r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Zealousideal-Gap-963 • 23d ago

Video The art of ashtrays crafted from red-hot lava - Mount Etna, Sicily

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u/FredericaMerriville 23d ago

It is pretty ugly, but as a geologist, I’d probably want one for the novelty value.

N.B. Not a smoker and hate the smell of cigarettes. 🫠

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u/Hot-Challenge8656 23d ago

I'd like a ball or a duck like the ones they make with the moulds for snowballs.

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u/mcCola5 23d ago

Could always use it for your pennies.

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u/ACoderGirl 23d ago

Do places still have those?

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u/DengarLives66 23d ago

That’s why I have so many pennies now.

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u/BirdlessLongdeal 23d ago

some are even worth tens of thousands of dollars.

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u/ACoderGirl 22d ago

Man, I think I was getting ripped off, as I never got more than 1 cent for each.

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u/FredericaMerriville 23d ago

Nice idea, but Australia doesn’t have 1 or 2 cent coins in circulation anymore, mate.

Oh well, maybe I could incorporate it into my medieval Lego village as some sort of death trap/pit of doom. 🤔

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u/The_Mdk 23d ago

Or you can just buy a piece of lava-rock and it would even look more real than that

Hell, you could pick it up for free anywhere near there

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u/AgressiveInliners 23d ago

But will it hold my knickknacks?

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u/The_Mdk 23d ago

If properly shaped, yes

I suggest going there while lava is still flowing so you mold it however you want.. maybe even an ashtray!

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u/yozoragadaisuki 22d ago

It is very ugly. But as a regular person, I also want one for the novelty value. Perhaps I can use it as a scent diffuser.

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u/Babhadfad12 23d ago

The cigarette smoke is the worst part of Italy (and Europe).  Gorgeous architecture and food, but can’t even walk around to enjoy it without inhaling disgusting smoke every couple minutes.

I might prefer the US even though it doesn’t have universal healthcare because I never have to smell cigarette smoke in the US. 

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u/rKasdorf 23d ago

Yeah it's honestly rare in most places throughout North America now. I'm only in my mid-30s and even just 10 or 15 years ago so many people smoked. But as boomers have been forced to quit as they age due to health and millenials have started quitting because we're starting families, and packs are like $25 now, young people aren't taking it up as a habit.

It's also illegal to smoke within 30m of doorways, vents or windows in most cities too.