A plan to recycle the unrecyclable | Ashton Cofer

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Jenny Rublevsky ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:12
It was just an ordinary Saturday.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื™ื•ื ืฉื‘ืช ืจื’ื™ืœ.
00:15
My dad was outside mowing the lawn,
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ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ื›ื™ืกื— ืืช ื”ื“ืฉื ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ,
00:17
my mom was upstairs folding laundry,
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ืืžื ืฉืœื™ ืงื™ืคืœื” ื›ื‘ื™ืกื” ืœืžืขืœื”,
00:19
my sister was in her room doing homework
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ืื—ื•ืชื™ ืขืฉืชื” ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ื‘ื—ื“ืจื”
ื•ืื ื™ ืฉื™ื—ืงืชื™ ื‘ืžืฉื—ืงื™ ืžื—ืฉื‘ ื‘ืžืจืชืฃ.
00:22
and I was in the basement playing video games.
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ื›ืฉืขืœื™ืชื™ ืœืžืขืœื” ืœืงื—ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืœืฉืชื•ืช,
00:25
And as I came upstairs to get something to drink,
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00:27
I looked out the window
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ื”ืกืชื›ืœืชื™ ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœื—ืœื•ืŸ
00:28
and realized that there was something that I was supposed to be doing,
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ื•ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืื ื™ ืืžื•ืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช,
ื•ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืจืื™ืชื™.
00:32
and this is what I saw.
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00:35
No, this wasn't my family's dinner on fire.
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ืœื, ื–ื• ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืืจื•ื—ื” ื”ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ืช ืขื•ืœื” ื‘ืืฉ.
ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ื”ืžื“ืขื™ื ืฉืœื™.
00:39
This was my science project.
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00:42
Flames were pouring out,
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ืœื”ื‘ื•ืช ื ืฉืคื›ื• ื”ื—ื•ืฆื”,
00:43
smoke was in the air
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ืขืฉืŸ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืื•ื™ืจ
00:44
and it looked like our wooden deck was about to catch fire.
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ื•ื–ื” ื ืจืื” ื›ืื™ืœื• ืžืฉื˜ื— ื”ืขืฅ ืฉืœื ื• ืขื•ืžื“ ืœื”ื™ื“ืœืง.
00:48
I immediately started yelling.
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ืžื™ื“ ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืฆืขื•ืง.
ืืžื ืฉืœื™ ื ื‘ื”ืœื”,
00:50
My mom was freaking out,
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00:51
my dad ran around to put out the fire
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ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ืจืฅ ืœื›ื‘ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืืฉ
00:53
and of course my sister started recording a Snapchat video.
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ื•ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืฉืื—ื•ืชื™ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื” ืœืฆืœื ืืช ื”ื›ืœ ืœืกื ืืคืฆ'ื˜.
00:57
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:59
This was just the beginning of my team's science project.
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืจืง ื”ื”ืชื—ืœื” ืฉืœ ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ื”ืžื“ืขื™ื ืฉืœ ืงื‘ื•ืฆืชื™.
01:03
My team is composed of me and three other students
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ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœื™ ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ืช ืžืžื ื™ ื•ืžืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื
ืฉื ืžืฆืื™ื ื›ืืŸ ื‘ืงื”ืœ ื”ื™ื•ื.
01:06
who are here in the audience today.
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01:08
We competed in FIRST LEGO League
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ื”ืชื—ืจื™ื ื• ื‘ืœื™ื’ืช ื”ืœื’ื• ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ (FIRST LEGO)
01:10
which is an international LEGO robotics competition for kids,
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ื–ื• ืชื—ืจื•ืช ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ืช ืœื”ืจื›ื‘ืช ืจื•ื‘ื•ื˜ื™ื ืžืœื’ื• ืฉื‘ื” ืžืชื—ืจื™ื ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
01:13
and in addition to a robotics game,
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ื•ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœืžืฉื—ืง ืจื•ื‘ื•ื˜ื™ื,
01:15
we also worked on a separate science project,
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ืขื‘ื“ื ื• ืขืœ ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ืžื“ืขื™ื ื ืคืจื“,
ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ืฉืขืœื™ื• ืขื‘ื“ื ื•.
01:18
and this was the project that we were working on.
