Stefan Bucher's Daily Monster #178

From Stefan's Blog:

Is 178 being blown away? If so, who's blowing and why? Or are we witnessing recoil? A shock wave? An ionic breeze? An ironic breeze? What is going on here? Are we in any danger? Danger of being gripped by the same force as 178? Danger of being in the path either of 178 or of something it might be expelling?

If you know -- and I'm pretty sure you do --
I hope you'll take a minute to clarify things for us. Please...