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Adorable Viral Video Causes Huge Surge In The Number Of People Asking Alexa To Fart
20 June 2019
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There has been a surge in the number of people asking their Alexas to fart, after a video of two young boys and their grandfather went viral.
<p>Nick Harvey, from Crowborough, East Sussex, shared the video of his sons, Felix and Leo, attempting to cheer up their grandfather Paul — by making the virtual assistant fart.</p><p>Nick said: </p><blockquote><em>“Dad has had a pretty awful year all things considered. He has been in and out of hospital and has been feeling pretty miserable of late."</em></blockquote><div id="46891" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="BHRRLA1573103782"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1141066479649132545" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">My sons and I went round to dad’s tonight. Dad was looking a bit glum, so my youngest decided to ask Alexa to fart. https://t.co/ycHJUqD6Da</div> — Nick Harvey (@Nick Harvey)<a href="https://twitter.com/mrnickharvey/statuses/1141066479649132545">1560886423.0</a></blockquote></div><p>He continued:</p><blockquote><em>“Whenever his grandchildren pay him a visit, however, his mood lifts. They are just the tonic he needs.</em></blockquote><blockquote><em>“As I was in Dad's kitchen, doing his online shopping, I overheard my youngest son telling my father that, like him, he also had an Amazon Echo Dot.</em></blockquote><blockquote><em>“Dad has never really used his, so my son decided to show him how it works, by asking Alexa to fart."</em></blockquote><p>The video, which has been viewed over 450,000 times, has led to a surge in people asking their own Alexas to fart and was played on BBC Radio 1's breakfast show with Greg James.</p><div id="ab00d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5OT1K01573103782"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1141633713916264449" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">I just had a DM from Hugo. He created Alexa’s flatulence! Apparently, since I tweeted the video, the traffic increa… https://t.co/wbbsKOnRiv</div> — Nick Harvey (@Nick Harvey)<a href="https://twitter.com/mrnickharvey/statuses/1141633713916264449">1561021662.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Nick said: “I have never been more proud."</p><p><div id="c7da91bc-8e44-492f-b7fd-c382c0e55bda"></div></p><p><strong>Twitter seemed to get a kick out of it too:</strong></p><p><br></p>
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</p><div id="f0e76" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="CITQ4U1573103782"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1141095157871390720" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@mrnickharvey This is magic. Pure magic.</div> — Sean Leahy (@Sean Leahy)<a href="https://twitter.com/thepunningman/statuses/1141095157871390720">1560893260.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="bca4b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="JDWBIM1573103782"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1141096115061874689" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@mrnickharvey @thepunningman I’m so glad you videoed that. What a precious clip that is.</div> — Rosie Hatton (@Rosie Hatton)<a href="https://twitter.com/rosiehatton/statuses/1141096115061874689">1560893489.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="510ca" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="N4U0PE1573103782"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1141098563197259777" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@mrnickharvey @rosiehatton @thepunningman Thank you for posting this, it was brilliant and just what I needed</div> — Holiday Season Horrika (@Holiday Season Horrika)<a href="https://twitter.com/QueenKika/statuses/1141098563197259777">1560894072.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="16808" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3BWSOH1573103782"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1141104549660377089" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@mrnickharvey Now my wife’s getting Alexa to burp and fart, at 11 o’clock at night - you’ve got a lot to answer for @mrnickharvey 😡</div> — Stephen Bennett (@Stephen Bennett)<a href="https://twitter.com/Benji_dxb/statuses/1141104549660377089">1560895499.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="1fbfa" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="L12Q301573103783"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1141087906284658688" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@mrnickharvey I am saving this to use any time my depression threatens to overwhelm me. Your dads laugh is better t… https://t.co/TY2uUef75R</div> — ♡ 👩🏼 L a u r a, F e l i x 🐈 & J i n j a h 🐻♡ (@♡ 👩🏼 L a u r a, F e l i x 🐈 & J i n j a h 🐻♡)<a href="https://twitter.com/lozziepop89/statuses/1141087906284658688">1560891531.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="e1ae3" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2LO1NS1573103783"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1141073222445801477" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@mrnickharvey @pearlylondon This is great, you cannot beat the sound of laughter. I also had no idea that you can g… https://t.co/RemSvjYeCH</div> — Steve (@Steve)<a href="https://twitter.com/Buz180/statuses/1141073222445801477">1560888031.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<p>Hugo Catchpole, an Alexa Skills Developer who helped develop the noise, also got in touch with the family.<br></p><p>He wrote on Twitter: </p><blockquote><em>“Listening to Greg James talking about my Alexa fart skill on BBC Radio 1. I think I made him want to buy an Alexa smart speaker."</em></blockquote><p>Nick said: </p><blockquote><em>“When the boys heard themselves on Radio 1 they squealed with excitement. I suspect it's the first thing they told their friends at school.</em></blockquote><blockquote><em>“I popped to see Dad this morning and I told him how much joy his laughter was bringing to people. He was absolutely thrilled."</em></blockquote>
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