Kevin Surace invents eco-friendly drywall

15,035 views ใƒป 2009-06-12

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Noam Sela ืžื‘ืงืจ: Uri Yaffe
00:18
What's happening to the climate?
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ืžื” ืงื•ืจื” ืœืืงืœื™ื?
00:20
It is unbelievably bad.
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ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ื›ืžื” ื”ื•ื ืจืข.
00:22
This is, obviously, that famous view now of the Arctic,
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ื–ื”ื•, ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื”ืžืจืื” ื”ื™ื“ื•ืข ืฉืœ ื”ืงื•ื˜ื‘ ื”ืฆืคื•ื ื™,
00:25
which is likely to be gone at this point
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ืฉื›ื ืจืื” ื™ืขืœื ื‘ื ืงื•ื“ื” ื–ืืช
00:27
in the next three or four or five years. Very, very, very scary.
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ 3-5 ืฉื ื™ื. ืžืื•ื“, ืžืื•ื“, ืžืคื—ื™ื“.
00:30
So we all look at what we can do.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžืกืชื›ืœื™ื ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
00:32
And when you look at the worldwide sources of CO2,
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ื•ื›ืฉืžืกืชื›ืœื™ื ืขืœ ืžืงื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืคื—ืžืŸ ื“ื•-ื—ืžืฆื ื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื,
00:34
52 percent are tied to buildings.
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ืจื•ืื™ื ืฉ-52 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืงืฉื•ืจื™ื ืœืžื‘ื ื™ื.
00:36
Only nine percent is passenger cars, interestingly enough.
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ื•ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืกืงืจืŸ, ืจืง 9 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ื”ื ืžืžื›ื•ื ื™ื•ืช ืคืจื˜ื™ื•ืช.
00:39
So we ran off to a sushi bar.
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ืื– ื”ืœื›ื ื• ืœืกื•ืฉื™ ื‘ืจ.
00:41
And at that sushi bar we came up with a great idea.
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ื•ื‘ืกื•ืฉื™ ื‘ืจ ืขืœื™ื ื• ืขืœ ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืื“ื™ืจ.
00:43
And it was something called EcoRock.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ืฉื EcoRock.
00:45
And we said we could redesign the 115-year-old
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ื•ืืžืจื ื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฆื‘ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ืชื”ืœื™ืš
00:48
gypsum drywall process that generates
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ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงื™ืจ ื”ื’ื‘ืก, ื‘ืŸ 115 ื”ืฉื ื™ื, ืฉืคื•ืœื˜
00:50
20 billion pounds of CO2 a year.
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9 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ืง"ื’ ืฉืœ ืคื—ืžืŸ ื“ื•-ื—ืžืฆื ื™ ื‘ืฉื ื”.
00:52
So it was a big idea. We wanted to reduce that by 80 percent,
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ืื– ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื’ื“ื•ืœ. ืจืฆื™ื ื• ืœืฆืžืฆื ืืช ื–ื” ื‘-80 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื.
00:55
which is exactly what we've done.
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ื•ื–ื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืžื” ืฉืขืฉื™ื ื•.
00:57
We started R&D in 2006.
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ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ื•ื”ืคื™ืชื•ื— ื‘-2006.
00:59
Decided to use recycled content from cement
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ื”ื—ืœื˜ื ื• ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืชื›ื•ืœื” ืžืžื•ื—ื–ืจืช ืžื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ
01:01
and steel manufacturing.
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ืฉืœ ืžืœื˜ ื•ืคืœื“ื”.
01:03
There is the inside of our lab. We haven't shown this before.
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ื”ื ื” ืคื ื™ื ื”ืžืขื‘ื“ื” ืฉืœื ื•. ืœื ื”ืจืื™ื ื• ืืช ื–ื” ืืฃ ืคืขื.
01:05
But our people had to do some 5,000
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื™ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื‘ืขืจืš 5,000
01:08
different mixes to get this right, to hit our targets.
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ืชืขืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื ื›ื•ื ื”, ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืžื˜ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
01:13
And they worked absolutely very, very, very hard.
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ื•ื”ื ื‘ืืžืช ืขื‘ื“ื• ืžืžืฉ, ืžืžืฉ ืงืฉื”.
01:15
So then we went forward and built our production line in China.
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ื•ืื– ื”ืชืงื“ืžื ื• ื•ื‘ื ื™ื ื• ืืช ืงื• ื”ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ืกื™ืŸ.
