A player of Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, Xbox One, iOS) posted a video on Reddit claiming that his trained fly “Larry” wins a round of Fortnite. What is this about?
What happened? Reddit user Bailo167 uploaded a video to Reddit. In it, you see a housefly tied to a PS4 controller with a string. While the insect frantically buzzes around the analog stick, you can clearly see on the screen that a round of Fortnite: Battle Royale is being won with a final shot.
Did a tiny insect just win a battle royale game?
Can flies really play Fortnite: Battle Royale?
According to Reddit user Bailo167, the fly is his pet and is named Larry. Bailo167 trained it to play Fortnite like a pro and win!
That’s fake! Sure! In the video, you can clearly see that the fly is actually just helplessly buzzing around the stick and not moving it. The strength of a simple housefly is never enough for that. And complex battle royale games like Fortnite far exceed the cognitive capacities of insects!
How did he do that? Bailo167 probably tied the fly to a spare controller and likely played with another DualShock controller in the background and secured the win.
Why would someone do that? The Reddit user likely wanted to generate attention and upvotes on Reddit with his action. And he seems to have succeeded. His post with the bizarre fly video received over 12,000 upvotes at the time of this article.
holy shit my pet fly Larry just got his first win! from r/FortNiteBR
What do you think about the fly action in Fortnite? Funny or crazy?
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