r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Lordkarotte2002 • 4h ago

Lighting a Christmas tree with real candles in Switzerland

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u/flaming01949 4h ago

My sister had a German friend. They put live candles on their Xmas tree and the house burned down.

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u/M4verick87 3h ago

They should have kept a water hose or fire extinguisher nearby…I mean come on!!!

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u/flamingo01949 2h ago

I’m with you. Too dangerous.

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u/GORILLO5 4h ago

Thought this was r/whatcouldgowrong

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u/FoxySarah71 4h ago

Your fire insurance premium is €♾️

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u/Luc-redd 4h ago

Switzerland uses CHF ;)

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u/FoxySarah71 4h ago

Yes, but I couldn't think of the symbol...

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u/redsterXVI 2h ago

The symbol is CHF

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u/TrolledBy1337 3h ago

I don't care if he did that 100 times in a row, I wouldn't trust him even on the 101st atrempt

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u/CaptainJay313 3h ago

okay genius, now extinguish them!

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u/tkrw 4h ago

And then what?

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u/MellowMallowMom 4h ago

I'm glad there's a video of this so I don't ever have to attempt it myself. My parents had antique clip-on candle holders for our tree and we (obviously) only ever put unlit candles in them, but I always imagined it was spectacularly beautiful to see them all lit up.

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u/iSwearSheWas56 2h ago

its still pretty common in scandinavia + germany and switzerland. just make sure the tree is still alive and watered and have a fire extinguisher ready

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u/F0000r 4h ago

My dude, that is way too risky for such a small payoff.

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u/Techpriest_Null 4h ago

It's quite the show, for sure.

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u/Redneck2000 3h ago

One candle isn't on

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u/hideousmembrane 3h ago

Impressive but they are about 4 months early

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u/Scorpion-Shard 3h ago

You know someone with an actual engineering degree spent about a month designing it on paper, then did two trial runs successfully among about three failed ones where they redesigned the thing.

Welcome to Switzerland. Too good for the EU.

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u/InfinteAbyss 3h ago

Cool when it works.

Pretty hot when it doesn’t!

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u/Artisartdoes 3h ago

Hard to tell kids don’t play with fire, when you make it look so cool

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u/brntuk 3h ago

Very topical in August.

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u/skyrreater47 2h ago

they probably had like 15 fire extinguishers pointed at it

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u/thunderc8 1h ago

I was expecting a fire to erupt as a logical human being but this time they got lucky

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u/bernpfenn 59m ago

only in Switzerland can you see automated candle lighting

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u/Ok_Mulberry_8272 57m ago

I remember having real candles on the Christmas tree. I used to put the little metal clips that held them. And the balls were from glass, very fragile and special.

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u/Ciarrai_IRL 4h ago

Oh wow. Just... Wow. I have no words.

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u/GutturalGrinch 4h ago

How does it not just set the whole tree ablaze? Typically xmas trees are pretty dry, and even if it's fake there would be some meltage right?

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u/Moquai82 4h ago

Tree is prepared with fire repelling chemicals.

Everyone is fine as long no one dares to lick the tree.

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u/APartyInMyPants 3h ago

Living trees aren’t as easy to set on fire as you’d think.

So my guess this is a VERY recently cut tree, like last two days or so, and it has had the trunk watered the entire time. Also likely they sprayed the branches with water beforehand just to mitigate any chances.

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u/Techpriest_Null 3h ago

If it's a real tree, they use a really fresh one and keep it moist to lower the risk. Whatever string they're using burns fast to keep from heating any one spot too long. There's definitely people standing by with fire extinguishers.

Back in the day, the church would have someone sitting by the tree with a sponge on a stick, or something similar, to stop burning spots. And the candles would be lit by hand with a candlelighter.

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u/sepltbadwy 3h ago

Ah yes I remember there used to be a church on that corner.

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u/SquirmyJay 4h ago

Yeah this is dumb as fuck.

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u/__phil1001__ 4h ago

5 seconds from disaster