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01:20
So the idea for this project all started
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ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืœืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ื”ื–ื” ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ
01:22
when a few months earlier,
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ื›ืฉื›ืžื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ,
ื›ืžื” ืžื—ื‘ืจื™ ืœืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืขืฉื• ื˜ื™ื•ืœ ืœืžืจื›ื– ืืžืจื™ืงื”
01:24
a couple of my teammates took a trip to Central America
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ื•ืจืื• ื—ื•ืคื™ื ืžืœื•ื›ืœื›ื™ื ื‘ืงืœืงืจ,
01:27
and saw beaches littered with Styrofoam,
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01:29
or expanded polystyrene foam.
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ืื• ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื ืื—ืจื•ืช ืคื•ืœื™ืกื˜ื™ืจืŸ.
ื•ื›ืฉื”ื ื—ื–ืจื• ืžื”ื˜ื™ื•ืœ ื•ืกื™ืคืจื• ืœื ื• ืขืœ ื–ื”,
01:32
And when they came back and told us about it,
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01:34
we really started thinking about the ways in which we see Styrofoam every day.
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ืžืžืฉ ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื“ืจื›ื™ื ื‘ื”ืŸ ืื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ืงืœืงืจ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ื.
01:37
Get a new flat-screen TV?
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ืืชื” ืงื•ื ื” ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื” ื—ื“ืฉื”?
01:39
You end up with a block of Styrofoam bigger than the TV itself.
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ืืชื” ืžืงื‘ืœ ืื•ืชื” ืขื ื’ื•ืฉ ืงืœืงืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžื”ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื” ืขืฆืžื”.
ืฉื•ืชื” ื›ื•ืก ืงืคื”?
01:43
Drink a cup of coffee?
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01:44
Well, those Styrofoam coffee cups are sure going to add up.
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ื˜ื•ื‘, ื›ื•ืกื•ืช ื”ืงืคื” ืžืงืœืงืจ ื”ื•ืœื›ื•ืช ืœื”ืฆื˜ื‘ืจ.
01:47
And where do all these items go after their one-time use?
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ื•ืœืืŸ ื›ืœ ื”ืคืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœืื—ืจ ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื”ื—ื“ ืคืขืžื™ ืฉืœื”ื?
ืžืื—ืจ ื•ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืคื™ืชืจื•ืŸ ืงื™ื™ื ืœืงืœืงืจ ืžืฉื•ืžืฉ,
01:51
Since there aren't any good existing solutions for used Styrofoam,
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01:54
almost all of them end up right in the landfill,
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ื›ืžืขื˜ ื›ื•ืœื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœื”ื˜ืžื ื” ื‘ืื“ืžื”,
ืื• ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืกื™ื ื•ื—ื•ืคื™ื,
01:57
or the oceans and beaches,
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01:58
taking over 500 years to degrade.
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ื•ืœื•ืงื— ืœื”ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž500 ืฉื ื” ืœื”ืชืคืจืง.
02:01
And in fact, every year, the US alone
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ื•ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”, ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ืœื‘ื“ื”
02:03
produces over two billion pounds of Styrofoam,
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ืžื™ื™ืฆืจืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืงื™ืœื• ืฉืœ ืงืœืงืจ,
ืฉืžืžืœื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื–ืขื–ืข 25 ืื—ื•ื– ืžื”ืžื˜ืžื ื•ืช.
02:06
filling up a staggering 25 percent of landfills.
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02:09
So why do we have these ghost accumulations of Styrofoam waste?
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ืื– ืœืžื” ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืžืื’ืจ ืจืคืื™ื ืฉืœ ืคืกื•ืœืช ืงืœืงืจ?
ืœืžื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœืžื—ื–ืจ ืื•ืชื• ื›ืžื• ื—ื•ืžืจื™ ืคืœืกื˜ื™ืง ืจื‘ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื?
02:13
Why can't we just recycle them like many plastics?
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02:16
Well, simply put, recycled polystyrene is too expensive
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ื˜ื•ื‘, ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ื”, ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ืงืœืงืจ ื”ื•ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื™ืงืจ ืžื™ื“ื™
02:19
and potentially contaminated,
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื• ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ ืœื–ื”ื,
02:21
so there is very little market demand for Styrofoam that has to be recycled.
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ืžื” ืฉื’ื•ืจื ืœืžืขื˜ ืžืื•ื“ ื‘ื™ืงื•ืฉ ื‘ืฉื•ืง ืœืงืœืงืจ ืžืžื•ื—ื–ืจ.
