{"id":4357,"date":"2020-02-16T15:41:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T22:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=4357"},"modified":"2024-09-22T20:25:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T03:25:23","slug":"carbidschieten-a-netherlands-new-years-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=4357","title":{"rendered":"Carbidschieten &#8211; A Netherlands New Year&#8217;s tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Netherlands, New Year&#8217;s Eve means partying hard. And partying hard means <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carbidschieten\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"carbidschieten (opens in a new tab)\">carbidschieten<\/a><em>&#8212;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/article\/264149\">detonating calcium carbide in a milk churn<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Basically, a small chunk of calcium carbide and a little bit of water is placed in a metal milk churn. The carbide decomposes into\u00a0acetylene and a flame is held up to a small hole in the milk churn. The resulting explosion sends the lid of the milk churn across a field and much fun is had by all. Just be sure to wear proper ear protection. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Abql2ExwG54?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Netherlands, New Year&#8217;s Eve means partying hard. And partying hard means carbidschieten&#8212;detonating calcium carbide in a milk churn: Basically, a small chunk of calcium carbide and a little bit of water is placed in a metal milk churn. The carbide decomposes into\u00a0acetylene and a flame is held up to a small hole in the milk churn. The resulting explosion sends the lid of the milk churn across a field and much fun is had by all. 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