Bobi the world's oldest dog stripped of world record! (Breaking/Bonus)
It's Breaking News! Join us as we explore the curious case of Bobi, the Portuguese mastiff whose claim to ancient fame was revoked by the record keepers at Guinness. Was Bobi really the Methuselah of mutts, or just a pup in old dog's clothing? We'll...
It's Breaking News!
Join us as we explore the curious case of Bobi, the Portuguese mastiff whose claim to ancient fame was revoked by the record keepers at Guinness. Was Bobi really the Methuselah of mutts, or just a pup in old dog's clothing? We'll dive into the evidence, or lack thereof, that led to this canine controversy
.Next up, we're jumping over to the equestrian world where Olympic medalist Shane Rose's choice of 'mankini' attire has him trotting into trouble. We'll discuss whether this wardrobe mishap may have galloped him out of the running for Paris 2024
.On a more heartwarming note, we'll discuss the groundbreaking MiniTouch prosthetic limb, which is redefining human touch for amputees, and how it's restoring the warmth of connection for a man in Italy.
And if you think all that's wild, wait until we recount the high-flying rescue of flamingo eggs at 30,000 feet by Alaska Airlines' flight attendant Amber May, proving that sometimes, the sky's the limit for compassion.Lastly, we'll address the soggy situation of iPhones in the rain and why Apple thinks the rice trick is less treat and more trick.
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Kalaroga Shark Media. Hey it's Johnny
Mack with four good news stories and one
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not so good. Gotta update you
on Bobi the Dog. Remember Bobi the
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dog that was thirty one years old? Well, Guinness says that they no
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longer have the evidence needed to prove
that Bobi was as old as claimed.
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In a statement, the Guinness World
Records say that they had concluded it no
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longer has the evidence it needs to
support Bobe's claim as the record holder.
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It had been claimed Bobie was thirty
one years five months, a dog's life
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spanning about two hundred and twenty years
if you convert to human years. The
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previous record holder was Bluey, an
Australian cattle dog who died in nineteen thirty
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nine, aged twenty nine years and
five months. So I guess Blue is
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back to being the record holder here. Right after Bobi was crowned, veterinarian
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experts asked, uh, yeah you
sure here? Online photographs of Bobie in
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ninety ninety nine suggested he had different
colored pause to the dog that died in
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Portugal last year. Skeptics pointed out
although Bobe's age had been registered on Portugal's
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national pet database that was based on
the owner's self certification, and they only
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started chipping pets in two thousand and
eight. Genetic testing established that Bobi was
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old, but not exactly how old. Danny Chambers of the Royal College of
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Veterinary Surgeons said that of the eighteen
thousand members of the Veterinary Voices group that
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he runs, not a single one
of his colleagues believe Bobi was actually thirty
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one years old. He said,
that's the equivalent of a human living at
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over two hundred years old, which
given our current medical capabilities, is completely
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implausible. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. No concrete evidence has been provided to
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prove his age. Mark McKinley of
GWR says we take tremendous pride ensuring as
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best we can the accuracy and integrity
of all our record titles. Falling concerns
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is raised by vets and other experts, both privately as well as within public
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commentary and the findings of investigations conducted
by some meat outlets, we felt it
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important to open a review into Bobie's
record. All right, while I've got
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you here for this bonus episode,
let's see what else I can tell you
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about. An Olympic equestrian metallist has
been sidelined for wearing risque manchini uh at
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a questrian. It may have jeopardized
his spot at the twenty twenty four Olympics
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after he wore a borat like mankini
during a recent event. Shane Rose has
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been sidelined by Equestrian in Australia for
wearing the outfit during a show jumpy fancy
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dress event at the Wallaby Hill Extravaganza. Darren Gosher is the chief executive of
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Equestrian in Australia. He told The
Sydney Morning Herald that complaints were made over
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Rose's outfit, as he said,
there were concerns raised about it. Whether
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it's one complaint or one thousand,
we have an obligation to review it.
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Received a letter with concerns and it
was also sent to Sports Integrity Australia.
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We have an obligation under our Code
of Conduct review if that happens. He
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hasn't been sanctioned and he hasn't been
suspended. He's been stood down from the
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competition while review and we've committed to
getting their view done this week. I'll
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keep you updated on that. Huh, Shane told the Herald my phone went
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nuts no pun after the event with
people laughing in things. But I've been
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told there was only one lady,
and I think the words she showed were
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concerned, not a formal complaint.
