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A Dutch 'fish doorbell' has turned into an unlikely online hit combining slow TV and ecology (abcnews.go.com)

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Author: ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 19/03/2025 | 06:09:10

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The central Dutch city of Utrecht has installed a “fish doorbell” on a river lock. The idea is simple: An underwater camera sends live footage to a website. When someone watching the site sees enough fish, they alert a water worker who opens the lock to let the fish swim through.

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[–] vzq@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

These days it’s trivial to slap a CNN on the back end, but where’s the fun in that?