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hello sunshine happy Friday fry yay
almost time to unwind and relax the Mind
before we creep into the weekend we'll
go one more time seek a knowledge
information with a bit of inspiration
and without hesitation offer you the
Next Generation rise up we start today
by talking about how video games may be
affecting us in a way we might not
realize gaming is hugely popular around
the world with fully committed Gamers
playing sometimes for hours each day
here's the thing they usually play with
the volume cranked up and according to a
new study published this week this poses
serious risks for hearing loss here's
how our ears work the inner ear or the
spiral looking thingy known as the CIA
contains thousands of sensory hairs loud
sounds can damage these hair cells in a
way that can cause temporary even per
perent hearing loss the damage is
determined by how loud the noise is and
how long the ear is exposed to it so a
moderately loud noise occurring nearby
only once would allow the ear to
potentially recover but if that exposure
happens repeatedly over a period of time
that can lead to permanent loss so back
to video games this new research
reviewed 14 studies that included a
total of 54,000 adults and children
worldwide they found that the average
participant in the study gained at sound
levels that often nearly surpassed or
outright exceeded what is considered a
permissible level they also found that
participants in the study who gained
regularly were more likely to experience
something called tontis a hearing issue
that presents as a ringing sound in the
ear so here's the question how can
someone gain safely well based off this
report we should try to monitor sound
levels there are actually apps that can
help you with this but one General tip
comes from a doctor to whom CNN spoke
the doc recommended going no higher than
60% of the maximum volume but pay
attention to your hearing whether you're
a gamer or not if you notice any changes
especially that ringing sound in your
ear set up some time to speak with a
doctor who can assess what might be
going on next you may remember we talked
about an incident on a Boeing plane
where a door plug blew off mid-flight
January 5th the Alaska Airlines plane
was left with a gaping hole the size of
a refrigerator with passengers inside
while flying at 16,000 ft in the sky as
a result of the incident the Federal
Aviation Administration grounded
hundreds of 737 max9 planes but now it
looks like those planes May soon be
cleared to return to the sky here's our
Pete montine with more the latest is the
FAA has done its part it's ended the 19
day long emergency grounding of the max
9 it reviewed the data from Boeing
Airlines and about a quarter of the
fleet that's out there in the US so the
max 9 can fly again but not before
Airlines do a final check of each plane
here is what the FAA is calling for a
detailed visual inspection of the door
plug that is the part that violently
shot off Alaska 1282 3 weeks ago the FAA
also wants checks of the bolts and
guides that hold the door plug on the
plane and any abnormal conditions to be
corrected remember both airlines that
operate these planes found loose door
plug bolts Alaska Airlines has 65 Max
NES they say inspections will take about
12 hours of labor meaning the first few
Max NES at Alaska Airlines will be
flying as soon as Friday United Airlines
says 79 Max NES United says its planes
will be flying by Sunday Airlines cannot
wait to end this chapter after being
forced to cancel flights by the
thousands even still the question a lot
of people have is are these planes truly
safe important to note the NTSB has not
finished its investigation and this week
I asked that question to FAA
administrator Mike Whitaker
should the flying public feel safe being
on a Max 9 when it is ultimately
ungrounded if if the aircraft is
ungrounded that means that we believe
it's it's airw worthy and if it's air
worthy the aircraft is safe I can say
that we're not going to let that
aircraft back in the air until we're
convinced that that issue has has been
taken care
of Pop Quiz Hot Shot what was the first
supersonic passenger carrying commercial
airplane called hurricane Concord
Nighthawk or sky crane
if you pilot said the Concord congrats
you've passed with flying colors from
its first flight in 1969 until its last
in 2003 the Concord supersonic plane
shuttled passengers at speeds far faster
than traditional Airlines next we're
looking at how NASA is aiming to take
commercial travel to supersonic speeds
NASA has been testing the limits of
flying both in space and here on Earth
for decades in 1947 X1 became the first
manned aircraft to break the sound
barrier in 1967 X15 broke the record for
fastest man flight ever and that record
6.7 times the speed of sound still
stands to this day now NASA has created
a new aircraft called x59 intended to
become the future of SuperSonic
commercial air travel but they've had to
spend decades researching ways to fix
issues with supersonic travel like a
little thing called Sonic boom sonic
boom no not the special attack by guile
from Street Fighter this Sonic Boom an
enormous amount of Sound Energy created
when an aircraft breaks the sound
barrier which is about 750 mph the boom
registers at about 110 DB about as loud
as a Thunderclap and loud enough to
crack windows on a house but even though
NASA says the x59 will cruise at about
925 mph it is designed to produce more
of a thumb P then a boom spreading out
the sound rather than bringing it
together besides the loud sound like all
air travel another concern is the impact
on the climate NASA has a program
looking at sustainable fuels for
supersonic flight because that's going
to be another requirement to truly make
it a viable option in the
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future for today's story getting a 10
out of 10 a conspiracy theory swirling
around online ahead of the NFL
conference championships this weekend
just four teams remain and the winners
go to the Super Bowl but are the two
teams that will eventually face off in
Las Vegas predetermined and is there a
clue in the Super Bowl logo Follow Me
Down The Rabbit Hole as we investigate
this theory that there's more than meets
the eye to the colors of the Super Bowl
logo all right something's going on with
the Super Bowl logos is this magic
coincidence something Supernatural or
maybe it's part of this giant League
wide conspiracy as some have said are
the NFL seasons scripted what's going on
here welcome to the table read for the
104th season of the NFL let's get to
work at the start of the season the NFL
launched an ad joking that the games
were scripted but many online they think
it's true for the last two seasons the
Super Bowl logos match the color schemes
of the two teams playing in it but the
league tells us they designed these
logos up to two years in advance in 2022
the Super Bowl 56 logo had the orange of
the Cincinnati Bengals and gold of the
LA Rams The Following season the colors
were replaced by Philadelphia Eagles
green and Kansas City Chiefs red is this
some master plan and we're all just
drinking the Kool-Aid was I
predetermined to play for the Falcons
and the Buffalo Bills before that no
some online are calling foul suggesting
some nefarious conspiracy theory that
the league already knows what teams it
wants to make the big game and they
flaun a predetermined outcome right in
our faces this year's Super Bowl logo
colors purple and red leaving only one
possible outcome for this weekend's
conference championships time will tell
if the Ravens and 49ers prove the Super
Bowl logo right yet again the NFL has
denied any conspiracy theory they would
say that wouldn't they thanks to
producer will Edmonds clearly we had
some fun with that you know we are
committed to telling you the what
letting you decide what to think thanks
to my CNN 10 producers this week Jeremy
Dunn Victoria Fleer Nader nikor cat
Jennings sovie asath and Matthew Abshire
we thank all of you today we're giving a
shout out to the rail Splitters at
Lincoln Park Middle School in Lincoln
Park Michigan rise up and this shout out
goes to the Clippers at Patterson High
School in Baltimore Maryland rise up
good luck to your Ravens have an awesome
weekend Superstar remember that you are
going to be the light that someone needs
someday you are more powerful than you
know I'm KY wire it's been a blessing to
spend this week with
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