1 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:10,759 Callaroga Shark Media. I'm Johnny Mack with five Good News Stories. So starting 2 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:14,720 this week, the plan Tuesday and Thursday five good News Christmas Stories with Aster 3 00:00:14,919 --> 00:00:17,879 and Me. The other days. There wasn't a plan to do Fridays, 4 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,600 but so many new listeners have jumped on board Welcome, so I thought I'd 5 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:26,440 do another episode on this Friday. As you know, the noise of chomping 6 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:30,039 on chips can be irritating, especially if it's in your ear on a zoom 7 00:00:30,039 --> 00:00:35,479 call. Well, good news Dorrito's is on this. They've created Dorrito's Silence, 8 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:40,000 a crunch cancelation software that removes the sound of chewing from voice chat, 9 00:00:40,079 --> 00:00:44,840 zoom or any call that uses headphones. Dylan is the lead developer at Smooth 10 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:48,560 Technology, who work with Doritos, and Dylan says it works on anything that 11 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,399 accepts a microphone. So I could sit here and eat chips while doing the 12 00:00:51,399 --> 00:00:54,840 podcast. Let'd be Neat, The chief marketing officer over at Pepsi COO, 13 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:58,439 which owns Dorito, says crunch is one of the most distracting features that could 14 00:00:58,479 --> 00:01:03,399 throw someone off their game. Dorito surveyed more than three thousand people, including 15 00:01:03,399 --> 00:01:06,719 people in China, India, Portugal, Britain, and the United States, 16 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:08,879 and found the gamers like the snack while playing. All right, so this 17 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,359 isn't really about the office. It's about those gamers, and they find the 18 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:17,400 sounds of other people snacking distracting. Of the two hundred people surveyed in the 19 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:21,480 US, ninety percent snack while gaming, and the majority said chips are the 20 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:26,079 most bothersome noise. In twenty eighteen, the former chief executive of PepsiCo claimed 21 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:30,040 that Dorito's was developing a chip for women, which was intended to be a 22 00:01:30,079 --> 00:01:34,159 low crunch alternative. There was backlash online and Pepsi said, Ah, those 23 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:37,560 a misunderstanding. We're totally not making just for what are you talking about? 24 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,519 And more good news. While the AI software is trained exclusively on Dourrito's, 25 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,840 it'll work on other crunch sounds. A new helmet aims to reduce concussions and 26 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,920 surfers, and it's gone viral on TikTok. After a personal surfing injury, 27 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:55,599 Davon was inspired to create an innovative helmet designed to reduce concussions. He found 28 00:01:55,599 --> 00:01:59,680 existing helmets on the market are bulky and undattractive, more suited for a professional 29 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:04,040 surfer. The surf Skull aims to provide a low profile, stylish, and 30 00:02:04,079 --> 00:02:07,599 affordable option for leisure surfers, starting at just fifty eight bucks. That sounds 31 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:09,400 quite reasonable to me and I don't surf, but that doesn't sound like a 32 00:02:09,439 --> 00:02:14,439 crazy amount of money. Surfers are increasingly at risk for concussions to the growing 33 00:02:14,439 --> 00:02:17,400 popularity of the sport and crowded lineups. The surf Skull is designed to resemble 34 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:22,479 a bucket hat and it features a bump cap insert for protection. It's also 35 00:02:22,479 --> 00:02:27,439 available in baseball cap style. Good news, some new bio hybrid microbots could 36 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:31,360 remove micro and nanoplastics from aquatic environments. Z's oceans, rivers, and other 37 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:36,120 bodies of water on Earth have become increasingly polluted over the past decades. This 38 00:02:36,199 --> 00:02:40,159 threatens the survival of many aquatic species. Researchers in the Czech Republic recently developed 39 00:02:40,199 --> 00:02:46,280 bio hybrid micro robots. These robots integrate biological materials, specifically algae, with 40 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:52,479 environmentally friendly materials that respond to external magnetic fields. One of the scientists said, 41 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:57,120 our micro robots demonstrated remarkable removal efficiency, achieving a high success rate of 42 00:02:57,199 --> 00:03:01,280 ninety two percent for nanoplastics and seventy percent from microplastics. Good news if you're 43 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,879 cold. The Dutch have figured out how to keep your warm. Oh, 44 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:08,360 and it involves the toilet. A housing corporation in Amsterdam is planning what is 45 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:14,560 believed to be the first sewer warmth project that will tap into a main distridge 46 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:19,240 sewage pipe to warm sixteen hundred existing social and student homes. Sorry, kids, 47 00:03:19,599 --> 00:03:21,919 they saw a photo of the street. It was covered with snow, 48 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,360 except for the manhole covers. All had no snow. Drew and Rodenmachers, 49 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,400 the project leader, and said, even when there's snow in the winter, 50 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,039 the sewer's warm. Warm sewage water flows twenty four hours a day and we 51 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:35,800 should capture it. This can happen wherever there's a big sewage pipe. The 52 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,680 warmth comes from showers, the toilet, waste water from washing, from the 53 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:40,840 dishwasher, from the washing machine. Together, it all gets throughout the year 54 00:03:40,919 --> 00:03:45,400 a temperature between fifteen and eighteen degrees celsius. And we're going to make a 55 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:47,400 bypass around the main sewer, put a heat exchange around it and bring it 56 00:03:47,439 --> 00:03:52,120 to the houses and the insulated pipes. Does it smell I'm wondering too. 57 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:53,840 Do I know the answer of that one? No? Do I have a 58 00:03:53,879 --> 00:03:58,479 guess? Yes? What is your guess? Yes? And like everything, 59 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,240 there's a catch twenty two. The scientists tells us you can't reduce the temperature 60 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:05,639 there too much because purification works with bacteria. It's a biological process, and 61 00:04:05,639 --> 00:04:10,479 if the bacteria get cold, they won't work as hard and our water will 62 00:04:10,479 --> 00:04:15,240 be less well purified. I'm not sure about this plan. Well, good 63 00:04:15,319 --> 00:04:17,800 news. Remember those sheep that you lost eight years ago? We found them. 64 00:04:17,959 --> 00:04:21,240 A trio of sheep in Australia have been found in the bush in Victoria, 65 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:26,839 eight years after surviving a truck rollover. The sheep are named the Three 66 00:04:26,879 --> 00:04:30,680 Amigos Ned Kelly, Mad Dad Morgan and Harry Power. They've been on the 67 00:04:30,759 --> 00:04:34,319 run for eight years in the Wombat State Forest. After many sightings from the 68 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:39,399 public, the team at the Edgar's Mission Animal Sanctuary was able to pluck them 69 00:04:39,399 --> 00:04:42,399 out one at a time. During their eight years in the wild, it 70 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,519 is believed they had plenty of access to grass and water, so there's no 71 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,360 sign of malnutrition. Mad Dag Morgan his wooly coat. He needs a little 72 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:53,519 cleaning up. A visit from the shearer is on the way. The folks 73 00:04:53,519 --> 00:04:56,439 at the shelters say when the sheep reunited for the first time, they clearly 74 00:04:56,519 --> 00:04:59,079 knew one another after a month apart. It was like, hey, dude, 75 00:04:59,079 --> 00:05:01,240 what took you so long. That's your five good news stories for today. 76 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:04,120 If you like this program, tell somebody about it. Maybe they'll like 77 00:05:04,199 --> 00:05:08,360 it too. If you are new, welcome Aboard. Will take the weekend 78 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:12,000 off and we'll come back Monday with regular and Tuesday will be Christmas Stories. 79 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:13,480 Have a great weekend.