3,500 UC Davis students sign up for event to throw rocks at Camp Fire smoke to make it go away

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The air around Davis should be clear right about now, thanks to the efforts of hundreds of bored students with no classes to attend and plenty of loose rubble to throw at the skies.

According to a Facebook event posting, a horde large enough to fill the Chem 194 lecture hall several times over was planning to "Throw rocks at the smoke to make it go away" at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Classes at the University of California at Davis have been closed this week due to poor air quality drifting south from the Camp Fire in Butte County. By Wednesday, students were apparently really desperate for something to do.

"Alright comrades! Class was cancelled but let's still throw some rocks! Throughout the day, when you get a chance, just pick one up and throw it north and slightly east!" read a Facebook invite that had 3,500 listed as attending and 8,600 interested as of noon on Wednesday. The rock chucking was set to begin at 10 a.m., which means emergency rooms could be getting busy by now.

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Organizers cautioned participants to, "...limit outside exposure, wear a mask if possible and don't exert yourself. Also please do not throw rocks at people, animals, cars, windows etc. We're just aiming at the smoke."

Air quality may begin to improve over the weekend as crews gain containment on the fires, regardless of the fusillade of rocks.