--- title: These Are the Next Spots the Internet Wants to Storm description: Given the popularity of 'Storm Area 51,' some intrepid Australians are making a case to storm a huge woodchip pile in the Port of Burnie. canonical: https://time.com/5628604/other-storm-area-51-events/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-07-17T20:44:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:59:34.968Z og:title: People Would Also Like to Storm Some Other Places After the Rise of the Area 51 Raid og:description: It's not the only destination og:url: https://time.com/5628604/other-storm-area-51-events/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf80c91fe4dc15e03/698a00208fd2eec6fe35fcdf/storm-the-port-of-burnie-barry-island.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: The Docks of Burnie, Tasmania og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: People Would Also Like to Storm Some Other Places After the Rise of the Area 51 Raid twitter:description: It's not the only destination twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf80c91fe4dc15e03/698a00208fd2eec6fe35fcdf/storm-the-port-of-burnie-barry-island.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Is Also Keen on Storming These Other Places After the Rise of the 'Area 51 Raid' > Sponsored content. 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Drapkin/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images/Getty Images) AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 04: The "Daio Azalea." being loaded on the docks of Burnie, a port city on Emu Bay on Tasmania's northwest coast, and its largest general cargo and container port with docks piled high with woodchips from local forests. A Panama flagged wood chip carrier, the ship sails for the Kawasaki "K line" with wood chips for Japan's top paper manufacturer, Daio Paper. Tasmania is an Australian island and state located 240 km (150 mi) south of the Australian continent, separated from it by Bass Strait. (Photo by Arnold H. Drapkin/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images/Getty Images) Arnold H. Drapkin—The LIFE Images Collection via G  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 17, 2019 8:44 PM UTC Taking over with the [Area 51 raid](https://time.com/5627694/area-51-history/) apparently isn’t enough to sate the Internet’s hunger for collective force. Following the rabid success of the [“Storm Area 51” Facebook event-turned-potential-meme of the year](https://time.com/5628391/area-51-meme-explained/), there’s been an apparent uptick in “storming” events all around the world. While the original [“Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us”](https://www.facebook.com/events/448435052621047/?active%5Ftab=discussion) Facebook event has garnered 1.5 million potential attendees to date, it’s been clear that the event was a moment of collective jest for the Internet, who quickly created out-of-this-world memes and jokes about it. That humor was somewhat lost on the Air Force, who went so far as to make a statement that “any attempt to illegally access military installations or military training areas is dangerous.” The playful spirit of “Storm Area 51,” however, is now being reincarnated in new events around the globe. From Australia to New York City, it’s clear that this meme and movement has arrived. Read on for a guide to the other places that the Internet wants to storm. ## Storm Loch Ness: Loch Ness, Fort Augustus, Scotland Following in the creators of “Storm Area 51″‘s search for alleged sightings of life unknown, fans of the [Loch Ness monster](https://time.com/5631644/loch-ness-storm/) have upped the ante by creating a [Facebook event](https://www.facebook.com/events/453515052136554/) of their own, appropriately titled, “Storm Loch Ness, Nessie Can’t Hide From Us All.” The search for the beloved creature who “lives” in the Loch Ness has garnered 21k people who have committed to the event, with 43k who have expressed interest in it. The volunteer Royal National Lifeboat Institution, who patrol the Loch Ness, has cautioned against people storming the loch, especially since their unit has less resources than the US military at Area 51. “With no US Army involved, Loch Ness looks a little less hazardous than storming Area 51, but here we have our own set of problems,” she said in a statement to the [_BBC_](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49070362)_,_ while noting that the waters of the Loch Ness could be extremely dangerous. “Our Atlantic 85 lifeboat has an impressive survivor-carrying capacity, but even that will be stretched by the ‘attendees’ of this event.” ## Storm the Woodchip Pile: Port of Burnie, Tasmania In a now-deleted Facebook event, users were invited to “storm the woodchip pile,” which is exactly what it sounds like: a gigantic pile of woodchips in the Port of Burnie, Tasmania. Australia’s [_The Advocate_](https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/6273466/storm-the-woodchip-pile-hundreds-pledge-to-attend-burnie-event/) reports that the event, which had over 550 interested people, was created by Hellyer College student Alex Harman. “There’s not many places in Australia where there’s just a really big pile of woodchips where if you try to gain access to it you get a $5,000 fine or three years incarceration,” Harman told _The Advocate_. A spokesperson for TasPorts confirmed that attempting to storm the woodchips would result in a maximum penalty of $5,000 under Commonwealth law. ## Storm Federal Reserve Bank of New York: New York, NY A clever jokester by the name of “They Can’t Stop Us All. Or Can They?” has a cheeky [Facebook event](https://www.facebook.com/events/326754091612320/) planned for the same day as “Storm Area 51.” They are inviting their followers to storm the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, with the reasoning that the government will be at Area 51 that day. A pragmatic idea, but as of now, there’s only interest from 38 people. ## Storm the Bermuda Triangle: North Atlantic Ocean A Facebook group has also emerged on Facebook that urges its followers to [“Storm the Bermuda Triangle, It Can’t Swallow All Of Us.”](https://www.facebook.com/groups/893059401045154/about/) As of Wednesday, the group has over 8,000 members and lists that its purpose is to “come up with a strategy to clap sea monster cheeks and find lost pilots and the hidden islands in the mysterious triangle,” while noting wryly that members should “please post freely and remember this is ‘serious’.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5628604/other-storm-area-51-events/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5628604/other-storm-area-51-events/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Also Keen on Storming These Other Places After the Rise of the 'Area 51 Raid'","datePublished":"2019-07-17T20:44:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:59:34.968Z","description":"Given the popularity of 'Storm Area 51,' some intrepid Australians are making a case to storm a huge woodchip pile in the Port of Burnie.","url":"https://time.com/5628604/other-storm-area-51-events/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf80c91fe4dc15e03/698a00208fd2eec6fe35fcdf/storm-the-port-of-burnie-barry-island.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf80c91fe4dc15e03/698a00208fd2eec6fe35fcdf/storm-the-port-of-burnie-barry-island.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Docks of Burnie, Tasmania","caption":"The Docks of Burnie, Tasmania","creditText":"Arnold H. 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