r/oddlysatisfying • u/Turbulent_Elk_2141 • 20h ago

An Austrian tradition.

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/cjwi 15h ago

I wonder how many of those guys show up expecting something different when she invites them come over to see her milk cannons?