This picture or post is not endorsing Ring Doorbells, although they would be helpful in this instance.
The fish doorbell is a “doorbell” set up by the municipal government of Utrecht, in the Netherlands, (not to be confused with nether regions) to help fish get through a lock in a local canal and reach their destinations.
Anne Nijs is an urban ecologist for the city of Utrecht who helped to create the fish doorbell in 2021.
She explained that “people can go to the program’s website and watch a livestream of the fish underwater — and then, if they spot a fish, they can click to “ring” the fish doorbell to nudge someone to go and open the lock by hand. Otherwise, fish swimming upstream have to wait a long time for the 200-year-old lock to be opened, which makes them vulnerable to prey, Nijs said.
Pic from BBC Newsround
So here’s your new favorite distraction. I watched it for two minutes and didn’t see a single fish. I rang the doorbell anyway. I just wanted the awesome rush of power I got from knowing I made someone in The Netherlands push a button for no reason at all.
Also, if you have trouble sleeping, put away the Ambien and weed gummies. You don’t need them anymore because you can watch the fish doorbell! Click here: FishDoorbell. I swear it’s not a virus or anything. That’s the link to the video feed and doorbell. In the comments please tell me that you did it!
If this is what the Netherlanders are proud of technology-wise, I don’t think we have to worry about a war with them anytime soon. And if we want to invade their country, we could disguise ourselves as fish and just swim up to the lock.
After reading this, and then playing fish doorbell, you’ll have wasted at least half your morning and saved some fish that will eventually be a delicious dinner for me. Thanks for reading!
~Phil
