Skatecasting is an innovative service for news delivery. It begins with the training of a broadcaster to wear a single skate on their head and to learn how to skate around upside down, their arms outstretched for balance. A small ink delivery system allows the resulting line made in the ice to take on either a red or black appearance for clarity. As the latest reports of global events are relayed to our skatecaster, they are filmed gliding around the rink, forming a string of scripted words behind them, as they make the latest head line news.
-- xenzag, Dec 02 2005

Invention? Or just a pun?
-- Minimal, Dec 02 2005


I'm bunning this for the invention within a semi-invention of the ice-skate with an ink delivery system.
-- hidden truths, Dec 02 2005


Corduroy pillows: They're making headlines.
-- fridge duck, Dec 02 2005


[fridge duck] ha

(longest punchline-/laughter-response delay ever?)

Two points:
1) That BMW advert where the car skids around painting pictures with its 'ink delivery system'
and
2) When ancient civilisations depicted unpleasantness (war, famine etc) i.e. multiple deaths - it was often by way of upside down people - I wonder if there remains any cultural resonance here - but would prefer good news delivered right side up please.
-- zen_tom, May 30 2009


//That BMW advert where the car skids around painting pictures with its 'ink delivery system'// I've seen that advert, but it's recent, and I put this up four years ago.

Interesting about the upside down people linked to bad news... certainly didn't realise that.
-- xenzag, May 30 2009


Oh I was just wondering whether the ad-guys read the HB - I'm sure Dave Gorman does.
-- zen_tom, May 30 2009



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