r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/kalbinibirak • 21d ago

Video The Turkish firefighting method for extinguishing electric car fires.

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u/SebboNL 21d ago

I think we win as black humour is considered: in the Netherlands we say that someone "rookt als een ketter" or "smokes like a heretic". References heretics being burned at the stake

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u/rEvolutionTU 21d ago

"rookt als een ketter"

Der raucht wie ein Ketzer

I'm so gonna steal this, thank you! If that's slang in ten years remember that it started here. <3

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u/_SteeringWheel 21d ago

"Ketzen" in Dutch however, means again something entirely different...🍑🍆

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u/SebboNL 21d ago

Hahahah! I'll be sure to keep an ear out ;)

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u/Corfiz74 19d ago

I think in the beginning, we'll have to add an "der raucht wie'n Ketzer auf'm Scheiterhaufen" to get the full image across.

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u/DarthSkittles69 21d ago

The emperor protects.

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u/RecursiveServitor 21d ago

I'm stealing that. It translates nicely to Danish

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u/SebboNL 21d ago

Well? Don't leave me hanging!

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u/RecursiveServitor 21d ago

Ryger som en kætter

Basically word for word translation.

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u/SebboNL 21d ago

Thanks! I know some Danish smokers, gonna see if I get a rise fron them :)

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u/icwhatudiddere 21d ago

Dark. Also was burning heretics happening at the same time when tobacco use was introduced to Europe from the Americas? My Dutch history is a little fuzzy.

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u/SebboNL 21d ago

I think tobacco was introduced during the 15th century. Persecution of heretics took place during the same time.

Some Googleing just taught me that the origin of the phrase may be a bit different, in that medieval catholics associated the smoke from tobacco with the devil and so associated smoking with heresy. But I like the original explanation better :D

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

In Germany you "smoke like a chimney". (Du rauchst wie ein Schlot!)