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Results tagged “bubble”

Teens set Bubble Wrap popping record

Jan. 29: Students at a high school in New Jersey set a Guinness world record for the most people popping bubble wrap at one time. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. Students at a high school in New Jersey set a Guinness world record for the most people popping bubble wrap at one time. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

NFL bubble teams: Dead or alive?

Nov. 12: ProFootballTalk: Erik Kuselias, Mike Florio and Rodney Harrison run through the NFL's bubble teams and declare each one either dead or alive in the playoff hunt. (NBC Sports)ProFootballTalk: Erik Kuselias, Mike Florio and Rodney Harrison run through the NFL's bubble teams and declare each one either dead or alive in the playoff hunt. (NBC Sports)

End of the real estate bubble?

Feb. 25: Is the real estate bubble finally coming to an end? Is now a good time for buyers? TODAY real estate expert Barbara Corcoran answers viewers' questions about the status of the real estate market. Is the real estate bubble finally coming to an end? Is now a good time for buyers? TODAY real estate expert Barbara Corcoran answers viewers' questions about the status of the real estate market. (TODAY)

Has the bubble burst in Detroit?

Oct. 24: Detroit Free Press Lions beat reporter Dave Birkett recaps their week 7 loss to the Falcons and takes a look at QB Matthew Stafford and DT Ndamukong Suh.  (NBC Sports)Detroit Free Press Lions beat reporter Dave Birkett recaps their week 7 loss to the Falcons and takes a look at QB Matthew Stafford and DT Ndamukong Suh. (NBC Sports)

Tigers take a bubble bath

June 3: Big cats at a Florida sanctuary beat the heat with a dip in the tub. WTLV's Lewis Turner reports. Big cats at a Florida sanctuary beat the heat with a dip in the tub. WTLV's Lewis Turner reports. (NBC News)

Robot helps 'bubble boy' make the grade

Feb. 17: Lyndon Baty, whose compromised immune system compels him to stay at home, tells TODAY's Meredith Vieira that not attending school left him Lyndon Baty, whose compromised immune system compels him to stay at home, tells TODAY's Meredith Vieira that not attending school left him "lonely" — until a robot surrogate enabled the 15-year-old to participate and interact with his friends and teachers. (TODAY show)

Report: Methane bubble triggered oil rig fire

May 7: Rachel Maddow relays breaking news of a new report that a methane gas bubble is what triggered the blast that set the BP oil rig on fire in the Gulf of Mexico leading to a massive oil leak.  (msnbc.com)Rachel Maddow relays breaking news of a new report that a methane gas bubble is what triggered the blast that set the BP oil rig on fire in the Gulf of Mexico leading to a massive oil leak. (msnbc.com)

Happy 50th birthday, bubble wrap

Jan. 25: Bubble wrap -- packaging cushion, and entertaining children's toy – celebrates its 50th birthday this month.  (Nightly News)Jan. 25: Bubble wrap -- packaging cushion, and entertaining children's toy – celebrates its 50th birthday this month. (Nightly News)

China speculators make garlic bubble

Dec. 28: Forget gold, stocks, or property. The best investment in 2009 in China was garlic. NBC 's Adrienne Mong  reports.   (Nightly News)Dec. 28: Forget gold, stocks, or property. The best investment in 2009 in China was garlic. NBC 's Adrienne Mong  reports.  (Nightly News)

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