China: Video of drone catching fish from pool in Shanghai goes viral, netizens perplexed

In a bizarre incident in China's Shanghai, a video of a drone catching fish from a pool has surfaced which has left netizens perplexed. With resurgence of COVID-19 in country, various provinces are enforcing lockdowns yet again to contain spre of dely virus. According to local reports, robot dogs are roaming Shanghai's empty streets to monitor wher anyone is breaking lockdown norms or not. Stringent lockdown curbs has forced people to return to confinements of home and improvise everything from scratch. One such person used a drone to catch a fish from pool.

video of incident was shared on Twitter by a Twitter user named Rodrigo Zeidan, who is a Shanghai-based Professor. video shows a drone attached to fishing gear that falls into pool as drone lowers. drone's reflection is plainly seen in water. drone saw a fish and pulled it up, flying several feet in air before stopping on balcony and showcasing view of city. Zeidan wrote caption, "Grocery shopping in Shanghai, 2022 edition." He also said, "It is an elaborate prank by somebody with a robust drone, a lot of imagination, and plenty of time on ir hands."

video was shared on April 16 and has alrey garnered over 3 lakh views and 900 retweets. re are almost 4,000 likes on it as well. People were perplexed by drone catching fish, as evidenced by a large number of comments on video. One Twitter user wrote, "It is that easy. You can do it in wild as well. With a drone, it's easy to spot fishes in lakes and rivers."

Anor person commented, "Maaaan thats brilliant but its going to wear heck out of engines on that drone." third comment re, "shouldn't that fish be in some Guinness book of records?"

COVID situation in China

China is facing a huge surge of COVID-19. Shanghai, which is China's largest city, has remained under heavy lockdown as daily caselo reaches more than 2,000 cases, according to local reports. Due to unusual spike, strict regulations have caused widespre frustration among Shanghai's 26 million residents, who are unable to obtain basic necessities such as medical supplies.

Image: @RodZeidan/Twitter