Open Post: Hosted By The Moment A Meteorologist Discovered He Had A Touchscreen

August 7, 2022 / Posted by: Vanessa

For the technologically challenged, newfangled computers and other machinery can be awfully stressful. How am I supposed to know the difference between RAM and ROM?! My knowledge is limited to “googling computers for dummies” when I can’t understand the witchcraft that goes on behind my screen. There are dozens of us out there including meteorologist Greg Dutra. While he might know everything there is to know about cumulonimbus clouds, he apparently isn’t as familiar with touchscreens.

Greg was doing his usual weather report for a local Chicago station, when he mistakenly touched the screen behind him. To his pleasant surprise, it moved. Taken aback by the magic of the touchscreen, he tried it once again to see if it was real. And wouldya know it, it was! Greg’s excitement was so infectious that one of the anchors, Terrell Brown, got up from his desk to test it out as well and subsequently broke into hysterics. Here’s the revelatory moment:

This wasn’t in the training manual! @TBrownABC7 @valwarnertv and I go OFF THE RAILS when I discovered the TV is a touch screen while on-air on @ABC7Chicago 😂 pic.twitter.com/almrdxqz3d

— Greg Dutra (@DutraWeather) August 4, 2022

Greg’s tweet went viral on Twitter, Reddit, and beyond as people loved the two professional TV people’s wholesome reaction:

This is hilarious 😂 pic.twitter.com/Nyq8hIkm0Y

— Mike Scantlin (@theScantman) August 4, 2022

Technology is impressive indeed. I was under the impression meteorologists used a green screen to display the weather. Looks like a little kid opening his first Christmas gift. Wish I was there for that. 😂

— MJ Brewer (@TheMovieM8niac) August 4, 2022

About his newfound fame, Greg only had this to say:

Well this blew up 😂

I’ve got nothing to sell or plug except be nice to those around you. Everyone’s going through something 👍

— Greg Dutra (@DutraWeather) August 4, 2022

We don’t often get wholesome news, so this is a breath of fresh air. As Greg says in the video, “It’s a great day!” So, enjoy YOUR day and don’t be too scared of using that touchscreen in McDonald’s! (Or maybe do. They’re kind of gross).

Pic: Twitter

Tags: Open Post, Wholesome Content

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