Hello Rock

''When I was a boy, you wrote, you wrote 'G’day' on a rock, and you threw it at your best mate. - Alt Schwift X'' A hello rock is a communications medium dating back period prior to the development of human speech (c. 100,000 BC) to facilitate the short-distance delivery of brief messages, primarily greetings. It is regarded as a early example of Lithic technology. The medium took the form of a rock or stone, which was marked with umber or charcoal. They were typically thrown at the intended recipient, specifically at their head, which is theorised as a means of gaining their attention, as well as conveying the message inscribed upon the rock.

Notable Users

 * Alt Schwift X - The famous Nuclear Glass-Bowl Snowboarding Instructor, is known to have used Hello Rocks to communicate in his youth.
 * Hammond Port - Prime Minister of Dunedin, suffered a traumatic head injury as the result of a communication attempt with a Hello Rock.
 * SchwiftySquwad - Uses the term, though not the physical object, as a general concept of greeting each other, especially in the elaborate initiation ritual. An artistic interpretation was presented on the SchwiftySquwad youtube channel.