Play football with flaming coconuts in Indonesia

Indonesians play football with flaming balls of fire - coconut shells lit on fire 
There are very few foods I don’t like, but coconut is definitely one of them.
 
The smell grosses me out and the taste of it is often enough to make me want to put down whatever food it’s in. Even hidden within chocolate chip granola bars that have no business containing coconut, I can taste it. And I don’t like it. :P
Indonesians play football with flaming balls of fire - coconut shells soaked in kerosene, petroleum, or gas and lit on fire
But this? This is really cool. Well, in the creepy “they starve themselves and don’t sleep, and then soak coconut shells in kerosene, light them on fire, and kick them around barefooted” kind of way.
Indonesians play football with flaming balls of fire - coconut shells soaked in kerosene, petroleum, or gas and lit on fire

But even so, still kinda neat to watch them have fun with a flaming ball of fire. The story behind it is worth a read, too. Here’s an actual video of it:

 

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    Quirky Jessi
    December 17, 2011

    I have no idea. I would assume they barely touch it with their feet, but I’d be scared the clothing would go up in flames.

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