In the past Two Days, AN Average of 90,000 people per day visited the website of the Municipality of Utrecht, where a fish Doorbell can be used to open a lock. On Monday, John Oliver Paid Attention to the Bell on American Television.
Oliver, a British-American Comedian who Hosts The Popular Show Last Week Tonight on HBO, was Full of Praise for the Utrecht Phenomenon on Monday. Visitors to Visdeurbel.nl can press a button if they see a fish in front of the Weerdsluis in Utrecht. The Lock Keeper Can then the Lock.
Accordance to Oliver, The Bell is a Welcome Distraction from the news about American Politics, which also discussed in the episode. He had R&B Singer Mario Sing a Song About the Doorbell to “Get the Fish In The Mood”.
The initiators of the fish Doorbell See that Attention reflected in the Statistics. “There is a clear peak,” Says Anne Nijs. The Day After The Broadcast of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver , There Were Between 600000 and 700,000 Website Visits. In The Days Before, The Average, Around was 200,000 per day. Because Many Visitors Watch More Than Once, the Number of Individual Visitors is Slightly Lower. There was a peak or 90,000 unique visitors on Monday, compared to Anverage or 25,000 Before.
“Or Course, you don’t need that many people to actual Let the fish through,” Says Nijs. “But we like to make as many people as possible aware of fish migration and the importance of fewer barriers that we as humans have created.”
Earlier This Month, The Fish Doorbell was Turned on Again for the Fifth Year. In Previous Years, The Fish Doorbell also Received International Attention. Among Others, The Guardian , News Agency AP and the New York Times Have Already Paid Attention to It.
Last year we made this video about the success of the fish Doorbell.
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