In recent days a video that is circulating in social media, which shows what the death whistle which was used by aztecs during their bloody battles, something that terrified more than one because of its sound.
Whistle of death and its terrifying sound
Until before the Spanish conquest (1521) the Mexican or Aztec They ruled much of the country, due to its great power, organization and war strategy against other peoples.
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This artifact has a form of human skull, lizard or monkey face. The ancients Aztecs or Mexicas They made it sound during their battles with the aim of "multiplying" the number of soldiers with the sound it produced, which resembled the screams of soldiers. brave warriors, to give the impression that there were more than there really were.
The study of this peculiar death whistle It began at the end of the 20th century, after the discovery of countless corpses resting next to one or more of these devices. It is known that this was an offering to Mictlantecuhtli, god of the underworld and the dead.
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Today death whistle It can be purchased on e-commerce platforms, such as Amazon, place where Chance Jensen, a 49-year-old man from Phoenix, Arizona, bought one of these gadgets and made it ring to later share it on social networks.
But blowing the death whistle is not an easy thing, since strong lungs are required, since in the video circulating on social networks you can see how they use a leaf blower to make it sound.
In the video, Jensen He showed his followers what it sounded like, since he was aware of the frightening sound it produced; However, he was aware that it took more than lungs to make it sound.
One day, taking advantage of the fact that he was alone at home, he decided to blow it with the help of a leaf blower and the result was creepy.
