Pornhub Reveals How Hawaii 'Celebrated' Minutes After Missile Scare

The residents of Hawaii recently got the shock of their life when a missile alert was broadcasted by the Hawaii Emergency Direction Bureau (HEMA), urging citizens to take shelter. But much to their relief, the alert proved to be a fake warning call caused by human mistake. And how exactly did Hawaiians gloat after this scare? By watching porn, of form.

Pornhub has released traffic data from the immediate backwash of the fake alert, which says user action on the site witnessed a dramatic rise and autumn during the whole alert saga, plummeting 77% and so recording a 'celebratory' growth of 48%.

Here's how the events unfolded for Pornhub:

The Catastrophic Fall

Pornhub'due south data traffic started to decline later on 8.07 am when the missile alert was issued. At 8:23 am, folio views vicious by up to 77% in comparing to the average for this time, ane of the lowest in the site'south history. This can be attributed to the panic caused by the bulletin – manifestly the panicked people had other things to worry about than porn.

Pornhub Reveals How Hawaii 'Celebrated' Minutes After Missile Scare

The Majestic Rising

The site's fortunes turned after viii:45 am, when residents were notified that the alert was fake. Celebrations ensued, equally we expect, simply not how we expected. It would seem the showtime thing some relieved Hawaiians did was burn-up Pornhub. In only 15 minutes, Pornhub'due south page views were UP – past 48% from its average folio view numbers – which is coordinating to how some Hawaiians were feeling at the time.

What information technology tells united states well-nigh mod connected humans is another matter altogether. More than anything else, browsing porn best reinforces the fact that yous're all the same alive. Well, at to the lowest degree for some folks in Hawaii. After all, can you really arraign them after going through mass panic thank you to the simulated missile alert.