Adam Savage: My obsession with objects and the stories they tell

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: arnon hadas ืžื‘ืงืจ: Yair Galler
00:16
About four years ago, the New Yorker published an article
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ื‘ืขืจืš ืœืคื ื™ ืืจื‘ืข ืฉื ื™ื,ืžื’ื–ื™ืŸ ื”ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืงืจ ืคืจืกื ืžืืžืจ
00:19
about a cache of dodo bones that was found
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ืขืœ ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ืขืฆืžื•ืช ื“ื•ื“ื• ื˜ืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉื ืžืฆืื•
00:21
in a pit on the island of Mauritius.
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ื‘ื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ืื™ ืžืื•ืจื™ืฆื™ื•ืก.
00:24
Now, the island of Mauritius is a small island
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ื”ืื™ ืžืื•ืจื™ืฆื™ื•ืก ื”ื•ื ืื™ ืงื˜ืŸ
00:26
off the east coast of Madagascar
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ืœื™ื“ ื—ื•ืคื• ื”ืžื–ืจื—ื™ ืฉืœ ืžื“ื’ืกืงืจ
00:29
in the Indian Ocean, and it is the place
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ื‘ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืก ื”ื”ื•ื“ื™, ื•ื”ื ื• ื”ืžืงื•ื
00:31
where the dodo bird was discovered
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ื‘ื• ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื“ื•ื“ื• ื”ืชื’ืœืชื”
00:34
and extinguished, all within about 150 years.
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ื•ื ื›ื—ื“ื”, ื”ื›ืœ ื‘ืชื•ืš 150 ืฉื ื” ืœืขืจืš.
00:37
Everyone was very excited about this archaeological find,
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ื›ื•ืœื ื”ืชืจื’ืฉื• ืžืื•ื“ ืžื”ืžืฆื™ืื” ื”ืืจื›ื™ืื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ื”ื–ื•,
00:40
because it meant that they might finally be able
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉื™ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ื™ื•ื›ืœื•
00:42
to assemble a single dodo skeleton.
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ืœื”ืจื›ื™ื‘ ืฉืœื“ ืฉืœื ืฉืœ ื“ื•ื“ื•.
00:44
See, while museums all over the world
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ืืชื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื, ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืœืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ื ื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื
00:46
have dodo skeletons in their collection, nobody --
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ื™ืฉ ืฉืœื“ื™ ื“ื•ื“ื• ื‘ืื•ืกืคื™ื ืฉืœื”ื, ืœืืฃ ืื—ื“ -
00:49
not even the actual Natural History Museum
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ืœ"ืžื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ืœื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื˜ื‘ืข"
00:51
on the island of Mauritius -- has a skeleton that's made
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ื‘ืื™ ืžืื•ืจื™ืฆื™ื•ืก ืื™ืŸ ืฉืœื“ ืฉืžื•ืจื›ื‘
00:53
from the bones of a single dodo.
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ืžืขืฆืžื•ืชื™ื• ืฉืœ ื“ื•ื“ื• ื™ื—ื™ื“.
00:56
Well, this isn't exactly true.
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ื˜ื•ื‘, ื–ื” ืœื ืžืžืฉ ืžื“ื•ื™ืง.
00:58
The fact is, is that the British Museum
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืœืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื™
01:00
had a complete specimen of a dodo in their collection
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ื”ื™ื” ืฉืœื“ ื“ื•ื“ื• ืฉืœื ื‘ืื•ืกืฃ
01:02
up until the 18th century --
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ืขื“ ืœืžืื” ื”-18.
01:04
it was actually mummified, skin and all --
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื—ื ื•ื˜, ืขื ืขื•ืจ ื•ื”ื›ืœ,
01:06
but in a fit of space-saving zeal,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื”ืชืงืฃ ืฉืœ ื—ื™ืกื›ื•ืŸ ื‘ืžืงื•ื
01:08
they actually cut off the head and they cut off the feet
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ื”ื ื›ืจืชื• ืืช ื”ืจืืฉ ื•ื›ืคื•ืช ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื
01:10
and they burned the rest in a bonfire.
