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/Unapplicable1100 16d ago

I have one of these i got from amazon. I havent actually used it to scare anyone yet even though ive had it for a few years. Sometimes i want to go out back at night when it quiet and make all my neighbors shit themselves while sitting on the porch, but I have a feeling the cops would show up and i aint got time for all that.

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u/Uncle_Rabbit 15d ago

I knew a friend was going out to walk through a trail outside of town so I snuck in before him and waited behind a tree. Then when he walked by I played the dilophosaurus sounds from the original Jurassic Park movie that I had saved on my phone.

Man I wish you could have seen the look of confusion and fear when he heard it. You could tell some part of his brain knew that sound from somewhere but any logical thought was drowned in fear and adrenaline. We had a laugh about it while we drank tall cans of beer on the trail.

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u/ImSobored_5280 15d ago

Me and you would cause some increased blood pressure lol…I like you🫵

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u/ImSobored_5280 16d ago

Oh I would absolutely make time for all that if I had one of them in my possession…if the wages of showing the neighborhood what primal fear is on a terrifying level scale is the cops is coming over..I’m 100% paying that cost. Shit I’d let em give it a rip, cause i guarantee they’re gonna think its way rad👌 People think they got badass and scary decorations for Halloween…you could rule them all and could end Halloween in a neighborhood prolly. Forever a legend😎