Smatrao sam da je TED publika prelijepa zbirka nekih najuspješnijih, inteligentnih, intelektualnih, iskusnih, svjetskih i inovativnih ljudi na svijetu. I smatram da je to istina. Međutim, također imam razloga vjerovati da mnogi, ako ne i većina vas zapravo pogrešno veže vezice na svojim cipelama.
I'm used to thinking of the TED audience as a wonderful collection of some of the most effective, intelligent, intellectual, savvy, worldly and innovative people in the world. And I think that's true. However, I also have reason to believe that many, if not most, of you are actually tying your shoes incorrectly.
Smijeh
(Laughter)
Ja znam da ovo sada zvuči smješno. Znam da se čini smješno. I vjerujte mi, živio sam isti tužan život do oko prije tri godine. I ono što se meni dogodilo je bilo to da sam kupio ono što je za mene bio veoma skup par cipela. Ali te cipele su imale okrugle sintetičke vezice, i nisam ih mogao držati svezanim. Tako da sam se vratio u prodavnicu i rekao vlasniku, "Sviđaju mi se cipele ali mrzim vezice." On me pogledao i rekao, "Vi ih pogrešno vežete." Do tog trenutka, smatrao sam da do 50 godine, jedna od životnih vještina koju sam zaista savladao jeste vezanje vezica na cipelama. Ali očigledno ne -- dopustite da vam pokažem.
Now I know that seems ludicrous. I know that seems ludicrous. And believe me, I lived the same sad life until about three years ago. And what happened to me was I bought, what was for me, a very expensive pair of shoes. But those shoes came with round nylon laces, and I couldn't keep them tied. So I went back to the store and said to the owner, "I love the shoes, but I hate the laces." He took a look and said, "Oh, you're tying them wrong." Now up until that moment, I would have thought that, by age 50, one of the life skills that I had really nailed was tying my shoes. (Laughter)
But not so -- let me demonstrate.
Ovo je način na koji je većina nas naučila da veže vezice na cipelama. Kako se ispostavilo -- hvala vam. Čekajte, ima još. Kako se ispostavilo,
This is the way that most of us were taught to tie our shoes. Now as it turns out -- thank you. (Applause) Wait, there's more. As it turns out --
postoji čvrsti i slabi oblik ovog čvora, a mi smo naučeni da vežemo slabiji oblik čvora. A ovo je pokazatelj. Ako povučete vezice na osnovi čvora, vidjećete da će se mašna sama okrenuti niz dugu osu cipele. Ovo je slabi oblik čvora.
(Laughter) there's a strong form and a weak form of this knot, and we were taught the weak form. And here's how to tell. If you pull the strands at the base of the knot, you will see that the bow will orient itself down the long axis of the shoe. That's the weak form of the knot.
Ali ne brinite. Ako ponovo krenemo i jednostavno idemo u suprotnom smjeru oko mašne, dobijemo ovo, čvrsti oblik čvora. I ako povučete vezu ispod čvora, vidjećete da se mašna sama okreće duž dijagonalne ose cipele. Ovo je jači čvor. Rjeđe će se odvezivati. Manje ćete se spuštati dole. I ne samo to, izgleda bolje.
But not to worry. If we start over and simply go the other direction around the bow, we get this, the strong form of the knot. And if you pull the cords under the knot, you will see that the bow orients itself along the transverse axis of the shoe. This is a stronger knot. It will come untied less often. It will let you down less, and not only that, it looks better.
Ponovićemo ovo još jednom. Aplauz Počnite kao inače, idite drugim putem oko petlje. Ovo je malo teže za djecu, ali mislim da to možete. Povucite čvor. Eto ga: čvrsti oblik čvora vezica na cipeli.
We're going to do this one more time. (Applause) Start as usual -- (Applause) go the other way around the loop. This is a little hard for children, but I think you can handle it. Pull the knot. There it is: the strong form of the shoe knot.
U skladu sa današnjom teme, želio bih istaknuti -- nešto što već znate -- da ponekad mala korist nekad u životu može donijeti ogromne rezultate negdje drugo.
Now, in keeping with today's theme, I'd like to point out -- something you already know -- that sometimes a small advantage someplace in life can yield tremendous results someplace else.
Živite dugo i uspješno.
(Laughter)
Live long and prosper.
Aplauz
(Applause)