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ื•ืฉืจืคื• ืืช ื”ืฉืืจ ื‘ืžื“ื•ืจื”.
01:13
If you go look at their website today,
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ืื ืชืกืชื›ืœื• ื‘ืืชืจ ืฉืœื”ื ื”ื™ื•ื,
01:15
they'll actually list these specimens, saying,
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ื”ื ืžื•ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ืคืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื•ื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื
01:17
the rest was lost in a fire.
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ืฉื”ืฉืืจ ืื‘ื“ื• ื‘ืฉืจื™ืคื”.
01:20
Not quite the whole truth. Anyway.
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ืœื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ืืžืช ื”ืžืœืื”. ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงืจื”.
01:23
The frontispiece of this article was this photo,
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ื”ืฉืขืจ ืฉืœ ื”ื›ืชื‘ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืชืฆืœื•ื ื”ื–ื”,
01:25
and I'm one of the people that thinks that Tina Brown
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื˜ื™ื ื” ื‘ืจืื•ืŸ
01:27
was great for bringing photos to the New Yorker,
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ื”ื‘ื™ืื” ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืžืฆื•ื™ื ื•ืช ืœื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืงืจ,
01:29
because this photo completely rocked my world.
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื–ืืช ื–ืขื–ืขื” ืืช ืขื•ืœืžื™.
01:31
I became obsessed with the object --
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ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœืื•ื‘ืกืกื™ื‘ื™ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ื—ืคืฅ ื”ื–ื”.
01:33
not just the beautiful photograph itself,
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ืœื ืจืง ื”ืฆื™ืœื•ื ื”ื™ืคื”ืคื” ืขืฆืžื•,
01:35
and the color, the shallow depth of field, the detail that's visible,
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ื”ืฆื‘ืขื™ื, ืขื•ืžืง ื”ืฉื“ื” ื”ืจื“ื•ื“, ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ื ื”ื ืจืื™ื,
01:38
the wire you can see on the beak there
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ื”ืชื™ืœ ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœืจืื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืžืงื•ืจ ื›ืืŸ
01:40
that the conservator used to put this skeleton together --
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ืฉื”ืžืฉืžืจ ื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื• ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœื”ืจื›ื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ืฉืœื“ ื”ื–ื”,
01:43
there's an entire story here.
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ื™ืฉ ื›ืืŸ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื.
01:45
And I thought to myself,
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ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™,
01:47
wouldn't it be great
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ื›ืžื” ื ืคืœื ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื”
01:49
if I had my own dodo skeleton?
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ืื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืฉืœื“ ื“ื•ื“ื• ืžืฉืœื™?
01:52
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
01:55
I want to point out here at this point that
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ื‘ื ืงื•ื“ื” ื–ื• ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ
01:58
I've spent my life obsessed
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ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืืช ื—ื™ื™ ืื•ื‘ืกืกื™ื‘ื™ ืœื’ื‘ื™
02:00
by objects and the stories that they tell,
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ื—ืคืฆื™ื ื•ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื ืžืกืคืจื™ื,
02:03
and this was the very latest one.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ื”ื ืขื“ ื›ื”.
02:05
So I began looking around for --
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ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื—ืคืฉ,
02:07
to see if anyone sold a kit,
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ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžื•ื›ืจ ืขืจื›ื”,
02:09
some kind of model that I could get,
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ืื™ื–ื• ืชื‘ื ื™ืช ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’,
02:11
and I found lots of reference material, lots of lovely pictures.
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ื•ืžืฆืืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื—ื•ืžืจ ืจืงืข, ื”ืจื‘ื” ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื™ืคื•ืช,
02:14
No dice: no dodo skeleton for me. But the damage had been done.
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ืœืœื ื”ื•ืขื™ืœ: ืœื ืžืฆืืชื™ ืฉืœื“ ื“ื•ื“ื•. ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื–ืง ื ืขืฉื”.
