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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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