Let's hear your theories....

[Betty Rage]

http://www.katu.com/news/local/89375342.html

Bullet points:

- Last night a giant boom was heard in the Portland area
- It was enough to rattle windows, shake houses
- Police and fire dispatched, couldn't find the cause
- Military and aircraft personnel both claim it wasn't military or aircraft related
- As of this morning, still no one seems to know what caused it
- Boom was heard as far as towns 20 or so miles away

So let's hear your theories about what this could have been. It's making me a little nervous, I must admit, but I've seen too many doomsday/cloverfield type movies. Still, I'm getting an emergency pack together. Some comments in the article say it sounded similar to the Mt. St. Helens boom right before it exploded it's top.

[Triple J]

Military isn't telling the truth...or doesn't know what one of their pilots did.  

Meteorite would have been tracked.

Volcano would have data.

Bomb would have caused damage.

You live in one of the most active seismic regions in the world...with active volcanoes to boot. Always having an emergency pack at home is an extremely good idea...loud boom or not. 3 days of food and water is the general rule...5 days is better. 

[Pip]

My bad. I didn't know it was gonna be that loud or I'd have moved it farther away.

[Betty Rage]

You'd think this would be reported, but maybe?  http://www.terraresearch.net/articles/earthquakeboom_article1_file.html

[djrashonal]

Always having an emergency pack at home is an extremely good idea...loud boom or not. 3 days of food and water is the general rule...5 days is better. 

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?ec=BC-EC17036-ProdID11219554&pos=0&whse=BC&topnav=&prodid=11469131&lang=en-US

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11219554

Good Luck1

[KnightofNi]

thank god i still have my tin foil hat on.


the aliens are coming. next thing you know there will be strange formations of rocks and patterns in crops.

[Triple J]

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?ec=BC-EC17036-ProdID11219554&pos=0&whse=BC&topnav=&prodid=11469131&lang=en-US

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11219554

Good Luck1

That's pretty cool...I didn't know they sold those. 

[djrashonal]

This just in! Large rock formation spotted in UK


story at 11

[Popeye the Sailor]

+1 aliens.

[JBubble]

Another interesting twist...

Nothing was heard or felt out here on the mountain, about 40 miles from where the reports were.

Personally, I like the "earthquake boom" theory. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/booms.php

Or maybe zombie gas explosion.

[Popeye the Sailor]

Aliens.


They're going to gang probe mother.

[Betty Rage]

Aliens.


They're going to gang probe mother.

Already happened.

[Grampa]

Randall broke the sound barrier on a slightly modded 620

[swampduc]

Randall broke the sound barrier on a slightly modded 620

I'd lean towards Triple J's theory: it's the guvmint 

[RAT900]

Military probably dropped a daisy-cutter on some village they were biologically experimenting on