
Originally Posted by
Iceglow
Christmas cracker - piece of paper/thin card with a card strip what has a small amount of gunpowder on it that when it pulled apart by two people will bang. Inside is usually found a small novelty toy/gift which is generally crap, a joke on a piece of paper and a tissue paper crown. "to win" at christmas crackers is to get the bigger end of the cracker when it splits (theres two fold in points which form the end of the main cylinder, it will always split on one end or the other) Best technique is to not squeeze on your end if you want to lose.