Tim Phillips Show, 8/21/26
6:10
A new survey by Pet's Table reveals that 23% of dog owners are open to trying their dog's food. Other findings:
-25% of dog owners would never try their dog's food
-16% of dog owners say they would try their dog’s food just once
-56% of dog parents feed their dogs straight from their own dinner plate
-52% of dog owners have made a home-cooked meal for their dog
-45% of dog owners say their dogs eat better than they do
6:30
Friday Flashback - MAGIC OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 1980
SAILING, TAKE YOUR TIME, EMOTIONAL RESCUE
1980
List of 1980 Major News Events in History
- US defeats Soviet Union in ice hockey in what was labeled the "Miracle on Ice"
- Mount St. Helens Eruption on May 18th in Washington killing 57.
- The Iran-Iraq war begins in September of 1980
- CNN (Cable News Network) began broadcasting on June 1st.
- 3M begins sales of it's latest product Post-It Notes invented by Arthur Fry and Spencer Silver.
- Former Beatle John Lennon is shot to death
- Severe Summer Heat Wave in Southern US Causes 1,117 deaths in 20 States
- US Passes "Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act" to tax high profits by oil companies
- Fire Destroys the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas
- The Killer Clown ( John Wayne Gacy Jr ) sentenced to death for the murder of 33 boys and young men.
- Millions of viewers tune into the TV soap opera Dallas to learn who shot lead character J.R. Ewing.
The Rubik’s Cube puzzle toy debuts internationally during January at a toy fair in London. The toy had been created by Erno Rubik in the 1970s and was first patented as the “Magic Cube” in Hungary in 1975. The colorful puzzle was soon picked up by Ideal Toys to develop the toy for a global market. After its introduction in early 1980, the Rubik’s Cube hit toy stores in May of that year. By the following year it was a huge success causing a worldwide craze. Competitions for who could solve the puzzle the fastest emerged and it still remains popular today.
First available Domestic Camcorders available in Japan
First Available Fax Machines in Japan
Release of Pac-Man arcade game
Cost of a gallon of Gas $1.19
Average cost new car $7,200.00
Ground Beef Lb $1.39
Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head $4.77
LCD Pendant Watch $34.95
Pontiac Firebird $5,992.00
Men's Casual Shirt $14.00
Magnavox VHS Recorder $699.00
VHS Home Movie Camera $1,599.00
Tomi Cosmic Combat Electronic Game $28.99
Mens 3 Piece Suit $89.95
3M begins sales of it's latest product Post-It Notes invented by Arthur Fry and Spencer Silver.
Popular Films
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Superman II
Nine to Five
Raging Bull
Coal Miner's Daughter
Popular TV
The Facts Of Life
General Hospital
Dallas
The Dukes Of Hazzard
Chips
7:15
At some point, every road trip turns into a debate over whether it would’ve been easier to just get on a plane. Apparently, where you live has a lot to do with when driving starts to feel like more trouble than flying.
A new Upgraded Points survey looks at how much time people are willing to spend behind the wheel before they’d rather fly. It asked more than 24-hundred Americans how long they’re willing to drive for a personal trip before flying starts to look like the better option and found:
On average, Americans say they’d drive up to nine hours and 39 minutes before choosing to fly.
But the cutoff varied by more than six hours depending on which state the person was from.
Cost and convenience matter too, with airfare being the biggest factor pushing people toward driving, while gas prices and concerns about car reliability can make flying look more appealing.
The states quickest to say “let’s just fly” and the point at which they’d choose to fly:
California: six hours, 24 minutes
Massachusetts: six hours, 55 minutes
Rhode Island: seven hours, 16 minutes
Texas: seven hours, 16 minutes
Illinois: seven hours, 38 minutes
At the other end, these states are much more comfortable with an all-day drive:
Idaho: 12 hours, 55 minutes
Montana: 12 hours, 42 minutes
Kentucky: 12 hours, 40 minutes
Missouri: 12 hours, 37 minutes
Maine: 12 hours, 35 minutes
The survey also asked what pushed people toward driving or flying. Those choosing to drive cited high airfare (75%), delays or cancellations (33%), layovers or connections (32%), and traveling with children or pets (31%), while those choosing to fly pointed to high gas prices (42%), concerns about car reliability (41%), heavy traffic (36%), and the possibility of needing an overnight stop (33%).
