Tatooine, armageddon or a visit from Trump? Social media speculates about the UK’s red skies
Orange Wednesdays appears to have been moved to Monday in the UK, as a red sun hovering in the eerie sky has sent the some of the population into mild hysterics.
First, some useful information.
#redsun
Remember, water, batteries, food, in that order. Aim for the head, it's the only way they can be stopped. pic.twitter.com/AjcAgfpG7I— Cromwell (@Cromwell606) October 16, 2017
Causes of the red sun were suggested.
Dunt panic, int end of world its just a little bit of…. #REDSUN pic.twitter.com/8tVrZfOpS7
— Yorkshire Slang (@YorkshireSlang) October 16, 2017
Explains the smell of sulphur… #Ophelia #REDSUN pic.twitter.com/gmGq4jhd4O
— Justin Leeming (@JustinLeeming) October 16, 2017
Now some mild PANIC.
View over Portsmouth at the moment #redsun #Ophelia #saharandust pic.twitter.com/GWLXcmVX7R
— Andy Watson (@Andy_Watso) October 16, 2017
Londoners going home tonight like #RedSun pic.twitter.com/jDJB1FWllS
— Rob Pritchard Jones (@robapjones) October 16, 2017
the meter for the sun only took old £1 coins.
— Milton Jones (@themiltonjones) October 16, 2017
Loving the vibe in London today! pic.twitter.com/ehs4anNVjJ
— Marie Le Conte (@youngvulgarian) October 16, 2017
The sky over London has now gone a shade last seen in the colour palette for Mad Max: Fury Road.
— Jonn Hates Halloween (@JonnElledge) October 16, 2017
Not saying they're connected but the sky never went Armageddon yellow when we were in the European union
— TechnicallyRaarrrghh (@TechnicallyRon) October 16, 2017
Although the sky did some people a favour.
John Redwood, Conservative MP for Mordor.#redsun pic.twitter.com/8x4wmOyKA8
— Peter Walker (@peterwalker99) October 16, 2017
And provided a PR OPPORTUNITY.
Think we’ve found the source of this weird #RedSun, guys…#Pepperoni #ItsRainingPepperoni pic.twitter.com/Z9w4cRiNAe
— Pizza Hut UK (@pizzahutuk) October 16, 2017
that is just cheap, Domino will never do this.
— Vigilant Spotting (@Vigilantspottin) October 16, 2017
We urge you all to go home immediately and watch Night Of The Comet.
Or there’s this actual explanation from someone who is qualified. We prefer meteor zombies though.
Wondering why the sky is turning red, orange or yellow? It's because #Ophelia has drawn up Saharan dust across the UK on a southerly wind. https://t.co/cJa2UBJwQE
— Liam Dutton (@liamdutton) October 16, 2017
It’s also good to get some perspective from Ireland.
People in England – we will read your tweets about the "eerie calm" and "odd reddish light" after we find the roofs of our houses #ophelia
— Declan Lawn (@DecLawn) October 16, 2017
UK: The sky is blood. The end of days has come
IRELAND: Oh, there goes another house. Mad craic out there Margaret come look #Ophelia
— Kyle Malone (@BetterOffMalone) October 16, 2017
