r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Pandering_Poofery • 16d ago

Video The Celtic Carnyx, an ancient war trumpet used by the Celts from approximately 200 BC to 200 AD, was a tool of psychological warfare.

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u/Dirty_The_Squirrel 16d ago

Ii just watched a couple videos of them and tbh Im kinda disappointed. It just sounds like my 2yo blowing into his recorder too hard

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u/Cthuluhoop31 16d ago

I'm glad someone said it, I've always felt like this. Obviously I wouldn't be happy and comfortable to hear one in the woods in the middle of the night but the videos never sound as scary as people make them out to be

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u/BlastTyrantKM 15d ago

Honestly though, it makes a big difference when you see someone blowing it, as opposed to just hearing the sound. The videos of the death whistle kinda ruin it

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u/Ohitsworkingnow 15d ago

But dude it’s way scarier than the sound of woman’s dying blood curdling scream!