these are just skittles. all right. time for our favorite story of the day. and it s sure to raise some eyebrows. can you raise your eyebrow? yeah. don t you hate it when you re at the bar when there is no what do you mean? like i said, a long line to buy beer at the bar. how about a beer vending machine? i love it. sit back, grab a glass, while the bbc s judith moritz explains. skittles during the show? uh-huh. reporter: self-service seems to be all the rage these days. you can use a cash machine instead of seeing the bank clerk. the automated till instead of paying a check-out assistant. and a vending machine instead of buying from the shopkeeper. and now the bar man could find himself replaced by this. it s a self-service beer pump. you buy a top-up swipe card from the bar and then help yourself to a maximum of four pints until your credit runs out. it s the brainchild of this landlord in barnsley. it s 15 pence a pint cheaper