02:18
I had saved a few hundred photos of dodo skeletons
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ืฉืžืจืชื™ ื›ืžื” ืžืื•ืช ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืฉืœื“ื™ ื“ื•ื“ื•
02:20
into my "Creative Projects" folder --
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ื‘ืชื™ืงื™ื™ืช ื”"ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื™ื" ืฉืœื™
02:22
it's a repository for my brain, everything that I could possibly be interested in.
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ื–ื” ืžื—ืกืŸ ืœืžื•ื— ืฉืœื™, ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืื ื™ ืขืฉื•ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื•.
02:25
Any time I have an internet connection,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื’ืข ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืœืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜,
02:27
there's a sluice of stuff moving into there,
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ื™ืฉ ื–ืจื ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื–ื•ืจืžื™ื ืœืฉื
02:30
everything from beautiful rings to cockpit photos.
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ื”ื›ืœ, ื”ื—ืœ ืžื˜ื‘ืขื•ืช ื™ืคื”ืคื™ื•ืช ื•ื›ืœื” ื‘ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืชืื™ ื˜ื™ื™ืก.
02:34
The key that the Marquis du Lafayette sent to George Washington
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ื”ืžืคืชื— ืฉืฉืœื— ื”ืžืจืงื™ื– ื“ื” ืœืืคื™ื™ื˜ ืœื’'ื•ืจื’' ื•ื•ืฉื™ื ื’ื˜ื•ืŸ
02:37
to celebrate the storming of the Bastille.
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ืœื—ื’ื•ื’ ืืช ื”ืขืœื™ื™ื” ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืกื˜ื™ืœื™ื”.
02:39
Russian nuclear launch key:
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ืžืคืชื— ืฉื™ื’ื•ืจ ื’ืจืขื™ื ื™ ืจื•ืกื™.
02:40
The one on the top is the picture of the one I found on eBay;
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ื”ืขืœื™ื•ื ื” ื”ื™ื ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืžืฆืืชื™ ื‘eBay;
02:42
the one on the bottom is the one I made for myself,
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ื•ื”ืชื—ืชื•ื ื” ื”ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื›ื ืชื™ ื‘ืขืฆืžื™,
02:45
because I couldn't afford the one on eBay.
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ื›ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืจืฉื•ืช ืœืขืฆืžื™ ืืช ื–ื” ืฉื‘eBay.
02:47
Storm trooper costumes. Maps of Middle Earth --
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ืชื—ืคื•ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœ ืคืœื•ื’ื•ืช ื”ืกืขืจ. ืžืคื•ืช ืฉืœ "ื”ืืจืฅ ื”ืชื™ื›ื•ื ื”",
02:50
that's one I hand-drew myself. There's the dodo skeleton folder.
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ืืช ื–ื• ืฆื™ื™ืจืชื™ ื‘ืขืฆืžื™. ื”ื ื” ืชื™ืงื™ื™ืช ืฉืœื“ ื”ื“ื•ื“ื•.
02:52
This folder has 17,000 photos --
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ื‘ืชื™ืงื™ื” ื”ื–ื• ื™ืฉ 17,000 ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช,
02:54
over 20 gigabytes of information --
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ืžืขืœ 20 ื’ื™ื’ื”ื‘ื™ื™ื˜ ืฉืœ ืžื™ื“ืข,
02:56
and it's growing constantly.
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ื•ื”ื™ื ื’ื“ืœื” ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ.
02:58
And one day, a couple of weeks later, it might have been
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ื•ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“, ื›ืžื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ, ื™ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉื–ื” ื”ื™ื”
03:01
maybe a year later, I was in the art store with my kids,
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ืื•ืœื™ ืฉื ื” ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื—ื ื•ืช ื™ืฆื™ืจื” ืขื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™
03:03
and I was buying some clay tools -- we were going to have a craft day.
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ื•ืงื ื™ืชื™ ื›ืœื™ื ืœื—ื™ืžืจ - ืขืžื“ื ื• ืœืขืจื•ืš ื™ื•ื ื™ืฆื™ืจื”.
03:06
I bought some Super Sculpeys, some armature wire, some various materials.
