Mystery boom in Bengaluru triggers meme fest on social media, and it’s bang on!

Some thought it was an earthquake, while others called it a sonic boom, interpretations were many for the ‘big bang’ that Bengaluru experienced on Wednesday afternoon. At around 1.30 pm, people in many parts of the city, particularly from Whitefield to Electronic City, were taken aback by a loud mystery sound. The impact the so huge that it even rattled windows.
So, did the city experience mild tremors? Apparently, not, and the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre was quick to rule that out.They issued a statement saying that “seismometers did not capture any ground vibration”. City police commissioner Bhaskar Rao also that assured that no casualty or damage to property were registered.
Although, the mystery remains unravelled, a statement issued by the HQRS Training Command, IAF, Bengaluru, helped to clear the air a bit. It read: “No aircraft of training command was flying in the area. However, ASTE and HAL could have been undertaking their routine test flying, which necessitates going supersonic at times. These are done well beyond the city limits in specified sectors. However, considering the atmospheric conditions and reduced noise levels in the city during these times, the aircraft sound may become clearly audible even if it happened way out from the city.”
The loud ‘boom’, however, was enough to spark a fest of memes and witty remarks on social media, as wisecracks indulged in some creativity through the evening.