Cannonball Soccer Trick 🎇

Cannonball Soccer Trick 🎇

In the Netherlands, people celebrate New Year with one of the loudest and wildest traditions — launching soccer balls like cannonballs! Instead of using real explosives, they mix calcium carbide with water inside a steel barrel to create gas pressure.
Once the reaction builds up, a small flame ignites the gas, creating a powerful shockwave that blasts the ball into the air.
It looks intense, but it’s surprisingly safe as long as no one stands in the firing direction. A perfect example of how science, culture, and thrill come together in the most unexpected way!

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