Yossi Vardi: Help fight local warming

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We are going to talk today about the sequel of "Inconvenient Truth."
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It's time again to talk about "Inconvenient Truth,"
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a truth that everyone is concerned about,
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but nobody is willing to talk about.
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Somebody has to take the lead, and I decided to do it.
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If you are scared by global warming,
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wait until we learn about local warming.
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We will talk today about local warming.
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Important health message: blogging may be hazardous to your health,
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especially if you are a male.
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This message is given as a public service.
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Blogging affects your posture. We start with the posture.
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This is the posture of ladies who are not blogging;
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this is the posture of ladies who are blogging.
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(Laughter)
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This is the natural posture of a man sitting,
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squatting for ventilation purposes.
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(Laughter)
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And this is the natural posture of a standing man,
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and I think this picture inspired Chris to insert me
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into the lateral thinking session.
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This is male blogging posture sitting, and the result is,
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"For greater comfort,
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men naturally sit with their legs farther apart than women,
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when working on laptop.
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However, they will adopt a less natural posture
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in order to balance it on their laps,
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which resulted in a significant rise of body heat
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between their thighs." This is the issue of local warming.
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(Laughter)
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This is a very serious newspaper; it's Times of England --
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very serious. This is a very --
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(Laughter)
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-- gentlemen and ladies, be serious.
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This is a very serious research, that you should read the underline.
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And be careful, your genes are in danger.
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Will geeks become endangered species?
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The fact: population growth in countries with high laptop --
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(Laughter)
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I need Hans Rosling to give me a graph.
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(Applause)
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Global warming fun.
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(Laughter)
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But let's keep things in proportion.
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How to take care in five easy steps:
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first of all, you can use natural ventilation. You can use body breath.
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You should stay cool with the appropriate clothing.
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You should care about your posture -- this is not right.
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Can you extract from Chris another minute and a half for me,
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because I have a video I have to show you.
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(Applause)
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You are great. This is the correct posture.
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Another benefit of Wi-Fi, we learned yesterday about the benefits of Wi-Fi.
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Wi-Fi enables you to avoid the processor. And there are some enhanced
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protection measures, which I would like to share with you,
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and I would like, in a minute, to thank Philips for helping.
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This is a research which was done in '86, but it's still valid.
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Scrotal temperature reflects intratesticular temperature
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and is lowered by shaving.
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By the way, I must admit, my English is not so good,
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I didn't know what is scrotal; I understand it's a scrotum.
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I guess in plural it's scrotal, like medium and media.
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Digital scrotum, digital media.
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And only last year I recognized that I'm a proud scrotum owner.
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(Laughter)
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And this research is being precipitated by the U.S. government,
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so you can see that your tax man is working for good causes.
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Video: Man: The Philips Bodygroom has a sleek,
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ergonomic design for a safe and easy way to trim
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those scruffy underarm hairs, the untidy curls on and around your
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[bleep], as well as the hard to reach locks on the underside of your
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[bleep] and [bleep]. Once you use the Bodygroom, the world looks different.
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And so does your [bleep]. These days, with a hair-free back,
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well-groomed shoulders and an extra optical inch on my [bleep],
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well, let's just say life has gotten pretty darn cozy.
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Yossi Vardi: This is one of the most popular viral advertisement of last year,
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known as the optical inch by Philips. Let's applaud Philips --
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(Applause)
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-- for this gesture for humanity.
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And this is how they are promoting the product. This is --
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I didn't touch it, this is original.
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Laptop use to solve overpopulation. And if everything failed,
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there are some secondary uses.
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And then our next talk, our next TED if you invite me
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will be why you should not carry a cell phone in your pocket.
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And this is what the young generation says.
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(Applause)
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And I just want to show you that I'm not just preaching,
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but I also practice.
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(Laughter)
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4 am in the morning.
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(Laughter)
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You cannot use this picture.
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(Applause)
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Now, I have some mini TED Prizes, this is the Philips Bodygroom,
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one for our leader.
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(Applause)
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Anybody feels threatened, anybody really need it?
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(Laughter)
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Any lady, any lady? Thank you very much.
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(Applause)
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