01:18
We don't build this production equipment any longer in the U.S., unfortunately.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื‘ื•ื ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืช ืฆื™ื•ื“ ื”ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘, ืœืžืจื‘ื” ื”ืฆืขืจ.
01:21
We did the line install over the summer.
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ื”ืชืงื ื• ืืช ืงื• ื”ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืงื™ืฅ.
01:23
We started right there, with absolutely nothing.
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ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ืฉื, ื‘ืœื™ ื›ืœื•ื.
01:25
You're seeing for the first time, a brand new drywall production line,
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ืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”, ืคืก ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืงื™ืจ ื’ื‘ืก ื—ื“ืฉ ืœื’ืžืจื™,
01:29
not made using gypsum at all.
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ืฉืื™ื ื• ืžื™ื•ืฆืจ ืชื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื’ื‘ืก ื›ืœืœ.
01:31
That's the finished production line there.
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ื–ื”ื• ืคืก ื”ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื”ืกื•ืคื™.
01:33
We got our first panel out on December third.
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ื‘-3 ื‘ื“ืฆืžื‘ืจ ื”ื•ืฆืื ื• ืืช ื”ืœื•ื— ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื•.
01:35
That is the slurry being poured onto paper, basically. That's the line running.
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ื‘ืขืงืจื•ืŸ, ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ืชืขืจื•ื‘ืช ืฉื ืžื–ื’ืช ืขืœ ื”ื ื™ื™ืจ. ื–ื”ื• ืคืก ื”ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื‘ืคืขื•ืœื”.
01:39
The exciting thing is, look at the faces of the people.
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ื–ื” ืžืจื’ืฉ, ืชืจืื• ืืช ื”ืžื‘ื˜ ืขืœ ืคื ื™ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื.
01:42
These are people who worked this project for two to three years.
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ืืœื• ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืขื‘ื“ื• ืขืœ ื”ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ื‘ืžืฉืš 2-3 ืฉื ื™ื.
01:44
And they are so excited. That's the first board off the line.
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ื•ื”ื ืžืชืจื’ืฉื™ื ื›ืœ-ื›ืš. ื–ื”ื• ื”ืœื•ื— ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืคืก ื”ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ.
01:47
Our Vice President of Operation kissing the board. Obviously very, very excited.
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ืกื’ืŸ ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืžื‘ืฆืขื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืžื ืฉืง ืืช ื”ืœื•ื—. ืœืœื ืกืคืง ืžืื•ื“, ืžืื•ื“ ื ืจื’ืฉ.
01:51
But this has a huge, huge impact on the environment.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื›ืœ ื–ื” ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืขืฆื•ืžื” ืขืœ ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื”.
01:54
We signed the first panel just a few weeks after that, had a great signing ceremony,
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ื›ืžื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืื—ืจ-ื›ืš ื—ืชืžื ื• ืขืœ ื”ืœื•ื— ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ื”ื™ื” ื˜ืงืก ื—ืชื™ืžื•ืช ื ื”ื“ืจ.
01:58
leading to people hopefully using these products across the world.
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ื‘ืชืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื™ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืžื•ืฆืจื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
02:02
And we've got Cradle-to-Cradle Gold on this thing.
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ืงื™ื‘ืœื ื• ืชืขื•ื“ืช 'C2C GOLD' ืขืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื”.
02:04
We happened to win, just recently, the Green Product of the Year
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ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื”, ื–ื›ื™ื ื• ื‘ืชื•ืืจ "ื”ืžื•ืฆืจ ื”ื™ืจื•ืง ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื ื”",
02:06
for "The Re-Invention of Drywall," from Popular Science.
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ืขืœ "ื”ืžืฆืื” ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœ ืงื™ืจ ื”ื’ื‘ืก", ืžื”ืžื’ื–ื™ืŸ 'ืžื“ืข ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™'.
02:09
Thank you. Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื. ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
02:11
So here is what we learned: 8,000 gallons of gas
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ืื– ื”ื ื” ืžื” ืฉืœืžื“ื ื•. 30,000 ืœื™ื˜ืจ ืฉืœ ื“ืœืง
02:14
equivalent to build one house.
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ืฉื•ื•ื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ื‘ื™ืช ืื—ื“.
02:16
You probably had no idea. It's like driving around the world six times.
