Radio Recap (Wednesday 05/27/20)

Bible Trivia Question:

What did Jonathan do to let David know to run for his life from Saul?
A. Shot an arrow into the air 
B. Set off fireworks into the night
C. Blew a trumpet
D. Rang a brass bell


In The News:


- National Cellophane Tape Day. It could be a sticky situation on May 27th as we recognize National Cellophane Tape Day. It is hard to imagine where we would be without this invention. How would we wrap our Christmas and birthday gifts? Also known as invisible tape or Scotch Tape. Richard Gurley Drew invented the invisible tape in 1930.

- Crocs are back - and the coronavirus pandemic is part of the reason why. Sales of the distinctive plastic clogs shot up 14 percent in March and April, despite retail stores closing and clothing sales dropping across the board. So what's the secret? People are working from home! Crocs might be ugly, but they're comfortable - perfect to wear around the house if not to the office. As the Wall Street Journal put it, "Crocs are the perfect shoes to wear when no one can see you wear them".

- Google Cow problems. Google hardly ever goes down. It has teams of people and advanced technology to pinpoint even the slightest blip in services to fix them before they become bigger problems. But the team was recently baffled by a series of frequent short outages on a segment of Google’s powerful network in Oregon. It turns out that the cause of these outages was a herd of cows. The cows were grazing on land underneath Google’s high-speed fiber cables. One of those cables had fallen to the ground and every time a cow stepped on that cable, the engineers saw a glitch.

- House Color Survey. Home owners in Portland, Oregon decided to utilize the ‘wisdom of crowds‘ to help them choose their next house color. Fellow residents walking by their house were greeted with a friendly lawn sign asking for help via a digital survey they could access by scanning a QR code. The QR takes voters to a Google Form. Colors include: rocky mountain; wild orchid; in good taste; blessed blue; and it’s well.

- National Grape Popsicle Day, celebrating the 1905 invention of the Popsicle! In San Francisco, California, in 1905, 11-yr-old Frank Epperson was outside on his porch, mixing water with a white powdered flavoring to make soda. Upon going inside, he left it there on the porch with the stirring stick still in it. That night the temperature reached a record low and the following morning, Frank discovered the drink had frozen to the stick. Years later, in 1922, Epperson introduced his treat at a fireman’s ball where it was a huge success. Then in 1923, he made and sold his frozen treat-on-a-stick at an amusement park in Alameda, California. Epperson applied for a patent in 1924 for his frozen confectionery, which he called “Epsicle” ice pop. He then renamed it “Popsicle“. Popsicles are one of summertime’s favorite treats for kids of all ages. National Grape Popsicle Day honors one of the most popular flavors!

- Disney World To Reopen. Walt Disney World is preparing to present it's reopening strategy before an Orange County task force. A move that many thought would be coming soon after businesses in their Disney Springs section began reopening its doors just last week. Currently Disney is central Florida's largest employer with 77,000 employees. Their cross-town competition Universal Orlando has already presented their plan to reopen on June 5.

- Denmark Lovers. Denmark will start allowing people from neighboring nations to cross the border to visit their boyfriends or girlfriends. One weird catch: At the border, they essentially have to prove their love. They can bring along a photo or a love letter, according to authorities. Those comments caused a bit of stir over privacy, prompting Denmark’s Justice Minister to tone things down a bit: “If you say, you are in a relationship and put it in writing, that is enough.” Under the guidelines, only couples who previously met regularly in person are supposed to be eligible.

- Flying Turtles. Sounds like something from Mario Kart. A Georgia driver is warning motorists after a turtle came flying through her windshield on the highway near Savannah. Lotonya Lark wrote on Facebook: “Beware, Savannah, of flying turtle[s].” She included a photo of the reptile lodged in shattered glass. The turtle smashed through her windshield — just inches away from her brother. Police said they don’t know how the creature became airborne, but Lark suspects that it was struck by the car in front of her and sent flying into the air.

- Burglars’ Keys Swiped. In Denmark two unidentified men broke into a home and began hauling stuff out to their car. A passerby noticed what was going on and confronted them, insisting that they return the stolen property. When they refused, he simply snatched the keys to their car. They called the cops to report that someone had taken the keys to their car. Officers quickly realized what was going on and placed the burglars under arrest.

- On this day in 1939: DC Comics published its second superhero in Detective Comics #27 — Batman.




Fun Fact:

What was invented in the late 1700s as a method of saving people from burning buildings? The parachute! #funfact




Matt's Musing:

It's amazing the things I can remember, when I don't need to remember anything... #musing




Matt's Pick Song:

“Hold Me While I Cry” by karen Peck & New River

Bible Trivia Answer:

A. Shot an arrow into the air (1 Samuel 20:20)