"It's a tradition on Carnival in the town of San Juan Of Vega (State de Guanajuato in Mexico). People hangs a large detonator in the end of a hammer and they strike it violently against a metal plate placed on the ground, for it to explode."
First time i find something useful in youtube comments
Are you seriously so bothered about it, or are you just saying this to sound original and "cool"?
They're only joking, get over it.
What makes me wonder is how it came about, odd to think one day someoen suddenly said, "It would be really fun to strap explosives to hammers and smash them into the ground", pyromania? Or whatever is the equivalent of pyromania but for exploding things.
I dont think letting off an explosion a few feet from your face can ever be called 'safer' no matter how little the bang. I really wouldn't if I were you, I do hope you're joking.