Naime, već nekoliko dana stanovnike ovog zalivskog grada budi zvuk koji podseća na duvanje u rog. Što kroz šalu, što kroz zbilju, društvenim mrežama kružile su interesantne priče, poput one da "zvuk sa mosta 'Golden Gejt' zvuči kao da vanzemaljci prizivaju stvorenja iz okeana":
Side note from everything that’s going on, but can confirm Golden Gate bridge is definitely summoning some aliens from the depths of the sea rn
— evanjconrad (@evanjconrad) June 8, 2020
Neki su, pak, bili ubeđeni da je svrha ovog zvuka masovna hipnoza:
I mean, it's not like the Golden Gate Bridge unexpectedly generating uncannily hypnotic chords would automatically be taken as a GOOD sign in most movies. https://t.co/LLC8m5NsZm
— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) June 8, 2020
Treći su odlučili da celoj situaciji pristupe iz ugla horor filmova, pa su se priklonili teoriji da je most "uklet":
Me: I don’t think that 2020 could surprise me any more.
— Nate Johnston (@cloudnativenate) June 8, 2020
World: The Golden Gate Bridge sings like it’s haunted now.
Me: Well you got me there. https://t.co/jRuMFbGSaw
Ipak, odgovor je nešto prostiji - iza ovog zvuka ne krije se vanzemaljsko prizivanje kitova, nije ni pokušaj masovne hipnoze stanovnika ovog područja, niti je u pitanju siguran znak da je legendarni most uklet. Rešenje je jednostavno - tokom poslednje rekonstrukcije mosta, inženjeri su dodali vetrootpornu podršku pešačkim stazama, a rezultat možete poslušati na nekoliko snimaka ispod:
Anthony J.:
— Mark Krueger (@markkrueg) June 6, 2020
“Engineers designed new sides for the sidewalk to help with wind resistance but didn’t take into account the EXTREME sound it creates when wind passes through it. The bridge sings crazy songs now it’s so trippy. It hurts the ears and unbearable it’s that loud.” pic.twitter.com/GWdVia1GNS
As much as I would‘ve loved this eerie sound to be aliens coming for us, apparently it’s the installation of new wind resistance railing that has turned the Golden Gate Bridge into a huge instrument that can be heard all around the Bay!Hypnotizing! #goldengatebridge #SanFrancisco pic.twitter.com/DhWEnttp2X
— Shirin (@Shirin_Jnk) June 6, 2020
Can you signal boost this? Ringing/whistle sound all day in San Francisco. Listen behind the wind! pic.twitter.com/i9EhGhXVcD
— pepe’s girlfriend (@Caleidoscope11) June 6, 2020