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A Puddle Is Now Famous In England After Agency Periscopes It

Emma Mackenzie
Published on: 7th January 2016 at 10:39 AM
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Proving anything can become an internet sensation, a puddle in England has become the new ‘it’ thing as thousands of Twitter users stay glued to a screen watching said puddle.

The puddle in Newcastle upon Tyne is being live-streamed on Periscope by marketing agency Drummond Central.

The live stream was reportedly set up by Drummond Central for the staff’s own amusement. It seems to have caught the amusement of thousands of other people on the net however, according to The Independent.

At the time of publication, the Periscoped puddle had 630,230 hearts and 4718 followers.

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Indeed, we at B&T may have been mesmerised for a few minutes as we watched puddle-passersby try to negotiate how to get past the pool of water.

Drummond Central’s copywriter, Steve Wilkes, told The Guardian he’d suggested to the team to set up an iPhone and live-stream it, after watching people for a few days try and tackle the puddle.

“It got a lot of attention locally and then, mid-afternoon, it just exploded,” he told The Guardian. “We’ve used Periscope before, but it’s never been like this.

“All I can say is, god bless the internet.”

Predictably, a hashtag #DrummondPuddleWatch is flocking the Twittersphere as people comment on other people’s ability to get around a puddle.

In tomorrow’s news: “Tile falls off roof” “Man slips on wet leaf” “Large stick found in ditch” “Field gate left open” #DrummondPuddleWatch

— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) January 6, 2016

Patriotically proud . This is why we dominate publishing and entertainment #DrummondPuddleWatch https://t.co/U36vey1XKk

— emily bell (@emilybell) January 6, 2016

Should we send Sir David Attenborough to cover #DrummondPuddleWatch? It could be a new nature show. ☔️

— BBC America (@BBCAMERICA) January 6, 2016

Watch a puddle: #DrummondPuddleWatch

— Jack (@jack) January 6, 2016

I give it an hour before someone dressed as a raccoon is hurling bucketloads of candyfloss into that puddle. #DrummondPuddleWatch

— Ed Brody (@chiefbrody1984) January 6, 2016

BREAKING NEWS: There’s a man on a lilo in the puddle #DrummondPuddleWatch pic.twitter.com/DQNVzWzniy

— Elliot Wagland (@elliotwagland) January 6, 2016

About to go in the #DrummondPuddleWatch pic.twitter.com/MVwEtGEJiZ

— Anthony Kane (@anthonykane) January 6, 2016

“I’ll never let go, Jack” #DrummondPuddleWatch pic.twitter.com/1EssrXIfvQ

— Jonny Gabriel (@JonnyGabriel) January 6, 2016

We are all captivated by the #DrummondPuddleWatch right now. pic.twitter.com/ZXEng1G9az

— TheLADbible (@TheLadBible) January 6, 2016

A guy just placed a ‘slippery when wet’ sign in the Drummond puddle and it’s amazing #DrummondPuddleWatch pic.twitter.com/akjYHE0ZHV

— Elliot Wagland (@elliotwagland) January 6, 2016

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