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A '''Crash box''' is a [[sound effect]] [[mechanism]] which produces a crash or collision [[sound effect]]. Commonly used in [[theatre]] and [[plays]], they consist of a large [[metal]] [[crate]] in which, [[glassware]], [[china]] [[crockery]], and other delicate objects are placed. Crash boxes are used to recreate the sounds of a crash, collision or glass breakage in theatre. To recreate the sound effects, crash boxes are dropped from a height [[backstage]].
A '''Crash box''' is a [[sound effect]] [[mechanism]] which produces a crash or collision [[sound effect]]. Commonly used in [[theatre]] and [[plays]], they consist of a large [[metal]] [[crate]] in which, [[glassware]], [[porcelain|china]] [[crockery]], and other delicate objects are placed. Crash boxes are used to recreate the sounds of a crash, collision or glass breakage in theatre. To recreate the sound effects, crash boxes are dropped from a height [[backstage]].


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A Crash box is a sound effect mechanism which produces a crash or collision sound effect. Commonly used in theatre and plays, they consist of a large metal crate in which, glassware, china crockery, and other delicate objects are placed. Crash boxes are used to recreate the sounds of a crash, collision or glass breakage in theatre. To recreate the sound effects, crash boxes are dropped from a height backstage.

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