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ืงื ื™ืชื™ ืงืฆืช ืกืงืืœืคื™ [ื—ื•ืžืจ ื“ืžื•ื™ ืคื™ืžื•], ืงืฆืช ืชื™ืœ, ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื.
03:09
And I looked down at this Sculpey, and I thought,
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ื•ื”ืกืชื›ืœืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืกืงืืœืคื™ ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™,
03:11
maybe,
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ืื•ืœื™,
03:13
yeah, maybe I could make my own dodo skull.
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ื›ืŸ, ืื•ืœื™ ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื›ื™ืŸ ืœื™ ื’ื•ืœื’ื•ืœืช ื“ื•ื“ื• ืžืฉืœื™.
03:17
I should point out at this time -- I'm not a sculptor;
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ื›ื“ืื™ ืฉืืฆื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื ืงื•ื“ื” ื–ื• - ืื ื™ ืœื ืคืกืœ.
03:19
I'm a hard-edged model maker.
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ืื ื™ ื‘ื•ื ื” ื“ื’ืžื™ื.
03:21
You give me a drawing, you give me a prop to replicate,
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ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืฆื™ื•ืจ, ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืื‘ื™ื–ืจ ืœืฉื—ื–ืจ,
03:24
you give me a crane, scaffolding, parts from "Star Wars" --
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ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืขื’ื•ืจืŸ, ืžืขืจื›ืช ืคื™ื’ื•ืžื™ื, ื—ืœืงื™ื ืž"ืžืœื—ืžืช ื”ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื" -
03:27
especially parts from "Star Wars" --
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ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื—ืœืงื™ื ืž"ืžืœื—ืžืช ื”ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื" -
03:29
I can do this stuff all day long.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื•ื.
03:31
It's exactly how I made my living for 15 years.
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ื–ื• ื”ืคืจื ืกื” ืฉืœื™ ื›ื‘ืจ 15 ืฉื ื”.
03:33
But you give me something like this --
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ืื‘ืœ ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ื–ื”-
03:36
my friend Mike Murnane sculpted this;
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ื™ื“ื™ื“ื™ ืžื™ื™ืง ืžืืจื ื™ื™ืŸ ืคื™ืกืœ ืืช ื–ื”.
03:38
it's a maquette for "Star Wars, Episode Two" --
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ื–ื” ืžื•ื“ืœ ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ ืœ"ืžืœื—ืžืช ื”ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ื", ื—ืœืง 2.
03:40
this is not my thing --
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ื–ื” ืœื ื”ืงื˜ืข ืฉืœื™,
03:42
this is something other people do -- dragons, soft things.
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ื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื. ื“ืจืงื•ื ื™ื, ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืจื›ื™ื.
03:45
However, I felt like I had looked at enough photos of dodo skulls
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ื–ืืช, ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ื”ืกืชื›ืœืชื™ ืขืœ ืžืกืคื™ืง ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื’ื•ืœื’ื•ืœืช ื“ื•ื“ื•
03:49
to actually be able to
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ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืกื•ื’ืœ
03:51
understand the topology and perhaps replicate it --
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ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื˜ื•ืคื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื•ืื•ืœื™ ืœืฉื—ื–ืจ ืื•ืชื”.
03:54
I mean, it couldn't be that difficult.
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ื–ื” ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืงืฉื”.
03:56
So, I started looking at the best photos I could find.
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ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ื‘ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื.
03:59
I grabbed all the reference,
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ืืกืคืชื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื—ื•ืžืจื™ ื”ืžื—ืงืจ
04:01
and I found this lovely piece of reference.
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ื•ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ืžืฆื•ื™ื ืช ื”ื–ืืช.
04:03
This is someone selling this on eBay;
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ื–ื• ืžื™ืฉื”ื™ ืฉืžื•ื›ืจืช ืืช ื–ื” ื‘eBay;
04:05
it was clearly a womanโ€™s hand, hopefully a woman's hand.
