The vidiot
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Three identical space travellers must move together on a live television set, and transparent helmets leave no room for ordinary doubles. Video technician Don Hartley sees a chance to solve the problem for The Planeteers and win a promotion. During a break, he arranges three cameras with reverse scanning and an amplifier. A fallen paper clip fuses the circuits, producing a picture that reaches beyond the backdrop.
Hartley's experiment soon shows him places beyond the studio walls, turning a production trick into something far more valuable. His excitement collides with a clause that gives the network ownership of anything its employees invent. Ib Melchior builds this short science fiction story around practical television work, an accident, and a technician's determination to keep the reward for himself.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ib Melchior
- Reading time
- About 15 minutes
- Pages
- 13
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Short Story
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online