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[–] 63 points 3 years ago (10 children)

This is very different from the old sky writing. Is there a giant computer controlled bar that releases the smoke at the right time?

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  • [–] 43 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    It's called skytyping. It's more expensive than regular skywriting because it needs 5 planes but it's easier to read.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    i expected it to be like a long bar with exits you can open and close by computer and that way you could then control it.. isn't 5 planes a bit complicated?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    I thought so too but googling for it confirms they use 5 planes.

    First company to do it with a single plane towing a long bar will be able to undercut the competition.

    Or, unmanned drones.

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  • [–] 20 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    It uses multiple aligned planes (or perhaps drones at this point?) and yes, it is all computer-controlled.

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  • [–] 54 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    i don't want to be THAT guy, but the companies that operate these planes have done silly things like this in the past, because we will talk about it, and someone will then book it for his birthday

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  • [–] 21 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I prefer to be aware of when I’m being advertised to, so I personally appreciate you for keeping that mindset for us.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago

    I prefer to be aware of when I’m being advertised to

    Always. the answer is always. Because even when you're not actively consuming any media, the advertisements (including more subtle things like product placements and viral marketing like this) have already been absorbed and are doing their thing.

    Sorry. 😬

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Nothing wrong with that guy. Awareness is a good tool for everyone to have.

    Pointing out what it is doesn't necessarily carry judgment with it, it's just facts, and you can use them however you like.

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  • [–] 22 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Stuff like this makes my day bearable

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (3 children)

    A millionaire spending fuck you money to sky type deez nuts? Weird.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    If it's a half hour job, 5 planes x $200/hr (conservatively high) x 1/2 hour = maybe $500... And very likely by the company that owns them to get people to talk about it.

    Actually a really cheap ad in that case. I'd rather something funny in the sky than yet another annoying ad (costing way more wasted money) on TV...

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    You realize Google is a thing, correct?

    Skytyping can cost more than regular skywriting, starting at $25,000. Skytyping uses five planes instead of one, but it's a more accurate form of aerial advertising that ensures legibility. A personal skywriting message can cost upwards of $6,000–$8,000, depending on where the few skywriting planes are located at the time you want the message written. Skywriting rates are generally charged per flight hour. A one-hour flight over a major city can cost anywhere from $500 to $5,000.

    Again, very few non fuck you money are spending 5k at the low end on deeze nuts. Conservativly high 🤦‍♂️

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    You're not wrong, but think of the number of people this brought joy to.

    Is it wasteful? Sure. Is it a bit of a face slap to people living paycheck to paycheck, assuming they're even that well off? Sure. But is it a net negative? Who can say? Unlike most fuck-you-money splurges, this one probably at least lightened some people's days for a moment, and that's not nothing.

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    [–] 19 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    "Hey man, you see deez nutz in the sky yesterday?"

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  • [–] 17 points 3 years ago

    Proud of them

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago

    How about FUCK U/SPEZ instead? That'd be hilarious.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago

    I like how the smoke is just a bunch of little poofs. It makes me imagine the pilot pretended to fart and giggle every time.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago

    Something just needs to be expressed.

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    Someone

    A hero. The words you meant to use are "A hero"

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    When did skywriting go from analog to digital?

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago

    Some things just need to be said.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago

    You're underestimating the number of people with money and lots of time in their hand. There are people who dont have to do 9-5 to pay rent or mortgage. They were born with fuck you money.

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  • 100% worth it

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Can you imagine how many people got GOT that day. Next they will be writting "no u" and half the male population will cum in their pants intuitively

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    oh its 5 planes? I thought this was some kind of laser that somehow activated the sky's icecrystals like .... sigh .... "chem"trails. (they are not 'chem' trails, they are atmospheric disturbances caused by planes)

    couldn't drones do this?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

    Most of them are 5 planes. But you could do this with one plane "printing" out 5 rows of clouds. It could be a drone printing them out very close, or a manned plane further away.

    It could also be photoshop.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    It's all downhill from here Humanity

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    How does one do this? Asking for a friend.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    @TesterJ This is fantastic!

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Sure they did.

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    [–] -2 points 3 years ago

    LA sucks ass

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