Episode
I Tried So Hard And I Got So Far But In The End It Didn't Even Matter
1:16:26
Published: Mon Nov 28 2022
Description
Today Bob's story of Google Glass inspires Mark and Wade to find great stories of failure in history. -- Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to nordvpn.com/distractible to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapters
The hosts mention the strange overlap between the Good Feet Store for shoe inserts and the website WikiFeet, which rates celebrity feet, as well as a potential confusion with the food website Good Eats.
00:00 - 02:32 (02:32)
Summary
The hosts mention the strange overlap between the Good Feet Store for shoe inserts and the website WikiFeet, which rates celebrity feet, as well as a potential confusion with the food website Good Eats.
EpisodeI Tried So Hard And I Got So Far But In The End It Didn't Even Matter
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The hosts talk about sharing funny news stories and joke about avoiding talking about feet.
02:32 - 04:50 (02:18)
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The hosts talk about sharing funny news stories and joke about avoiding talking about feet.
EpisodeI Tried So Hard And I Got So Far But In The End It Didn't Even Matter
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Wolf October Berry was found hours later hiding in cow manure after fleeing from officers who were trying to stop him for not wearing a seatbelt.
04:50 - 07:06 (02:15)
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Wolf October Berry was found hours later hiding in cow manure after fleeing from officers who were trying to stop him for not wearing a seatbelt.
EpisodeI Tried So Hard And I Got So Far But In The End It Didn't Even Matter
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The Google Glass technology is a camera with a display that sits at the edge of glasses or a frame without lenses on the front of the face.
07:06 - 11:48 (04:41)
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The Google Glass technology is a camera with a display that sits at the edge of glasses or a frame without lenses on the front of the face.
EpisodeI Tried So Hard And I Got So Far But In The End It Didn't Even Matter
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The Nepalese government adopted Google Glass in 2014 to supplement their conservation efforts of endangered species in world heritage sites, such as Chitwan International Park, which are plagued by poaching.
11:48 - 16:09 (04:21)
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The Nepalese government adopted Google Glass in 2014 to supplement their conservation efforts of endangered species in world heritage sites, such as Chitwan International Park, which are plagued by poaching. Google Glass Enterprise was later released in 2015/2016, indicating the future of wearables and technology in conservation efforts.
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The host and guest discuss the importance of hard hats at construction sites, including how they protect workers from falling objects.
16:09 - 19:00 (02:51)
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The host and guest discuss the importance of hard hats at construction sites, including how they protect workers from falling objects.
EpisodeI Tried So Hard And I Got So Far But In The End It Didn't Even Matter
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The speaker reminisces about taking a job survey quiz in junior high with limited options and compares it to choosing jobs in emergency services as an adult.
19:00 - 22:54 (03:54)
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The speaker reminisces about taking a job survey quiz in junior high with limited options and compares it to choosing jobs in emergency services as an adult.
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This podcast shares a story about the importance of honesty in the workplace and how lying on your resume can be detrimental to your career.
22:54 - 25:45 (02:51)
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This podcast shares a story about the importance of honesty in the workplace and how lying on your resume can be detrimental to your career.
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The speaker witnessed a lapse in protection in a city defense where guardsmen failed to notice a large opening in their protective trellis.
25:45 - 29:24 (03:38)
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The speaker witnessed a lapse in protection in a city defense where guardsmen failed to notice a large opening in their protective trellis.
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The wave generator is a series of tubes with a turbine on the top generating electricity using wave motion.
29:26 - 36:13 (06:46)
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The wave generator is a series of tubes with a turbine on the top generating electricity using wave motion. The idea of Google's barge as an exclusive show-off destination device and a theory about a room filled with pampered monkeys generating ideas are also discussed.
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The common plot in historical stories where a person betrays their city for the enemies is unrealistic as it assumes that the enemy soldiers will know the betrayer and will not attack them, which is unlikely to happen.
36:13 - 40:12 (03:59)
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The common plot in historical stories where a person betrays their city for the enemies is unrealistic as it assumes that the enemy soldiers will know the betrayer and will not attack them, which is unlikely to happen.
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A military veteran's advice to use 20 sticks of dynamite instead of 20 cases for the demolition of a bridge was ignored, in spite of his expertise.
40:13 - 43:31 (03:18)
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A military veteran's advice to use 20 sticks of dynamite instead of 20 cases for the demolition of a bridge was ignored, in spite of his expertise. A lighthearted story about a whale on a beach is also mentioned.
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People witnessed an explosion of whale debris when they tried to blast a stranded whale with dynamite.
43:31 - 49:26 (05:55)
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People witnessed an explosion of whale debris when they tried to blast a stranded whale with dynamite.
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The podcast discusses the history of video rental stores such as Blockbuster and how they have been outcompeted by streaming services like Netflix.
49:26 - 52:34 (03:07)
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The podcast discusses the history of video rental stores such as Blockbuster and how they have been outcompeted by streaming services like Netflix.
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In September of 1986, a charity organization in Cleveland set out to break the world record for releasing the most balloons in one go, but instead caused devastation as the balloons became tangled in power lines and disrupted transportation.
52:34 - 55:46 (03:12)
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In September of 1986, a charity organization in Cleveland set out to break the world record for releasing the most balloons in one go, but instead caused devastation as the balloons became tangled in power lines and disrupted transportation.
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A museum exhibit filled with hundreds of thousands of balloons caused chaos in a small town after the balloons escaped and invaded the surrounding area, causing accidents and disruptions.
55:46 - 1:02:13 (06:26)
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A museum exhibit filled with hundreds of thousands of balloons caused chaos in a small town after the balloons escaped and invaded the surrounding area, causing accidents and disruptions. The exhibit, entitled "The Weather Project," was designed by Olafur Eliasson for the Tate Modern museum in London.
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The Titanic's crow's nest did not have binoculars on the night of its collision with an iceberg, as the crew member with the key to the storage box had left it behind.
1:02:13 - 1:06:27 (04:14)
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The Titanic's crow's nest did not have binoculars on the night of its collision with an iceberg, as the crew member with the key to the storage box had left it behind.
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The host declares a winner and loser in a competition between two guests who shared their stories of massive screwups, but notes that the excitement was dampened by already knowing the tales.
1:06:27 - 1:08:46 (02:19)
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The host declares a winner and loser in a competition between two guests who shared their stories of massive screwups, but notes that the excitement was dampened by already knowing the tales.
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The outro for a Distractable podcast episode where the hosts promote their merch and provide their social media handles for listeners to follow them.
1:08:47 - 1:09:52 (01:05)
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The outro for a Distractable podcast episode where the hosts promote their merch and provide their social media handles for listeners to follow them.