The sky turned pink in the incident that took place in the Australian town of Mildura on Wednesday. Surprised by the color of the sky, the residents thought it was an alien invasion. With the frightening incident, both the local people and almost everyone who was aware of the events wondered the answer to a single question: What was this happening?
“WAS THIS AN ALIEN INVASION OR AN ASTEROID?”
As the town lit up with a rosy glow, local resident Tammy Szumowski wondered if the apocalypse had come. “I was just trying to be cool and calm and telling the kids, ‘There’s nothing to worry about,'” Szumowski told the BBC. But like other residents, seeing the sky turn pink, Szumowski initially thought of other things: Was it an alien invasion or an asteroid?
Szumowski said that while talking to his mother on the phone, his father was saying in the background, “I’d better hurry up and have my tea, because the world is ending.”
“All these doomsday scenarios were running through my mind,” another resident said. Calm, referring to a villain in the popular TV series Stranger Things, noted: “I was having a great Stranger Things moment. I was like, Vecna? Is that you?”
THE TRUTH REVEALED
The reason for the pink sky in Australia became clear with the announcement of the pharmaceutical company Cann Group, whose facility is located near the town. But the cause of the event was even more remarkable than the event itself. Because the reason the sky was pink was the red-toned light used to help medicinal cannabis grow.
Reddish-toned lights are used to help medicinal cannabis grow. Normally there are blackout curtains that go down at night and usually, blackout curtains are used at dusk. The spokesperson of the company, on Wednesday, explained that for some reason, they were not working. And because it was an overcast night, the lights were visible almost an hour away from the facility. This caused the sky to look pink, causing people to think of things like an alien invasion.
“It could have been something a lot cooler, but it was just medical marijuana grow lights,” said the resident who had the Stranger Things moment. Surprised by the beauty of the light show despite their initial panic, Szumowski said, “I think it was great. They should do it more often.” he said.