Road Trip & Next Big Thing

Would you rather road trip with your dog or family member? Dangerous Dave talks about a poll that says 53% of people would rather take the dog. Plus, the list of "next big things" that were flash in the pan, like Google Glass.

Episode Transcript

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This is deeper in the den withdangerous day. You know, there are
dog people, there are cat people, but all pet owners can agree on
one thing. Dogs probably better onroad trips than cats. In a new
survey of dog owners, ninety twopercent said they drive with their dogs occasionally.
I think most do, yeah,whether they're going to the vet,
to the groomer. But that's notall. Fifty three percent of dog owners

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will drive their dog to the dogpark or take them for a place to
walk. Thirty four percent will takethem on a road trip. In fact,
fifty three percent of dog owners whodrive with their dogs said they'd rather
take their dog on a road tripversus a family member. Thirty two percent
said they'd bring their dogs in thecar because they sometimes feel guilty leaving their
dogs at home. Twenty three percentsay they think their dogs don't like staying

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at home alone, and seventy percentsay their dogs are totally chill on car
rides. I've seen the log ofdogs sit they're just they just happy to
be there, just sit there,totally chill. I've seen other ones that
lose their self every time a cardrives by. Deeper in the tea,
remember Google glass smart glasses for people. They say they were the next big
thing, but they fizzled out,basically just discontinued. People are listening.

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Things that once were hyped as thenext big thing never got close to it.
They basically vanished, including Google Plus, Google Social Network, supposed to
rival Facebook. Whatever happened to thatmetaverse, Facebook's alternative reality virtual space,
three D televisions and three D moviesHD DVD lost out to Blu Ray in
the mid two thousands. Quibi.Remember that that was short lived streaming platform

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focused on short form content, NFTsdigital photos, you know, going for
big bucks. That's gone by thewayside. The two wheeled Segue personal transporter,
the Titanic was supposed to be thenext best thing and vanished. I'm
sorry, was that too early?Too soon? Olestra the fat substitutes.
Yeah, if you didn't mind poopingthrough a screen door at ten paces,
that's kind of what the Olestra didto you. Fair nose. The company

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Elizabeth Holmes started where they said theycould use blood test technology, whatever it
was. It turned out to bea fraud. Also making the list New
Coke, Johnny football Man, Zeal, Microsoft, Zoon, Power Balance,
those rubber wristbands with holographic stickers thatwas supposed to improve your balance. Also
the band Wallflowers. Even if youcould consider the iPod, The iPod was

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huge, but it's like already goneaway because everybody's got everything they need on
their phone these days. Tune itagain for another episode of Deeper in the
Den with dangerous Daved light Year.