Today I Learned…

In an effort to create a new holiday tradition, Dutch artist Leon de Bruljne and designer Willem van Doorn built a cannon that shoots Christmas trees. The Kerstboomkanon, or Christmas Tree Cannon, uses air pressure to fire the festive firs through the air in a flurry of green needles, much to the delight of onlookers. The farthest distance a tree has flown is 210 feet. Since the cannon has been used every holiday season since 2016, it’s well on its way to becoming a yearly tradition. (from Ripley’s Believe It Or Not: Out of the Box)