Rumours of Twitter‘s eventual demise might be casting a shadow over the entire network right now, but honestly, it’s not like Twitter could ever disappear COMPLETELY, because otherwise how the hell would Sydney even know when a storm was happening?
Yes, that’s right. On this muggy Friday afternoon we found ourselves once again living in a world where #sydneystorm was the number one trending topic in Australia.
That was partly because Sydney can barely cope with a light breeze without tweeting about it, and partly because an actual freaking lightening bolt hit Sydney Tower.
I was making a video when the lightning struck Sydney Tower!! #sydneystorm pic.twitter.com/WIPrmrY9ax
— Felipe (@felipex_) January 29, 2016
Sydney journo / future legend Mike Morrow managed to capture the inarguably iconic moment:
Straight-up perfection, no?
The pic was of course just dripping with ripeness for the photoshop treatment, and to be sure, ABC Sydney tweeted this mere minutes later.
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One of our FB fans James Musgrave has added a nice addition to the lightning photo by mikejmorrow #sydneystorm pic.twitter.com/LgwaI0IujF
— 702 ABC Sydney (@702sydney) January 29, 2016
Experiencing a heady mixture of ‘seizing the day’, ‘showing off’, and ‘avoiding deadlines’, a couple PEDESTRIAN.TV editors got in on the photoshop action:
The Tower Who Lived. #sydneystorm pic.twitter.com/4jelb1cvn9
— Cameron Tyeson (@camtyeson) January 29, 2016
pika…. pika…. CHUUUUU!!!!!!! #sydneystorm pic.twitter.com/mM2NX3Z3q6
— Alex Bruce-Smith (@alexbrucesmith) January 29, 2016
And, of course, do did a bunch of others.
Expecto patronum! Sydney spellbound by storms .. Details on @9NewsSyd at 6pm #sydneystorm #harrypotter #9news pic.twitter.com/SPjjI5U0O5
— Belinda Russell (@BelindaRuss) January 29, 2016
And here’s one by our own Gilbert Walden. #SydneyStorm pic.twitter.com/sLFg2akDIt
— Time Out Sydney (@SydneyTimeOut) January 29, 2016
Live #sydneystorm coverage (and city has had its equal 2nd most Jan days of 25mm or more): https://t.co/8eRl9unmbt pic.twitter.com/59oAEvjd2w
— Peter Hannam (@p_hannam) January 29, 2016
Ah, Sydney. Nothing brings us together more than some shitty weather and a photoshop battle, huh? Big love, happy weekend. #BlessUp.
Photos: Home-grown / Twitter.
