SWNS
Helen Skelton was spotted walking a giant 'dog' – made out of mop heads. ‘Mop’, an animatronic Hungarian sheepdog, which was seen in London’s Battersea Park, measures three metres long and two metres high. It moves its head from side to side and shakes – and is made from 300 old mop heads. Passers-by, including those walking their real pups, had to quickly stand back when Mop needed to shake off the mud from his walk. Taking more than 2,000 hours to build, it comes after a study of 2,000 adults revealed an average of 12 days per year, or 46 minutes a day, is spent on time ‘sucks’ – such as cleaning up after dogs and children, waiting for the washer or dryer to finish, or pairing socks. The research, commissioned by Bosch to mark the launch of the Unlimited 7 Aqua, also found 26 per cent of parents dislike cleaning up the mess kids make such as picking up food from the floor after meals or wiping up muddy footprints. And the same percentage of dog and cat owners said the same of their pet. TOP 40 TIME-SUCKING ACTIVITIES: 1. Clearing up the kitchen after cooking a meal 2. Queuing for a till in a supermarket 3. Sitting in traffic 4. Putting away washed up dishes 5. Waiting for the kettle to boil 6. Deleting spam email 7. Waiting for the washing machine / tumble dryer to finish 8. Waiting for a delivery to arrive 9. Cleaning up after yourself 10. Being on hold on the phone 11. Waiting for the microwave to ping 12. Scrolling through online streaming services, e.g. Netflix, to find something to watch 13. Pairing socks from a load of clean washing 14. Waiting for software updates on devices 15. Cleaning up after pets 16. Packing the bags while food shopping 17. Waiting at a bus stop 18. Cleaning up after your partner 19. Waiting for a teabag to brew 20. Cleaning your glasses ineffectively with your shirt instead of using lens cleaner 21. Waiting for your alarm clock to go off despite being awake 22. Refreshing emails when waiting for a certain reply 23. Waiting for the car to de-ice 24. Waiting to use the bathroom in your home while someone else is in there 25. Sending emails instead of picking up the phone to call 26. Waiting at a train or underground station 27. Cleaning up after children 28. Waiting for children to get dressed 29. Waiting on video calls for other people to join 30. Waiting in the airport 31. Waiting for children to go to sleep. 32. Waiting to use a public toilet 33. Listening to voicemails or voice notes from friends or family 34. Waiting for children to come out of school at the end of the day 35. Queueing at the bank to speak to someone rather than use a machine 36. Waiting for your dog to calm down and settle after its walk 37. Waiting at the garage for a car MOT or service 38. Waiting for children at after school activities 39. Waiting in a virtual queue for online tickets 40. Waiting for your dog to get bored of fetching the ball
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