So there is no universal answer to how far is too far to drive. For some people, a full day behind the wheel is still preferable to an airport, while others are checking flight prices before lunch.
Source: Yahoo Finance
7:30
Tim's News You Can't Use
ScienceAlert says a new study reveals how when you eat can determine how long you live. Researchers studied 31,044 adults beginning in 1999. They found that later first meals were tied to a higher risk of death. Eating between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. gives people a 10% higher risk of death than if they eat between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m. That death risk number rises to 19% when a person eats between 10:00 a.m. and noon for the first time. It jumps to 29% after 12:00 p.m.
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Barrie 360 says Canada's biggest Summer fair, CNE, is going viral because of its food. The fair starts tomorrow as vendors will offer dill pickle-flavored coffee and Kraft mac and cheese smoothies. One vendor is selling warm waffle cones stuffed with sweet candy yams and homemade mac and cheese
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Parade magazine says the largest Ramen noodle maker, Cup Noodles, has unveiled a new Dorm Survival Kit. The kit costs $70 and includes a six-pack of Chicken Cup Noodles in exclusive college-themed sleeves. It also comes with an insulated electric kettle and a rapid egg cooker that can boil seven eggs in under 10 minutes. The sleeves have messages like "Do Not Touch" and "If This Is Missing, Ask My Roommate."
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Newser says a teen version of ChatGPT is rolling out. OpenAI says ChatGPT for Teens is for kids 13 to 17. It includes safeguards for suicide, self-harm, and romantic chats.
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The largest battery-electric plane ever built completed a successful maiden flight on a surprisingly tiny electric bill. The plane — called the X1 — took off from an airport in upstate New York, flew entirely on battery power for 27 minutes, and reached an altitude of 1100 feet. Along the way, the test flight consumed less than $5 worth of electricity. Heart Aerospace, the Swedish startup company behind the X1, hopes this milestone paves the way for its commercial ES-30 model, which is a 30-seat hybrid-electric plane aimed at flying regional hopper routes by 2031.
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Tomorrow (Saturday) is a big day in the world of robotics as the second annual World Humanoid Robot Games kick off in Beijing at one of the venues that hosted the Olympics in 2008. The five-day event will feature 2056 humanoid machines and over 1600 teams from 16 countries competing in 51 events, including:
long jump
endurance running
sprinting
weightlifting
tug-of-war
table tennis
freestyle combat
robot soccer
dance
While the Robot Games are sure to be a spectacle, these aren’t exhibition stunts. Instead, the organizers stress that the competition is a deliberate push to move humanoid robots from sideshow gadgets to machines that can perform in real-world environments.
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Business Insider says a Richmond, Texas woman was recently splashed when an Amazon drone dropped a package into her pool. Lindsey Austen says she did not order the drone option. The box was wet, but the items inside were not damaged. The box contained dry cat food and shoe insoles. Austen said, "We're living in the Jetsons era."
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KSAT says a San Antonio bull, named Moodini, recently escaped from his home. He roamed a Walmart parking lot. Officers coaxed him into a green space after a short chase. Moodini briefly walked into an underground drainage tunnel before officers got him out. Moodini's owner was identified and claimed him. Cops plan to cite him.
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United Press International says an escaped sheep recently boarded a parked bus in Germany and remained on it while it went through a giant-sized car wash. The sheep reportedly wandered away from its pasture before discovering that the bus had been left unlocked. He was eventually discovered by the bus driver during a walk-through. The sheep was quickly returned to his owner thanks to a plastic tag on his ear that identified him.
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A late-night snack run cost one Louisiana man far more than the $19.88 he tried to skip paying. The Shreveport Police Department said the trouble started around 12:34 a.m. on Saturday, when officers responded to a Circle K on Olive Street. A clerk reported that a man had grabbed several bakery items, filled a fountain drink, and walked out without paying. The haul included three packages of small donuts, two packages of honey buns, a package of pound cake, and the drink, all worth $19.88. Officers searched the area but came up empty at first; however, while police were still nearby, the man returned to the same store and was quickly detained. Officers identified him as 18-year-old John Alex Jordan and linked him to a recent burglary at the Elks Lodge, plus an outstanding theft warrant. He was charged with theft and simple burglary. Police had some fun online with his decision to return to the scene.
