Air raid siren

[ojohnlawrence]

Well dad you seem to be getting you tube famous, at least you can say lifting those bastards in and out of the car was worth it 😂

[creepyslime]

babies on airplanes when they're about to take off:

[chrminid]

Nobody:

*The school computer's fan trying to run Tetris:*

[BrianAchterberg]

British Grandfather: “Damned Jerries are back at it again!”

[Gigan-tpwi]

That's such a horrifying sound. Imagine being at work and then hearing that.

[DrRipper]

No one:

Neighbourhood great Grandpa having a flashback:

[thfreakinacage]

I think of the worst aspect of this sound is the wind down. People always talk in comments about how the sound of an air raid siren can invoke feelings of fear even in people who have never experienced them for real, simply because we know the association of what the sound means. But for me, that wind down, the slowly fading away sound, is the most powerful part of it. Because I imagine the families in the war slowly starting to emerge from their bunkers, unsure of what the damage was and what pieces have been left for them to pick up.

[eduardsklyanin]

Step 1: Hook up an air raid siren to your vehicle.
Step 2: Go to a protest.
Step 3: Wait for crowd of people to form around your vehicle.
Step 4: Turn that siren on and watch people panic.
Step 5: profit???

[AeroInspire]

When you pause the video but the sound is still playing

[totallyfrozen]

The sound of this used to terrorize me as a little boy. They used to test these things back when I was in kindergarten and first grade and all that. The teacher would teach us “duck and cover” and make us get under our desks where we had to stay until she said we could come out. The sirens were so loud and scary. I used to cry my eyes out and wanted my mom, but of course she wasn’t there because I was at school. Even today, the sound of that siren makes my stomach get tight. That sound never means anything good. It always means you’re in danger and better hide inside somewhere. I’ll bet my entire generation has PTSD about these damned things.
Good video, though. Thanks for sharing.

[akronimm]

Idk if anyone else has it the same way, but the air raid sirens that were set up in my area during the Cold War are still working and used today. The fire departments use them to to signal that there’s a general emergency like a fire, a car accident, or even an EMS call. Some departments have even taken the expense to update the sirens. I’ve been told that if I hear it turn on and play for 3 minutes, it’s time to start preparing for the end

[IngvarMar]

Get ready boys, we’re gonna hear this soon

[ganjacuntevil]

I accidentally unplugged my headphones and now my grandfather is gathering everyone into our basement

[ShokiNatsume]

Mom: What is that thing?
Me: …. My new alarm clock.

[deltatango]

I'm old enough to remember when my city tested these every Friday at noon. It was during the cold war when we all thought the Soviet Union was going to nuke us, and they had to make sure these "air raid" horns were in working order.

I always wondered what they looked like.

[gergopiroska]

No one :


*Our microwave when I use it at 3 AM*

[R]

Love this sound!! Too bad it means sh*t has hit the fan.

[daveshegedin]

To this day we have one of these here in Opunake, New Zealand. It is tested at 12 midday EVERY day of the year and people stop work for lunch when it goes up. Primarily it is still used for Fire and Ambulance callouts..as these are volunteer services and not everyone walks around with their pager on it remains a useful backup. Dad was ex RNZN and RN WW2 and also ex-Army Korean War. He did not enjoy hearing the siren go up every day as he had been in London and other parts of the UK when air raids were on ...some bad memories of things he wouldn't even talk about. I believe there are quite a few of these still in service around NZ. Best wishes. Dave.

[BlackMammoth]

Nice to know what the warning siren sounds like, for when the nukes hit.

[nekomeido]

*Put the Air Raid siren on a car and lets go raid Area 51*

**Next time*