There’s an emergency at the Facility down the road, and everyone in a six-mile radius is very likely fucked.

What is the sound that announces your fate?

  • oooooOOOOOOOIPP, oooooOOOOOOOOIPP

  • WAAAARK … WAAAARK … WAAAARK

  • dyOOT! … dyOOT! … dyOOT!

  • Something else? (please spell)

  • PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    11 months ago

    I grew up near a nuclear plant as well! We even got mailed the potassium iodide pill in case of emergency. I’m awful at onomatopoei, but it sounds like ours were different. Mine scaled up to a high, monotonous whine.

    • linearchaos@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      11 months ago

      Mine was an old mechanical one and it rotated 360. The sound would change characteristics as it angled away then back at the house