Submitted by ONTaF t3_101l6sh in CambridgeMA
Two military jets just did a low enough flyover over Central Square area that my ears popped and I literally dropped to the floor because of the noise.
My heart is still pounding!!
What the heck was that about??
Agreed. I also think of the people who may have experienced living in a war zone and how traumatic having these flyovers must be.
That was terrifying
I'm really not trying to be dramatic but it was such a foreign (and loud) sound that my thoughts just jumped right to some kind of attack or bombing. I guess the news of the last year or two has kinda done a number on me, without my realizing it.
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Reminds me of my parents growing up during the Cold War era, and how they've mentioned reacting similarly to these kinds of interruptions.
It really was terrifying! I had similar thoughts, and my poor cats were so freaked out.
I was half-asleep and thought the loud noise was funny, wondered if we'd been nuked
If we had, either it would be very obvious by all the buildings falling over, or you would already be dead.
Coincidentally, I was watching an episode of Andor, the star wars TV show, so I ran to my window hoping that some cool star wars ships had actually appeared over my place. Sadly it was not to be.
Did you actually see the jets? I went outside but didn't see anything.
Yes, I heard the sound first and was near my balcony door, just happened to be facing the right direction when they flew over. They were SO fast, if I'd been one second later I'd have missed 'em.
Yes there were two black jets!
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Lol it’s apparently for the winter classic hockey game 🙁🙁🙁
My puppy was so scared (as was I)
so that’s what that was! it was so loud!
Waste of money
Hyperbowleeeeeeeeeee t1_j2oe2x0 wrote
I don't think we really feel safe enough anymore for this kind of bullshit. People hearing a sonic boom at low altitude are more likely to think this is the end than to feel some kind of patriotic pro-military shit. We are essentially at war right now, and we also have a generation of vets around who went to war and came back. Sonic booms are not what anyone wants to hear over their homes, even from friendlies.