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ื–ื• ื™ื“ ื ืฉื™ืช, ื‘ื‘ื™ืจื•ืจ ื™ื“ ื ืฉื™ืช. ื‘ืชืงื•ื•ื” ื™ื“ ื ืฉื™ืช.
04:08
Assuming it was roughly the size of my wife's hand,
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ื‘ื”ื ื—ื” ืฉื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ืขืจืš ื‘ื’ื•ื“ืœ ื”ื™ื“ ืฉืœ ืืฉืชื™,
04:10
I made some measurements of her thumb, and I scaled them out to the size of the skull.
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ืขืจื›ืชื™ ื›ืžื” ืžื“ื™ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืื’ื•ื“ืœ ืฉืœื” ื•ืืžื“ืชื™ ืืช ื’ื•ื“ืœ ื”ื’ื•ืœื’ื•ืœืช.
04:13
I blew it up to the actual size, and I began using that,
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ื”ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ืœื’ื•ื“ืœ ืืžื™ืชื™ ื•ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื–ื”
04:16
along with all the other reference that I had, comparing it to it
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ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื›ืœ ืฉืืจ ื”ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉืืกืคืชื™, ื•ื”ืฉื•ื•ื™ืชื™ ื”ื›ืœ ืœื–ื”
04:18
as size reference for figuring out exactly how big the beak should be,
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ื›ืžืคืชื— ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ืœื”ื‘ื ื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื” ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื”ืžืงื•ืจ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช,
04:21
exactly how long, etc.
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ื›ืžื” ืืจื•ืš ื•ื›ื•ืœื™ ื•ื›ื•ืœื™.
04:23
And over a few hours, I eventually achieved
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ืœืื—ืจ ื›ืžื” ืฉืขื•ืช, ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฉื’ืชื™
04:26
what was actually a pretty reasonable dodo skull. And I didn't mean to continue, I --
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ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื’ื•ืœื’ื•ืœืช ื“ื•ื“ื• ืœื ืจืขื”. ื•ืœื ื”ืชื›ื•ื•ื ืชื™ ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš,
04:29
it's kind of like, you know, you can only clean a super messy room
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ื–ื” ื›ืžื• ืฉืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ืืคืฉืจ ืœืกื“ืจ ื—ื“ืจ ืžื‘ื•ืœื’ืŸ ื‘ืืžืช ืจืง
04:32
by picking up one thing at a time; you can't think about the totality.
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ืข"ื™ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ื“ ื›ืœ ืคืขื - ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื”ื›ื•ืœืœ.
04:35
I wasn't thinking about a dodo skeleton;
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ืœื ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ืฉืœื“ ื“ื•ื“ื•;
04:37
I just noticed that as I finished this skull,
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ืจืง ืฉืžืชื™ ืœื‘ ืฉื›ืฉืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืืช ื”ื’ื•ืœื’ื•ืœืช,
04:39
the armature wire that I had been used to holding it up
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ื”ืชื™ืœ ืฉื‘ื• ื”ืฉืชืžืฉืชื™ ืœื”ื—ื–ืงืช ื”ื›ืœ ื‘ื™ื—ื“
04:41
was sticking out of the back just where a spine would be.
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ื‘ืœื˜ ืžืื—ื•ืจ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืื™ืคื” ืฉืขืžื•ื“ ื”ืฉื“ืจื” ืืžื•ืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช.
04:43
And one of the other things I'd been interested in and obsessed with over the years
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ื•ื“ื‘ืจ ื ื•ืกืฃ ืฉื”ืชืขื ื™ื™ื ืชื™ ื‘ื• ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืื•ื‘ืกืกื™ื‘ื™ ืœื’ื‘ื™ื• ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืฉื ื™ื
04:46
is spines and skeletons, having collected a couple of hundred.
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ื”ื•ื ืขืžื•ื“ื™ ืฉื“ืจื” ื•ืฉืœื“ื™ื, ื•ืืฃ ืืกืคืชื™ ื›ืžื” ืžืื•ืช.
04:49
I actually understood the mechanics
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ื‘ืืžืช ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื›ืื ื™ืงื”
04:51
of vertebrae enough to kind of start to imitate them.
