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.
March 24, 2025 — 6:08 pm
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