eli5 what was the point of the skull and bones pirate flag? why would you give away that you are a pirate?
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[There were lots of different designs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolly_Roger#Historical_designs) of Jolly Rogers, some similar and some very different to the skull and crossbones, which was the most popular design
You only use it to reveal that you are a pirate when you are close to your target ship to scare them into surrendering. You don’t fly your pirate flag all the time
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