Well, this is concerning. . .

DARPA is asking for the public’s help to secure an urban tunnel for some sort of research project. Oh, and they need an answer by Friday at 5:00 PM:

Attention, city dwellers! We're interested in identifying university-owned or commercially managed underground urban tunnels & facilities able to host research & experimentation. https://t.co/tHZ1Tqy5nV It's short notice… We're asking for responses by Aug. 30 at 5:00 PM ET. pic.twitter.com/TSWO07bJam — DARPA (@DARPA) August 28, 2019

WTF, DARPA? Just tell us now if the meteor is inbound. We can take it:

The ideal space would be a human-made underground environment spanning several city blocks w/ complex layout & multiple stories, including atriums, tunnels & stairwells. Spaces

that are currently closed off from pedestrians or can be temporarily used for testing are of

interest. pic.twitter.com/GkWKm2w2p9 — DARPA (@DARPA) August 28, 2019

We’re all curious:

Anyone else curious why DARPA needs a huge underground facility by Friday? https://t.co/3pdeubwI8h — Michael Coudrey (@MichaelCoudrey) August 29, 2019

Sure. . . probably nothing. Nothing at all, right?

DARPA announcing they need to access tunnels under cities by Friday. I'm sure its fine https://t.co/VIGmv6LeDc — lib crusher (@lib_crusher) August 28, 2019

DARPA does admit their tweet sounds “ominous”:

This sounds both exciting and ominous. — Yank in OZ (@dennissheehy) August 28, 2019

Even to us. — DARPA (@DARPA) August 28, 2019

DARPA is even making jokes about it:

"We are definitely not looking for new places to keep all the Demogorgons." — Ricky Billingsgate (@ambivalentricky) August 28, 2019

Please. Demogorgons are such a Department of Energy thing. — DARPA (@DARPA) August 28, 2019

Yeah, OK. Of course, they would joke about it . . . throws us off the scent.

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