Trucker’s Amazing Feat With Teabag

A driver who successfully manoeuvred a massive articulated lorry in order to drop a teabag into a glass of hot water has become internationally famous with friend requests from around the world. Johan Groteboer, 49, who is from the region of Twente in the eastern Netherlands said he did the video with a pal as a joke and was “completely stunned“ when he posted it and woke up the next day to find thousands of comments. The incredible video shows the massive 25-metre (82-foot) vehicle reversing backwards until the teabag hanging from an indicator is exactly above a glass of hot water sitting on a traffic cone, after which the suspension is lowered, dropping the teabag neatly into the middle of the glass. He told Zenger News: “I had friend requests from China, Japan, Austria, Italy and Norway. I am still stunned at the reception, but I must admit it’s getting a bit out of hand now.“ He said he had only decided, as a bit of fun, to take part in the “teabag challenge“ which originated in Finland and is popular
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