02:25
And as a result, Styrofoam is considered a nonrenewable material,
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ื•ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื›ืš, ืงืœืงืจ ื ื—ืฉื‘ ืœืžื•ืฆืจ ืฉืื™ื ื• ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ,
02:29
because it is neither feasible nor viable to recycle polystyrene.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื’ื ืœื ื™ืฉื™ื ื•ื’ื ืœื ืžืขืฉื™ ืœืžื—ื–ืจ ืื•ืชื•.
02:33
And in fact, many cities across the US
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืขืจื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช
02:36
have even passed ordinances
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ืขื‘ื™ืจื• ืฆื•ื™ื
02:37
that simply ban the production of many products containing polystyrene,
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ืฉืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžื—ืจื™ืžื™ื ืืช ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื”ืžื›ื™ืœื™ื ืงืœืงืจ,
02:41
which includes disposable utensils,
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ืœืžืฉืœ ื›ืœื™ ืื•ื›ืœ ื—ื“ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื,
02:43
packing peanuts, takeout containers
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ืฉื‘ื‘ื™ ืืจื™ื–ื•ืช, ืžื’ืฉื™ ืžื–ื•ืŸ ืžื”ื™ืจ
02:45
and even plastic beach toys,
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืฆืขืฆื•ืขื™ ื—ื•ืคื™ื,
02:47
all products that are very useful in today's society.
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ื›ืœ ื”ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ืžืื•ื“ ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉื™ื™ื ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœ ื™ืžื™ื ื•.
02:50
And now France has become the first country
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ื•ื›ื™ื•ื ืฆืจืคืช ื”ืคื›ื” ืœืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”
02:52
to completely ban all plastic utensils,
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ืœื”ื—ืจื™ื ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื›ืœื™ื ื”ื—ื“ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื,
02:55
cups and plates.
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ื›ื•ืกื•ืช ื•ืฆืœื—ื•ืช.
02:57
But what if we could keep using Styrofoam
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืงืœืงืจ
02:59
and keep benefiting from its cheap, lightweight, insulating
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ื•ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœื”ืจื•ื•ื™ื— ืžื”ื—ื•ืžืจ ื”ื–ื•ืœ, ื”ืงืœ, ื”ืžื‘ื•ื“ื“
03:03
and excellent packing ability,
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ื‘ืขืœ ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ื”ืืจื™ื–ื” ื”ืžืขื•ืœื”,
03:05
while not having to suffer from the repercussions
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืกื‘ื•ืœ ืžื”ื”ืฉืœื›ื•ืช
03:07
of having to dispose of it?
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ืฉืœ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ื›ื™ ืœื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ื™ืคื˜ืจ ืžืžื ื•?
03:09
What if we could turn it into something else that's actually useful?
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ืžื” ืื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืื•ืชื• ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉื™?
03:12
What if we could make the impossible possible?
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ืžื” ืื ื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™ ืœืืคืฉืจื™?
03:16
My team hypothesized that we could use the carbon that's already in Styrofoam
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ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœื™ ืฉื™ืขืจื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืคื—ืžืŸ ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืงืœืงืจ
ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืื•ืชื• ืœืคื—ืžืŸ ืคืขื™ืœ,
03:21
to create activated carbon,
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03:22
which is used in almost every water filter today.
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ืฉืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื• ื›ืžืขื˜ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืกื ืŸ ืžื™ื ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื•.
03:25
And activated carbon works by using very small micropores
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ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœื›ืš ืคื—ืžืŸ ืคืขื™ืœ ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื‘ื—ืœืงื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ืžืื•ื“
ืฉืžืกื ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื ื”ืžื–ื”ืžื™ื ืžืžื™ื ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืžืื•ื•ื™ืจ.
03:29
to filter out contaminants from water or even air.
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03:32
So we started out by doing a variety of heating tests,
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ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืฆื•ืข ื‘ื“ื™ืงื•ืช ื—ื™ืžื•ื ืฉื•ื ื•ืช,
ื•ืœืฆืขืจื ื•, ื—ื•ื•ื™ื ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ื›ื™ืฉืœื•ื ื•ืช.
03:36
and unfortunately, we had many failures.
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03:39
Literally, nothing worked.
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ื• ื›ืžืฉืžืขื•, ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืœื ืขื‘ื“.