With a bit of luck, this will
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all be a laugh in a few
days we can all move on. I
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wore a costume which you could see
at a theme park or a beach.
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Potentially no one has done it on
a horse, but there you go.
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I think I'm a good person and
I do a lot for the sport and
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for people in different situations. I
don't feel like I've done anything particularly bad.
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In hindsight, I should have rethought
what I did at the time,
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but I thought it was a bit
of fun. Hopefully in a couple of
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days we can all move on.
The first ever prosthetic limb that allows the
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wearer to sense temperature and feel the
warmth of another person has been created.
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It's called the Mini Touch device that
allows amputees to perceive and respond to temperature.
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It works by transmitting thermal information from
the fingertip of the prosthetic hand to
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the wearer's residual arm. Using the
device, an Italian man who's been an
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amputee for thirty years has been able
to differentiate between hot and cold objects with
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one hundred percent accuracy. That's awesome, Fabrizio said. It was a very
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strong emotion for me. It was
like reactivating a connection with someone. The
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long term goal here is to make
a system where the user can tell if
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something is soft or hot, or
hard and cold. They aim to offer
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a richer and more natural perception of
the tactile world. That's great. Alaskan
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Airlights flight attendant Amber May has had
a couple weird requests over the years.
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Recently, she was asked to keep
some flamingo eggs warm. Via statement,
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She said, a passenger rang the
call button and asked if I would keep
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some eggs warm. The passenger turned
out to be a zookeeper from Seattle.
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She was transporting six flamingo eggs and
an incubator, but the incubator stopped working
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with several hours to go in the
flight, flight attendant Amber May filled rubber
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gloves with warm water. The zookeeper
used that as a makeshift nest to keep
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the eggs warm. May continue to
supply water filled gloves as needed throughout the
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entire flight. A few months later, May received a call from the zoo
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and was invited to name one of
the flamingos. She'd chose Sunny, which
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was also the name of her granddaughter
that had recently been worn. May and
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granddaughter Sonny were invited to come see
the flamingos, and baby Sonny got to
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meet her namesake up close. Good
news. If your iPhone got wet.
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You may have heard the hack where
you put it in a bag of rice.
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I've actually done that and had that
work. But Apple says, no,
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no, no, no, no, don't do that. Okay Apple,
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I'll listening, and what's the deal? Because I did the rice thing
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and it worked. Those are us
crazy people that believe the rice things say.
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The hope is that he grains will
absorb the water industry of your phone
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working condition. However, and Apple
support note explicitly warns against this hack.
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Always listen to Apple over Johnny Mack. Apple says, if your phone notifies
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you with liquid detected in USBC connector
were similar notifications saying something along the lines
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of charging not available, you should
not put the device in rice. All
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right, don't do that. Apple
says that could allow small particles to damage
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your phone. Presumably these small particles
are rice. The company also advises against
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using an external heat source or compressed
air or dry your device like you know,
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sometimes you might know some stupid person
who's used a hair dryer on a
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phone. I mean, what kind
of eddie would do that, right?
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I mean you'd have to be pretty
stupid to try that, right. Apple
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also, don't insert foreign object into
the connector. What's a foreign object?
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Uh, A paper towel or a
cotton bud. I don't know what you
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thought it was. Apple recommends unplugging
any cables from your device and waiting until
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they are completely dry. Tap your
iPhone gently against your hand with the connector
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facing down to remove excess liquid.
After at least thirty minutes, try charging
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it. Apple says if the alert
continues to pop up, it's worth leaving
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your phone in a dry area with
some airflow for up to a day.
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Let me to save you some time. You're gonna wind up at the Apple
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store. They're gonna be all nice
to you. They're gonna take it in
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the back. They're gonna come back
and tell you your phone is fried and
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you're gonna wind up buying a new
phone. How do you know that,
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Johnny Mac. Maybe that's happened to
me, who knows. But if you
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think I'd try a hair dryer,
you'd be crazy. You'd be stupid to
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do that. Yeah, that's your
five good new stories for TAYO four.
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Anyway, I guess we'll have to
see who the oldest living dog is.
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Now, get on that giin us. All right, that was a bonus
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episode. I'll be back tomorrow on
our normal Monday, Wednesday, Friday pattern.
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Just wanted to let you know about
Bobie. See you in the morning.