Explosion in Somerset

[67Dino]

Anyone else hear a massive ‘boom’ around 3pm? Thought it must be a jet going through the sound barrier, but was less of a ‘crack’ and more of a ‘thud’. Was big whatever it was.

[mybrainhurts]

It was the Saturday Big Thud.

[Bill]

I heard it in the Purbecks! It was loud enough to be alarming, much louder than the usual bangs from Bovington or the quarries.

I assumed it was a (I actually thought 3) sonic boom.

[67Dino]

DevonLive are saying that the RAF said it was nothing to do with them. Apparently in Dorset people felt a shockwave, 30s of reverberations, and popping noises.

I’m now wondering if someone perhaps started up an Aston Valkyrie.

[magpie215]

67Dino said:

people felt a shockwave, 30s of reverberations, and popping noises.

Meteor possibly?

[67Dino]

magpie215 said:

67Dino said:

people felt a shockwave, 30s of reverberations, and popping noises.

Meteor possibly?

Think that’s a good theory. Either that or the aliens from Oumuamua are back...

[55palfers]

magpie215 said:

Meteor possibly?

[SydneyBridge]

The BBC dont know

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-56468252

[essayer]

Meteor sighted from a few places between Wales and Jersey
This video from Jersey at 1452
https://twitter.com/willgater/status/1373327945863...

Edited by essayer on Saturday 20th March 19:10

[croyde]

Wow

[mybrainhurts]

SydneyBridge said:

The BBC dont know

Nothing new there.

[Bill]

croyde said:

Wow

This. It was fking loud in the Purbecks just before 3, like nothing I've heard before.

[loughran]

Good old BBC.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-56475333

[mybrainhurts]

loughran said:

Good old BBC.

That's a bit of a stretch...

Mind you, they didn't blame Trump....

[croyde]

I bet there's a new variant on it.

Martian strain.