The puddle live stream everyone is talking about has finally ended with about 19,000 views and an explosion of more than 50k tweets.
What began as humble, wet-weather hijinks spun into an internet sensation, as office workers at Drummond Central set up a live feed of commuters’ attempts to navigate a giant puddle in Newcastle.
Read our exclusive here: http://www.sr-news.com/2016/01/06/puddle-newcastle-goes-viral-live-stream-set/
Now as the stream ends, we count down our top 5 Twitter reactions to the viral event:
5. A very British problem
The folks over at VeryBritishProblems rightly point out that our priorities are in the right place here in Britain.
4. Grab your FRIENDS there’s a puddle to watch
It seems even a very famous set of friends in New York showed an interest…
3. Bravery shown at the puddle shall be rewarded
In a heart warming, and stomach filling, gesture of kindness, the local Domino’s Pizza showed up to give a free slice to anyone brave enough to traverse the puddle.
2. A Dibley dunk
Thankfully no one recreated this famous scene from the Vicar of Dibley today.
- The Puddle Awakens
Corny jokes aside, even the team at Star Wars UK joined in with the fun.
Keep an eye on this interesting hashtag here: https://twitter.com/hashtag/DrummondPuddleWatch