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When an ABC TV reporter shot a weather segment, no one was aware that Facebook’s augmented reality effects were turned on, which hilariously turned it into a comedic weather report that has gone viral; plus, more of today’s weather news and forecast.
It was supposed to be a simple one-minute live shot from Asheville, North Carolina, focused on the county’s first big snowfall of the season. The report was going out through Facebook live, but unbeknownst to anyone, Facebook’s augmented reality effects, commonly called face filters, were turned on.
The report was then transformed into an unintentional comedy.
As the report was broadcast live, WLOS ABC 13 anchor Justin Hinton gave a serious and sincere weather report, all the while having no idea that viewers were seeing his face more through a series of augmented reality effects. The seriousness of the news anchor only made the report more hysterical!
The reporter’s face shifted from having giant googly eyes, into a cat-face right out of the play “Cats.” His face continued to morph: a pink mustache appeared, then a space helmet, and then he transformed into a wizard complete with a beard and the requisite pointed wizard’s hat.
The report went out live showing all the quirky facial alterations and quickly went viral. On the bright side, it was pure comedy gold, and will forever be one of the monumental moments in broadcast news fails!
If you’ve been searching for how to quit smoking, a pandemic of the coronavirus could help you out. How? Through isolation.
People who live in areas that have heavy winter snow often end up isolated due to the weather. The weather sometimes helps them kick their smoking habit, or at least slows it down, as it’s difficult to travel and buy more cigarettes if they haven’t fully stocked up in preparation.
Similarly, a pandemic outbreak of the coronavirus could also isolate people, especially if authorities tell people to remain home.
Without access to purchase cigarettes, your answer on how to quit smoking will happen by default – you can’t get any cigarettes. You’ll be forced to quit, at least unwillingly, for a time.
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