03:42
Besides my dad's grill catching on fire,
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ื—ื•ืฅ ืžื–ื” ืฉื”ื’ืจื™ืœ ืฉืœ ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ื ืฉืจืฃ,
03:44
most of our samples vaporized into nothing,
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ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื“ื•ื’ืžืื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ืชืื“ื•,
ืื• ื”ืชืคื•ืฆืฆื• ื‘ืชื•ืš ืชื ื•ืจื™ื ื™ืงืจื™ื,
03:47
or exploded inside expensive furnaces,
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03:49
leaving a horribly sticky mess.
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ื•ื”ืฉืื™ืจื• ืื—ืจื™ื”ื ื‘ืœืื’ืŸ ื“ื‘ื™ืง.
03:52
In fact, we were so saddened by our failures that we almost gave up.
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืขืฆื•ื‘ื™ื ืžื”ื›ื™ืฉืœื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืฉื›ืžืขื˜ ื•ื™ืชืจื ื•.
03:57
So why did we keep trying
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ืื– ืœืžื” ื”ืžืฉื›ื ื• ืœื ืกื•ืช
03:58
when all the adults said it was impossible?
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ื›ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืืžืจื• ืฉื–ื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™?
ื˜ื•ื‘, ืื•ืœื™ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื™ืœื“ื™ื. ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
04:01
Well, maybe it's because we're kids. We don't know any better.
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04:04
But the truth is, we kept trying because we thought it was still possible.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืืžืช ื”ื™ื , ืฉื”ืžืฉื›ื ื• ืœื ืกื•ืช ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื—ืฉื‘ื ื• ืฉื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืืคืฉืจื™.
04:08
We knew that if we were successful,
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ื™ื“ืขื ื• ืฉืื ื ืฆืœื™ื—,
ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื•ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืœืžืงื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
04:10
we would be helping the environment and making the world a better place.
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04:13
So we kept trying
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ืื– ื”ืžืฉื›ื ื• ืœื ืกื•ืช
ื•ืœื”ื™ื›ืฉืœ
04:15
and failing
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04:16
and trying
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ื•ืœื ืกื•ืช
04:18
and failing.
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ื•ืœื”ื™ื›ืฉืœ.
ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืจื™ื ื™ื“ื™ื™ื.
04:20
We were so ready to give up.
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04:22
But then it happened.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื–ื” ืงืจื”.
04:24
With the right temperatures, times and chemicals,
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ื‘ื˜ืžืคืจื˜ื•ืจื” ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื”, ื”ื–ืžื ื™ื ื•ื”ื›ื™ืžื™ืงืœื™ื,
04:26
we finally got that successful test result
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ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื’ืขื ื• ืœืชื•ืฆืื” ื”ืžื•ืฆืœื—ืช
04:29
showing us that we had created activated carbon from Styrofoam waste.
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ืฉื”ืจืืชื” ืœื ื• ืฉื™ืฆืจื ื• ืคื—ืžืŸ ืคืขื™ืœ ืžืคืกื•ืœืช ืงืœืงืจ.
ื•ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื”ืจื’ืข, ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™
04:33
And at that moment, the thing that had been impossible
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all of a sudden wasn't.
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ืœืคืชืข ื”ื™ื” ืืคืฉืจื™.
04:37
It showed us that although we had many failures at the beginning,
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ื–ื” ื”ืจืื” ืœื ื• ืฉืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื• ืœื ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ื›ื™ืฉืœื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื”,
04:40
we were able to persevere through them to get the test results that we wanted.
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ื”ืฆืœื—ื ื• ืœื”ืชืžื™ื“ ืœืžืจื•ืช ื–ืืช ื•ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืืช ื”ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ืฉืจืฆื™ื ื•.
04:44
And moreover, not only were we able to create activated carbon
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ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืš, ืœื ืจืง ืฉื”ืฆืœื—ื ื• ืœื™ื™ืฆืจ ืคื—ืžืŸ ืคืขื™ืœ
04:47
for purifying water,
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืœื˜ื”ืจ ืžื™ื,
04:48
but we were also able to reduce Styrofoam waste,
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ื”ืฆืœื—ื ื• ื’ื ืœื”ืงื˜ื™ืŸ ืืช ื›ืžื•ืช ืคืกื•ืœืช ื”ืงืœืงืจ,
ื•ืœืคืชื•ืจ ืฉืชื™ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืขื•ืœืžื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ืื—ื“.
