Posted on 12/27/2005 6:16:53 AM PST by AmethystCrystal
What's being described as a big boom shook houses along the coast late Tuesday afternoon. Phone calls started pouring into the newsroom shortly after 4:00, with people questioning what the noise was. Now WECT has obtained a tape with the boom recorded on it.
Some people described it as a loud bang. Others say it was like several explosions. They say their windows rattled and homes shook under the force.
WECT called 911 centers around the area. There were no reports of any accidents or damage in relation to the bangs. Officials at the nuclear power plant didn't report any problems either. Right now, authorities are just not sure what caused the noise.
One theory is a natural phenomena called Seneca Guns. It's never been fully explained but people along the coast have talked about it for centuries. Some say the sound originates when chunks of the continental shelf drop into the Atlantic Ocean.
(Excerpt) Read more at wect.com ...
I'll see your Seneca Guns and raise you a Taos Hum.
We had a hell of an explosion around here about 8 last night. I found a box of fireworks I had forgotten about and had to test one of them in prep for New Years Eve.
Could be military jets breaking the sound barrier. When I was a kid a group of Air Force fighters set a new speed record for a round trip west coast to east coast and back. They refueled over New York and then broke the sound barrier after refueling. The sonic boom made a sound in my house on Staten Island that made us all thing the roof had collapsed.
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But the author got A's in college, this must be important and he must know what he's doing."
Was that about the time Big Bubba was coming out of the rib joint?
What does a loud noise look like on film?
One of my favorite memories from childhood! My sister and I LOVED sonic booms!
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