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ollieoxblood t1_j98vq6z wrote

Loud booms are usually blown transformers. Hopefully that's all this is.

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jgrumiaux t1_j98ys61 wrote

We don’t need to hear about Optimus Prime’s social life

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Large-Tadpole-56 t1_j98w1gz wrote

Would a blown transformer light up the sky though?

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ArchmagosZacharius t1_j996kps wrote

I made the mistake of looking at a sparking transformer when it blew across the street. Took several minutes for my eyesight to return. Would certainly light up the night for a couple blocks

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_melsky t1_j995mb3 wrote

They were heard in multiple neighborhoods and boroughs.

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ollieoxblood t1_j9bllwz wrote

Definitely loud enough to cover long distances. The fact that it was multiple noises lessens the likelihood it's a transformer, since multiple don't usually blow at once. So I don't know.

I'm going to double down on transformers and assume it was just Autobots landing and planning their attack on earth.

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_melsky t1_j9brx2y wrote

Blown transformers usually show up on PulsePoint and no one reported loss of electricity.

Some people were saying it was kids setting off M80's. One person said that they were told they were being thrown from a vehicle in Mt. Lebanon and Dormont but I am not sure how true that is. Others said they were being set off in a park.

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mvpilot172 t1_j98uhy2 wrote

Yeah I heard it. Heard a few more quieter ones just now and a bunch of sirens now over in Lebo.

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aesthetichovvell t1_j99dvyy wrote

it was obviously heard in way too many communities to be gunshots, so I would assume a transformer

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WetWilly4 t1_j98xvjy wrote

Just heard 3 back to back from Dormont/Mt Lebo area

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katieannmylove t1_j98y595 wrote

I literally just came here to try to see if anyone else heard that, was that for sure a transformer ?

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pmp412 t1_j98wr8x wrote

Heard it in castle Shannon , dog went nuts

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MechaMonsterMK_II t1_j99133v wrote

Must not be much of a big deal. All of the local police / fire radios are not saying much. The only thing even remotely close is some reports of fireworks.

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tinacat933 t1_j98z0qo wrote

Heard all over Brookline per fb

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mswiger t1_j98zsw9 wrote

Yup heard it near gilkeson rd. Then 10ish minutes later heard sirens but didn't see where they went.

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[deleted] t1_j990bkp wrote

Whitehall checking in.

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idekbruno t1_j98ur9k wrote

Didn’t hear the boom, but just heard a whole lotta sirens near Mt. Lebanon

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poison_ive3 t1_j98xmlu wrote

Heard it on the Lebo side of McFarland. 4 or 5 times now.

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junior_emo_mcgee t1_j99292l wrote

Didn’t hear this one but last night heard 3 or 4 around 1:30 am. Sounded like a cannon or something. More than a gunshot but not quite a firework.

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_melsky t1_j995iqy wrote

Heard them

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fauxpasdiva t1_j9aswbh wrote

Someone casually said in my Ring app that meteor hit the atmosphere and I wonder if that was true.

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shawnsblog t1_j997sn8 wrote

Dunno specifics but as someone who lives in Greene County, if a gas well blows off a pressurization cap you’ll hear it…miles away

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_melsky t1_j998d2j wrote

I heard 4. Three of them were back to back with a pause between them. The fourth one came a little later and not as loud.

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tmonda53 t1_j9am4l5 wrote

Heard it all the way in oakdale pa actually, sounded like 2 booms

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BirdSalty2374 t1_j9cx6wt wrote

Any word on what this was? Heard a boom and then lots of sirens...

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currencyofleaves t1_j9eraot wrote

Any updates here? I’m still very curious as to what those noises were. It was so weird.

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IClight69 t1_j9a9ngr wrote

Sorry, Ur Mom called kinda late….

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