Not the most exciting show on TV
Ladies and gentlemen, I present the Fish Doorbell. Or visdeurbel, because the Dutch language is just the English language spoken by really drunk people.
To give you an idea how fast-paced and exciting it is, that’s the Fish Photo of the Week (for March 11. Maybe there’s been a super interesting one by now).
It’s an aid for fish looking to swim upriver to spawn in Utrecht. It’s a live webcam. If you spot a fish, poke the button and the lock keeper has a look. If there are enough fish, he opens the lock and lets them through. They’ve been doing this for five years now.
I haven’t seen a fish yet, just little bits of junk floating in the water. Still strangely soothing.
Posted: March 24th, 2025 under personal.
Comments: 6
Comments
Comment from Some Vegetable
Time: March 24, 2025, 8:04 pm
Dammit! Every time I finally decide I truly hate the entire human race, something like THIS has to happen and I get all confused again….
Comment from QuasiModo
Time: March 24, 2025, 8:44 pm
I kinda feel like they’re laughing their asses off at us for watching it…there were 1500 people watching it when I visited. It was a solid grey screen.
Comment from MikeInFairfax
Time: March 24, 2025, 9:22 pm
Well that explains why Flo isn’t in the window…
Someone left the Visdeurbel running on the computer in the back of the store!
Comment from thefritz
Time: March 25, 2025, 1:28 am
For all the mustelid lovers…
Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: March 25, 2025, 1:38 am
Better for your head than watching an “influencer”.
Actually, if y’all get the keeper to open the gate, YOU’RE the influencer!
Comment from Mark Matis
Time: March 26, 2025, 5:48 pm
How long until someone is smart enough to empty a can of sardines on the downstream side of that lock?
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