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Compilation of shooting a 160dB 90 liters Carbide Cannon. Some calcium carbide rocks are placed in the cannon. Then some water is added. The Calcium carbide rocks start to produce acetylene gas, together with the present oxygen this forms an explosive gas mixture. A ball is firmly placed in the cannons barrel to seal it off. After some minutes the cannon is ready to be fired. We light it by hand with a torch. Hearing protecting is absolutely necessary. The shockwave can be felt and is extremely powerful. Recorded on 31-12-2020 in the Netherlands Here in The Netherlands it a tradition to shoot those cannons on the last day of the year. And the good thing is: it's legal... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_carbide