces, but rather refers to 'pieces of eight' to reflect currency; in this case, whatever they had on hand.
Thus 'nine pieces of eight' simply means 'nine pieces of currency'.
As mentioned above however, this term was created specifically because it created the humorous confusion your question refers to.
A piece of eight is a coin. The joke is that the incantation required coins, but none of the "Pirate Lords" had any money.
maby there is 9 people with 8 coins......