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ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืœื”ื ื™ื— ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื›ื ืžื•ืฉื’. ื–ื” ื›ืžื• ืœื”ืงื™ืฃ ื‘ื ืกื™ืขื” ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื 6 ืคืขืžื™ื.
02:18
We must change everything.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ื”ื›ืœ.
02:20
Look around the room: chairs, wood,
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ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื• ื‘ื—ื“ืจ, ื›ืกืื•ืช, ืขืฅ.
02:23
everything around us has to change or we're not going to lick this problem.
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ื”ื›ืœ ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ื™ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ืฉืชื ื•ืช ืื—ืจืช ืœื ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœืคืชื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ื–ืืช.
02:26
Don't listen to the people who say you can't do this, because anyone can.
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ืืœ ืชืงืฉื™ื‘ื• ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉืื™ื ื›ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช, ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื™ื›ื•ืœ.
02:29
And these job losses, we can fix them with green-collar jobs.
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ื•ืืช ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉื™ื™ืื‘ื“ื•, ืื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื™ืจื•ืงื™ื.
02:32
We've got four plants. We're building this stuff around the country.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• 4 ืžืคืขืœื™ื. ืื ื• ืžื™ื™ืฆืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืงื™ืจ ื”ื–ื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”.
02:34
We're going as fast as we can.
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ืื ื• ืžื™ื™ืฆืจื™ื ืžื”ืจ ื›ื›ืœ ืฉืื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื.
02:36
Two and a half million cars worth of gypsum,
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ื’ื‘ืก ืฉื•ื•ื” ืขืจืš ืœ-2.5 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืžื›ื•ื ื™ื•ืช,
02:39
you know, CO2 generated. Right?
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ืฉืคื•ืœื˜ื•ืช ืคื—ืžืŸ ื“ื•-ื—ืžืฆื ื™. ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
02:41
So what will you do? I'll tell you what I did and why I did it. And I know my time's up.
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ืื– ืžื” ืืชื ืชืขืฉื•? ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื ืžื” ืื ื™ ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื•ืœืžื” ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื–ืืช. ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืœื™ ืื–ืœ.
02:44
Those are my kids, Natalie and David.
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ืืœื• ื™ืœื“ื™, ื ื˜ืœื™ ื•ื“ื™ื™ื•ื™ื“.
02:46
When they have their kids, 2050,
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ื›ืฉืœื”ื ื™ื”ื™ื• ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ื‘-2050,
02:48
they'd better look back at Grandpa and say,
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ื›ื“ืื™ ืžืื•ื“ ืฉื”ื ื™ื–ื›ืจื• ื‘ืกื‘ื ืฉืœื”ื ื•ื™ืืžืจื•,
02:50
"Hey, you gave it a good shot. You did the best you could
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"ื”ื™ื™, ื ื™ืกื™ืช. ืขืฉื™ืช ื›ืžื™ื˜ื‘ ื™ื›ื•ืœืชืš
02:52
with the team that you had."
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ืขื ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœืš".
02:54
So my hope is that when you leave TED,
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ื”ืชืงื•ื•ื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ืชืขื–ื‘ื• ืืช TED,
02:57
you will look at reducing your carbon footprint
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ืชื ืกื• ืœืฆืžืฆื ืืช ื˜ื‘ื™ืขืช ื”ืคื—ืžืŸ ืฉืœื›ื
02:59
in however you can do it.
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืจืš ืฉืชื•ื›ืœื•.
03:01
And if you don't know how, please find me -- I will help you.
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ื•ืื ืืชื ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืื™ืš, ืฆืจื• ืขื™ืžื™ ืงืฉืจ. ืื ื™ ืืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื›ื.
03:04
Last but not least, Bill Gates, I know you invented Windows.
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ื•ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ื—ื‘ื™ื‘, ื‘ื™ืœ ื’ื™ื™ื˜ืก, ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื”ืžืฆืืช ืืช "ื—ืœื•ื ื•ืช".
03:07
Wait till you see, maybe next year, what kind of windows we've invented.
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ื—ื›ื” ืขื“ ืฉืชืจืื”, ืื•ืœื™ ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ื‘ืื”, ืื™ืœื• ื—ืœื•ื ื•ืช ืื ื• ื”ืžืฆืื ื•.
03:10
Thank you so much.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœื›ื.
03:12
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ื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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