Cybertruck Fire Risk, Free Subway Subs, and Roads That Heal Themselves

In this episode of Nina's What's Trending:

• A new report suggests the Tesla Cybertruck is 17 times more likely to have a fire-related fatality than the infamous Ford Pinto. (Read more)
• Subway is offering a buy-one-get-one-free deal on footlong sandwiches through its app for Valentine’s Day. (Read more)
• Researchers have developed a self-healing asphalt that can repair its own cracks over time, potentially reducing pothole-related road damage. (Read more)

A recent report claims that the Tesla Cybertruck has a significantly higher risk of fire-related fatalities than the notorious Ford Pinto, which became infamous for its tendency to explode in rear-end collisions. With a full year of data available, multiple Cybertruck fire incidents—including fatal ones—have raised serious safety concerns. (Read more)

Meanwhile, Subway is celebrating Valentine’s Day with a buy-one-get-one-free deal on footlong sandwiches, available exclusively through the app. The promotion starts on February 10, giving customers a chance to grab an extra sub for free. (Read more)

In infrastructure news, researchers have developed self-healing asphalt, a material designed to repair its own cracks over time. Inspired by nature, this innovation could drastically reduce pothole-related road damage and save millions in repair costs, particularly in the UK, where road maintenance expenses are a major issue. (Read more)

Nina's What's Trending is your daily dose of the hottest headlines, viral moments, and must-know stories from The Jubal Show! From celebrity gossip and pop culture buzz to breaking news and weird internet trends, Nina’s got you covered with everything trending right now. She delivers it with wit, energy, and a touch of humor. Stay in the know and never miss a beat—because if it’s trending, Nina’s talking about it!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now it's time for NINAS. What's trending?

Speaker 2 (00:01):
Okay, this is wild. After a full year of getting
data for the cyber truck, we now know that the
cyber truck is seventeen times more likely to have a
fire fatality than a Ford Pinto.

Speaker 1 (00:11):
So then the Pinto from back in the day.

Speaker 2 (00:13):
Then the Pinto. So the Ford Pinto is referenced many times.
I just had to look it up that it was
first released in nineteen seventy. But apparently I had a
reputation for fires.

Speaker 1 (00:22):
Yeah, because where the gas tank was. Wait really yeah,
and so those things will catch on fire all the time.
They stopped making them because of that.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
Yeah, it was a safety concern. And so now since
that's been happening with the cyber truck, they did the
research and it's seventeen times more likely. That's a lot.

Speaker 3 (00:36):
Okay, the Pinto is way kater than the.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Ironically, yeah that sounds not safe, but drive it your own.

Speaker 3 (00:48):
What is it called?

Speaker 2 (00:50):
Thank you?

Speaker 1 (00:50):
Why do the Tesla start? Is it the battery exploding
or something? What's going on with it? Cyber truck is
what it is? Yeah, yeah, the cyber truck.

Speaker 2 (00:57):
Oh yeah, I don't I didn't I don't know. It
didn't say, but that would make sense if it did.

Speaker 3 (01:00):
Yeah, they catch fire, that's.

Speaker 2 (01:02):
Random, crazy, Yeah, fatalities and everything.

Speaker 3 (01:05):
I also look awful. Stop buying them. It doesn't make
any sense, isn't it?

Speaker 2 (01:09):
Is this true? Though? Once you buy it, you're stuck
with it, like you can't sell it back, like all
that kind of feel like I read an article about it. Yeah,
like you're locked in.

Speaker 3 (01:15):
You can't get rid of it, so you can't resell
it because nobody wants one. You were alone in that decision.

Speaker 1 (01:21):
I like them.

Speaker 2 (01:22):
I liked it.

Speaker 3 (01:23):
I like them. Yeah, you like them, but I don't
think you like them for the same reasons other people
like them. I think you like I think Jubile likes
a cyber truck because he goes that's weird. I'd like
to be and driving around and making a joke. I
think other people think they look cosanely cool when they
buy one, and all I see is a dummy with

(01:44):
too much money.

Speaker 1 (01:45):
Yeah, I would like to have one that's just like
gold plated. Yeah, you know, just like and so you
walk up to a place of people are like, who
is this a hole? Yeah?

Speaker 2 (01:52):
They would definitely that it's great.

Speaker 3 (01:54):
That would be funny.

Speaker 1 (01:55):
You need a gold plated pinto that you need?

Speaker 2 (01:58):
Absolutely, yes, I do. Yes, Well, this next story is
safe and it's great because holidays and the pressure of
social media brings so many more deals for consumers. So
Subways got you with that bogo so you can get
a sandwich for you and your lover or whoever you

(02:19):
claim to be your lover. But that's actually going on now.
So it's going on now through Valentine's Day. Everything that
was weirdly accurate, we have that conversation. And lastly, science

(02:44):
has made some really interesting developments, and this is that
they've created a type of asphalt that's capable of repairing
its own cracks over time. Who so where all of
those potholes are and like where it gets extra bumpy
and stuff. Now this stuff is going to just go
ahead and repair itself. So it's based off of the
whole concept that trees and certain animals are able to
regenerate themselves, like that science was able to do that

(03:05):
with asphalt.

Speaker 1 (03:06):
It reminds me of all the villains and like a
Disney movie.

Speaker 2 (03:09):
How when they die they land on the ground and.

Speaker 1 (03:12):
Then they somehow just like mush back together, they go
back into the villain.

Speaker 3 (03:16):
I don't like that.

Speaker 2 (03:16):
Yeah, it makes sense. Now we've got asphalt coming back together,
we've got aliens coming down, we've got cars exploding. It's
it's a time to be a lot.

Speaker 1 (03:23):
Maybe Asphalts spend too much time on TikTok and seeing
too many people be like, yeah, I've got cracks and
I'm not perfect, but I can mend them.

Speaker 2 (03:33):
Yeah, that's what's trending.