Event Horizon Event
 Flashes of light above ORNL's main facility, captured by a nearby resident. | |
| Date | October 4–7, 2024 |
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| Location | Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United State (initial incident); multiple locations worldwide affected. |
| Also known as | The Great Shift |
| Cause | Catastrophic failure during a teleportation experiment |
| Outcome | Global displacement of flora, fauna, and potentially humanoid beings; widespread power outages and communication disruptions; creation of new landmasses; establishment of internation response agencies |
The Event Horizon Incident, also called The Great Shift, which occurred on October 4, 2024, was a catastrophic event stemming from a failed scientific experiment at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, United States. The experiment, known as Project Event Horizon, was an international research endeavour focused on teleportation and matter transference. However, a catastrophic failure during a test triggered a cascade of events with global consequences, including the displacement of various lifeforms, some potentially humanoid, through what scientists believe to be a two-way portal to another dimension or world. This incident led to widespread power outages, communication disruptions, and the creation of new landmasses on Earth. In response to the incident and it's ongoing ramification, several domestic and international agencies were established to manage the crisis and investigate the emergence of otherwordly beings and phenomena.
Background
Project Event Horizon was a clandestine global research initiative with the goal of achieving teleportation and matter transference. The project, shrouded in secrecy, involved numerous international partners, including government agencies and prestigious research institutions. Among the key players were the United States Department of Energy, DARPA, NASA, Oxford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Leiden University, Technical University of Munich, and Cambridge University. Contrary to its disastrous outcome, Project Event Horizon was not initially perceived as posing any catastrophic risks. The project's initial focus was on the seemingly benign concept of "local matter transference". This involved exploring the possibility of transferring energy wirelessly across relatively short distances, such as from space-based solar collectors to receivers on Earth or even within households. The potential applications of this technology were vast, ranging from revolutionisin energy transmission and material transportation to eventually enabling the teleportation of people.