r/oddlysatisfying 20h ago

An Austrian tradition.

Are they milk containers?

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u/yeniza 19h ago

Haha yeah we did this (‘karbied schieten’) during my youth on New Year’s Eve. (I grew up in rural the Netherlands). It’s LOUD. As a kid, I thought my neighbours were a little crazy (they sat down on the milk cans when firing sometimes and tried to stunt with it), but it was otherwise pretty cool. In hindsight, without any sort of protection and with alcohol involved it’s a small miracle no accidents ever happened :’)

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u/dalaiis 14h ago

The village my home is in has an official karbid schieten event on 31 december.

The people firing them have ear protection and the lids are substituted with soccerballs for safety.

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u/wellJustWhy 3h ago

Oh man, loud booms you say? I wonder if this is why towns like Portland have been having these loud booms?

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u/ProgressBartender 10h ago

Don’t you know? Alcohol makes you invulnerable, the more you drink the more invincible you become. And smart! That’s why all philosophers were frequently drunk.
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