04:51
solving two global problems with just one solution.
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04:54
So from then on, we were inspired to take our project further,
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ืื– ืžืื•ืชื• ืจื’ืข ื•ื”ืœืื”, ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืœืื™ ื”ืฉืจืื” ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ืฉืœื ื• ื”ืœืื”,
04:57
performing more tests to make it more effective
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ืœื‘ืฆืข ืขื•ื“ ื‘ื“ื™ืงื•ืช ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืื•ืชื• ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืืคืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™
04:59
and testing it in real world situations.
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ื•ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืืžื™ืชื™.
05:01
We then proceeded to receive funding
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ื”ืžืฉื›ื ื• ืœืงื‘ืœ ืžื™ืžื•ืŸ
05:03
from the NSTA's eCYBERMISSION STEM-in-Action program
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ืžืชื›ื ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืื™ื’ื•ื“ ื”ืืจืฆื™ ืœืžื•ืจื™ื ืœืžื“ืข
05:06
sponsored by the US Army,
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ืฉืฆื‘ื ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ื ืชืŸ ืœื” ื—ืกื•ืช,
05:08
as well as FIRST Global Innovation Awards
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ื›ืžื• ื›ืŸ ื’ื ื”ืคืจืก ื”ืขื•ืœืžื™ ืœืžืžืฆื™ืื™ื
05:10
sponsored by XPRIZE.
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ืฉื ื™ืชื ื” ืœื• ื—ืกื•ืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ XPRIZE.
05:12
And we were also honored
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ื•ื’ื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื ื•
05:13
with the Scientific American Innovator Award
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ืคืจืก ื”ืžืžืฆื™ืื™ื ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื
05:16
from Google Science Fair.
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ืžื™ืจื™ื“ ื”ืžื“ืข ืฉืœ ื’ื•ื’ืœ.
05:18
And using these funds, we plan to file a full patent on our process
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ื•ื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ืืœื•, ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื›ื ื ื™ื ืœืจืฉื•ื ืคื˜ื ื˜ ืฉืœื ืขืœ ื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืฉืœื ื•
05:21
and to continue to work on our project.
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ื•ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ืชื ื• ืขืœ ื”ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ืฉืœื ื•.
05:24
So yes, although we started with catching my dad's grill on fire
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ืื– ื›ืŸ, ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ื‘ืฉืจื™ืคื” ืฉืœ ื”ื’ืจื™ืœ ืฉืœ ืื‘ื™
05:28
and failing so many times that we almost quit,
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ื•ื‘ื›ื™ืฉืœื•ื ื•ืช ืจื‘ื™ื ืฉื’ืจืžื• ืœื ื• ื›ืžืขื˜ ื•ืœืคืจื•ืฉ,
ื”ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืฉื•ื•ื” ืืช ื–ื” ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืกืชื›ืœื™ื ืขืœ ื–ื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
05:31
it was well worth it when we look back at it now.
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05:33
We took a problem that many people said was impossible
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ืœืงื—ื ื• ื‘ืขื™ื” ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืืžืจื• ืฉืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœืคืชื•ืจ
05:36
and we made it possible,
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ื•ืคืชืจื ื• ืื•ืชื”,
ื•ื”ืชืžื“ื ื• ื’ื ื›ืฉื–ื” ื ืจืื” ืฉืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืขืฉื™ื ื• ืœื ื™ืขื‘ื•ื“.
05:38
and we persevered when it looked like nothing that we did would work.
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05:41
We learned that you can't have success
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ืœืžื“ื ื• ืฉืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื—ื•ื•ืช ื”ืฆืœื—ื”
05:43
without a little,
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ืœืœื ืžืขื˜,
ืื• ื”ืจื‘ื”, ื›ื™ืฉืœื•ืŸ.
05:45
or a lot, of failure.
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05:47
So in the future, don't be afraid if your grill goes up in flames,
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ืื– ื‘ืขืชื™ื“, ืืœ ืชืคื—ื“ื• ืื ื”ื’ืจื™ืœ ืฉืœื›ื ื™ืขืœื” ื‘ืœื”ื‘ื•ืช,
ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืืชื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื“ืขืช ืžืชื™ ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื›ื ื™ื“ืœืง.
05:51
because you never know when your idea might just catch fire.
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05:55
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
05:57
(Applause)
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ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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