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.
من وا راهاتووم بیر له تێد بكهمهوه وهك چهپكهیهك له چالاكترین ، زیرهكترین هۆشیارترین ، ژیرترین جیهانىترین و بیرمهندترین كهسان له جیهاندا وه پێم وایه ئهوهش راسته بهڵام منیش هۆیهكى خۆم ههیه كه بڕوا بكهم كه زۆر له ئێوه، ئهگهر زۆرینهتان نهبێ پێڵاوهكانتان به ههڵه دهبهستن
(Laughter)
پێكهنین
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.
ئێستا ئهزانم كه شتێكى پێکەنین ئامێزە ئهزانم كه شتێكى پێکەنیناوییە بڕوام پێبكهن، منیش بە هەمان ئەو ناخۆشیانەی ژیاندا تێپەڕیوم تاكو نزیكهى سێ ساڵ لهمهو بهر ئهوهى كه بهسهرمدا هات ئەوە بوو كه جووتێك پێڵاوى زۆر گران بههام كڕى بۆ خۆم بهڵام قهیتانهكانى جووته پێڵاوهكهم خریڵهى نایلۆن بوون نهمدهتوانى به توندكراوهیى بیانپارێزم بۆیه چوومهوه لاى پێڵاو فرۆشهكه و پێم ووت پێڵاوهكانم خۆش دهوێن بهڵام قهیتانهكان نا ئهویش سهیرێكى بهستنى قهیتانهكان كرد و ووتى "تۆ به ههڵه بهستووته" تا ئهو ساته وا بیرم دهكردهوه كه له 50 سالى تهمهنمدا یهكێك له ههره پیشهكانى ژیانم بهستنى پێڵاوهكانم بوو
(Laughter)
بهڵام وانهبوو ، با پیشاندان بدهم
But not so -- let me demonstrate.
This is the way that most of us were taught to tie our shoes. Now as it turns out -- thank you.
ئه وه رێگاكه یه كه زۆربهمان وا پێڵاوهكانمان دهبهستین ئێستا كه توندیان دهكهى
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بوهستن ، زیاتریش لهوه
Wait, there's more. As it turns out --
كه توندیان دهكهى
(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.
گرێى توند و گرێى خاو ههیه ئێمهش فێركراوین به خاوهكه بیبهستین ئیًستاش با بۆتان بڵێم ئهگهر باڵهكان له ناوهوه راكێشى ئهوا باڵهكان خۆیان رێك دهخهن بۆ خوارهوهى ئاراستهى پێڵاوهكه ئهوه خاوى گرێهكهیه
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.
به ڵام نیگهران مهبن ئهگهر جارێكى تر دهست پێبكهینهوه بهڵام به ئاراستهكهى تر دا بیكیهن به خولاوهى گرێیهكه گرێیه توندهكهمان دهست دهكهوێت وه ئهگهر قهیتانهكان له ژێر گرێیهكه دا بنێین دهبینین گرێیهكه خۆى توند دهكاتهوه لهگهڵ ئاراستهى شاقولى پێڵاوهكه ئهوه به هێزترین بهستانه كه زۆر به كهمى شل و خاو دهبێتهوه كهمتر شهرمهزارت دهكات نهك ههر ئهوهش ، بهڵكو باشتریش دهردهكهوێت
We're going to do this one more time.
با جارێكى تریش تاقى كهینهوه
(Applause)
چهپڵه
Start as usual --
سهرهتا ههر وهك دیزانین
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به رێگایهیكهى تر بیخولێنهوه
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.
كهمێك قورسه بۆ مناڵان بهڵام پێم وایه دهتوانن بیكهن گرێیهكه رابكێشه ئهوهتا ، گرێى توند
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.
ئێستاش ، ههر لهگهڵ بابهتى ئهمڕۆماند دهمهوێ ئامهژه بهوه بكهم وه خۆشتانیش ئهیزانن ههندێك جار بچووكترین سوود شوێنێك له ژیاندا ئهنجامى زۆر گهورهترى دهبێت له شوێنێكى تر
(Laughter)
زۆر بژى و سهركهوه
Live long and prosper.
(Applause)
چهپڵه