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.
TED-ovo občinstvo si vedno zamišljam kot čudovit zbor najbolj učinkovitih, inteligentnih, intelektualnih, pametnih, svetovljanskih in inovativnih ljudi na svetu. To resnično mislim, a vendarle imam razlog, da verjamem, da si mnogi, če ne večina, med vami čevlje zavezujete narobe.
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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.
Saj vem, da se to sliši smešno. Vem, da se to sliši smešno. In verjemite mi, tudi jaz sem živel enako žalostno življenje do približno treh let nazaj. Kar se je zgodilo meni je bilo to, da sem si kupil, zame, zelo drage čevlje. Ti čevlji so imeli najlonske vezalke, ki so se kar naprej odvezovale. Zato sem šel nazaj v trgovino in lastniku rekel: "Čevlji so odlični, vezalke pa sovražim". Lastnik je pogledal čevlje in rekel "Ja seveda, če si jih pa zavezujete narobe". Do tistega trenutka sem mislil, da bi lahko bila ena od življenjskih spretnostih, ki sem jih do svojih 50 let dodobra osvojil zavezovanje čevljev.
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A temu ni bilo tako -- naj vam pokažem.
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.
Večina od nas se je naučila zavezovati čevlje takole. Izkaže pa se -- Hvala --
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Samo malo.
Wait, there's more. As it turns out --
Izkaže pa se,
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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.
da obstajata močna in šibka oblika tega vozla in nas so naučili zavezovati šibko. In kako prepoznati razliko? Če potegnemo vezalke pod vozlom, vidimo da se mašna obrne navzdol ob daljši osi čevlja. In to je šibka oblika vozla.
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.
Ampak brez skrbi. Če začnemo znova in gremo okoli mašne v nasprotni smeri, dobimo tole, močno obliko vozla. In če potegnete vezalke pod vozlom, vidite, da se mašna obrne pravokotno na čevelj. To je močnejši vozel, ki se bo odvezal redkeje, vas bo pustil na cedilu manj pogosto, in ne samo to, tudi izgleda bolje.
We're going to do this one more time.
Ponovimo še enkrat.
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Start as usual --
Začnemo kot ponavadi
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in potem v obratni smeri okoli mašne.
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.
To je malce težko za otroke, vi boste pa po moje zmogli. Potegnite vozel. In tukaj jo imamo: močna oblika vozla.
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.
Zdaj bi pa, v duhu današnje teme, rad izpostavil -- nekaj kar že veste -- da lahko včasih majhna prednost nekje v življenju vodi do izjemnih rezultatov nekje drugje.
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Živite dolgo in uspešno.
Live long and prosper.
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