Facebook event to "storm Area 51"

[rodericb]

https://www.cnet.com/news/750k-people-want-to-raid...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/area-51-stormers-air...

The number of people saying they're going to join in is increasing by thousands every hour. the Cnet article says 750,000 and I just checked the facebook page and there's 828,000 people saying they're going to turn up!

https://www.facebook.com/events/448435052621047/?a...

It's all apparently a big put-on but of the, say, 828,000 people who say they're going to "storm Area 51" how many don't know it's a big joke?

Edited by rodericb on Sunday 14th July 11:43

[irocfan]

I can see this ending well lol

[Cold]

It's still an airbase isn't it - which would mean there are people with guns guarding it, doesn't it?

[Aphex]

[texaxile]

Cold said:

It's still an airbase isn't it - which would mean there are people with guns guarding it, doesn't it?

Yep, and according to the signs, use of deadly force is authorised.

Not sure I'd want to be finding out at what stage of trespass they would use it, either.

[Jasandjules]

Cold said:

It's still an airbase isn't it - which would mean there are people with guns guarding it, doesn't it?

In UK airbases run by the US most of the people are walking around with at least sidearms, plenty have slung weapons as well..Can't imagine on US soil they will be carrying fewer weapons... I am guessing a "storming" of a large military establishment would be a most unwise option.....

[anonymous-user]

"They can't stop us all" is one comment from the people saying they are going to storm the base.

Well i bet you one million dollars the first one to cop a high velocity bullet to the head is going to cause the rest to turn around and hot foot it the other way! It's really easy to be a hard man behind a keyboard on facebook, entirely another when faced by a well armed, er, army..

[remedy]

I saw a comment somewhere else about the world needing a cull and that may be this is the start of it.
Crack on, retards.

[DAVEVO9]

Read this and it will become crystal clear why it ain’t happening

https://theaviationist.com/2019/07/12/what-would-h...

[Henners]

[poo at Paul's]

I'd wager that 95% of the people signing up to that have problems getting up, dressed and out the house of a day, never mind navigate what IIRC is about 30 miles of actual desert from the nearest public road to even get to the fence.

Any that do bother trying, I suspect most will see the bright lights, cheap booze, coke and hookers in Vegas and stay there for the weekend.

[Downward]

Darwin.

[Morningside]

Started by a group on 4Chan?

All talk, with the threat of being gunned down I suspect about 100 will turn up, get pissed and then go home.

[pidsy]

Bob Lazer says they shouldn’t bother cos the real alien stuff is at another site just down the road.

Americans are funny!

[Gargamel]

pidsy said:

Bob Lazer says they shouldn’t bother cos the real alien stuff is at another site just down the road.

Americans are funny!

Everyone knows that Area 51 is just a conspiracy.

[Pericoloso]

pidsy said:

Bob Lazer says they shouldn’t bother cos the real alien stuff is at another site just down the road.

Americans are funny!

My tip.....try Area 49,next door,could be 53,I forget.

[Evanivitch]

You'd be pissed if your leave got cancelled because of this!

[red_slr]

The camo dudes will have a field day if they even tried.

That said, I suspect no more than a few hundred will turn up, wave some signs and then go home after exactly nothing happens.

[red_slr]

What's actually funny is the road network in that area is pretty limited, so it only needs half a dozen road blocks and its game over. What they going to do walk 100+ miles through mountains? I am sure "they" will play games with GPS in the area too, just for a laugh so people start walking in the wrong direction.

[Oilchange]

In the middle of the desert with temps up in the high 40’s and with nothing for miles and miles?
Highly unlikely.