The Beaverton Boom - Not That Loud
Just after 9 PM on April 8th, 2010, another boom was heard in the Portland suburb Beaverton. This happened just a week and a half after the Portland Boom.
Get the facts: the Beaverton Boom was only heard in a few neighborhoods in Beaverton, while the Portland Boom was heard for over 70 miles.
Maybe it was some punk kids playing in the woods with firecrackers. I could see high school kids hearing about the Portland Boom and wanting to get in on the action. But guess what kids? Firecrackers don't actually make that loud of a noise, and neither do pipe bombs.
Was the Beaverton Boom a Hoax?
Perhaps the Beaverton Boom was hoax to discredit the Portland Boom and make it seem less significant.
Let's face it: the "pipe bomb" explanation of the Portland Boom was far from believable. Whoever came up with this might want to strengthen their argument by an obvious case of firecrackers causing a boom.
Tell Beaverton Police Chief Geoff Spalding to just say no to cops playing with firecrackers.