in holland we have a local tradition for old years day. carbid schieten. this tradition can go wrong as seen in the following vids.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjNB-9a8aGo[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv_CmrRZljA[/youtube]
 
(this is not my dialect, these are friezen)

omg    u all got a cannon?

nope, most used is stil lan old milk canister

we got canons 2, but not this big, lol

What a present for the ones who lives here for the happy    new year...

the people who were there agreed to pay for it all

:think: but  :fotfl:
or
:fotfl: but :think:

Home made cannons?
I seen cannons that were much smaller and much thicker & heavier!
I think somebody got over zealous with the gun powder!

Been to parties with spud guns?
https://www.google.com/search?q=spud+gun&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=cQYFT7WWK4aYgweciKGfAg&ved=0CEIQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=578

@baadd, this is not done by gunpowder, but by acetylene gas and oxygen. (make light blue flame with acetylene burner (get right mixture) put it out, fill cannon, ignite, get a broom and clean up)

expensive tradition