Earth-shattering kaboom?

[sigma7]

So a little before 5 am here, there's a flash of light from the west (how bright, I dunno -- I was half asleep) followed 5-7 seconds later by a long rumbling sound, about twice as long as your run-of-the-mill thunderclap, I guess. So either we're having thundersnow -- which is not unheard of, I know -- and this was the only lightning strike of the night, or something on the other side of town exploded (there were sirens about 3-4 minutes later).

It was not, as my first thought usually is when there's a flash of light or satellite interference, Fort Riley getting nuked. That would've taken a lot longer for the sound to get here, and it probably would've been a bit louder.

And now I'm awake. Bother.

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[begstodiffer.livejournal.com]

So, I'm not the only one whose mind has dwelt on Fort Riley getting nuked. When I was at KSU, I used to entertain myself while walking to class by thinking about what barrier I could get behind if I ever caught the flash out of the corner of my eye, and which wall of which big nearby campus building would give me the best chance, should I manage to get against it before the shock wave reached campus.