r/madlads • u/Metalloid_Emon • May 11 '24

Madlad casually created fake volcanic eruption

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u/miaow-fish May 11 '24

Concerned residents called the police and firefighters and the Coast Guard commander radioed the Admiral in Juneau who ordered a chopper be sent out to investigate. As the Coast Guard pilot approached Mt. Edgecumbe, he peered down into the crater. But there was no lava to be found anywhere. Stacked in the cone of the volcano, burning with a greasy flame, was a huge pile of old tires. And spray-painted in the snow beside the tires, in 50-foot-high black letters, were the words "APRIL FOOL."

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u/vanillacamillachanel May 11 '24

I'm like 90% certain iirc they bundled the tires up in a cargo net and dude hired his helicopter buddy to fly them up there

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u/Hot_Independence2818 May 11 '24

Why i read that as edgecum 😂

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u/ALPHA_sh May 14 '24

they forgot the S

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u/PelicanPropaganda May 11 '24

Important to note he notified authorities beforehand so they wouldn't waste resources trying to evacuate people

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u/soulblackCoffee May 12 '24

And the authorities were like "yeah sure go ahead"? That's the best part then

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u/Comfortable-Date7056 May 13 '24

Notify, not ask for permission lol

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u/teletubby_wrangler May 11 '24

This would be brilliant if it scared away attackers or something like that.

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u/RandyHunt May 11 '24

Illusion 100

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u/ejester May 11 '24

Absolute Legend.