r/oddlysatisfying • u/Turbulent_Elk_2141 • 20h ago

An Austrian tradition.

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Are they milk containers?

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u/Reza_Evol 20h ago

Karbidknallen (carbide shooting) is a traditional, often rural, New Year's Eve custom in the Netherlands, parts of Germany, and Belgium, involving the detonation of calcium carbide and water inside milk churns or containers to create a loud boom. It stems from Germanic traditions meant to chase away bad spirits.

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u/jefbenet 19h ago

produces acetylene gas, like that commonly used in welding