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ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื•ืช ืžืกืคื™ืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื—ืงื•ืช ืื•ืชืŸ.
04:54
And so button by button,
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ื•ื›ืš ื›ืคืชื•ืจ ืื—ืจ ื›ืคืชื•ืจ,
04:56
vertebrae by vertebrae, I built my way down.
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ื—ื•ืœื™ื” ืื—ืจ ื—ื•ืœื™ื”, ื‘ื ื™ืชื™ ืืช ื“ืจื›ื™ ืžื˜ื”.
04:59
And actually, by the end of the day, I had a reasonable skull,
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ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื•ื, ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ื’ื•ืœื’ื•ืœืช ืจืื•ื™ื”,
05:02
a moderately good vertebrae and half of a pelvis.
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ื—ื•ืœื™ื•ืช ืœื ืจืขื•ืช ื•ื—ืฆื™ ืื’ืŸ.
05:06
And again, I kept on going, looking for more reference,
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ื•ืฉื•ื‘, ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™, ื—ื™ืคืฉืชื™ ืขื•ื“ ื—ื•ืžืจ,
05:09
every bit of reference I could find -- drawings, beautiful photos.
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ื›ืœ ืคื™ืกืช ืžื™ื“ืข ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื - ืฆื™ื•ืจื™ื, ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื™ืคื•ืช.
05:12
This guy -- I love this guy! He put a dodo leg bones on a scanner
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ื•ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื”ื–ื” - ืื ื™ ืžืช ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื”ื–ื”! ื”ื•ื ืฉื ืขืฆืžื•ืช ืจื’ืœ ืฉืœ ื“ื•ื“ื• ื‘ืกื•ืจืง,
05:15
with a ruler.
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ืขื ืกืจื’ืœ.
05:17
This is the kind of accuracy that I wanted,
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ื–ื• ืจืžืช ื”ื“ื™ื•ืง ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™,
05:19
and I
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ื•ืื ื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜..
05:21
replicated every last bone and put it in.
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ืฉื—ื–ืจืชื™ ื›ืœ ืขืฆื ืขื“ ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื•ื”ืจื›ื‘ืชื™ ืื•ืชื”.
05:23
And after about six weeks,
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ื•ืื—ืจื™ ื‘ืขืจืš ืฉื™ืฉื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช,
05:26
I finished, painted, mounted
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ืกื™ื™ืžืชื™, ืฆื‘ืขืชื™ ื•ืงื™ื‘ืขืชื™
05:29
my own dodo skeleton.
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ืฉืœื“ ื“ื•ื“ื• ืžืฉืœื™.
05:34
You can see that I even made a museum label for it
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ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉืืคื™ืœื• ื”ื›ื ืชื™ ืœื• ืœื•ื—ื™ืช ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ื ื™ื
05:36
that includes a brief history of the dodo.
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ืฉืžื›ื™ืœื” ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืงืฆืจื” ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื•ื“ื•.
05:38
And TAP Plastics made me -- although I didn't photograph it --
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ื•ื—ื‘ืจืช TAP ืคืœืกื˜ื™ืงืก ื”ื›ื™ื ื• ืœื™ - ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืœื ืฆื™ืœืžืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” -
05:40
a museum vitrine.
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ื•ื™ื˜ืจื™ื ื” ืฉืœ ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ.
05:42
I don't have the room for this in my house,
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ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืžืงื•ื ืœื–ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช,
05:44
but I had to finish what I had started.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœืกื™ื™ื ืžื” ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™.
05:47
And this actually represented kind of a sea change to me.
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ื•ื–ื” ืœืžืขืฉื” ืกื™ืžืŸ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™.
05:50
Again, like I said, my life has been about
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ืฉื•ื‘, ื›ืžื• ืฉืืžืจืชื™, ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืกื‘ื‘ื• ืกื‘ื™ื‘
05:52
being fascinated by objects and the stories that they tell,
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ื”ื™ื•ืชื™ ืžืจื•ืชืง ืžื—ืคืฆื™ื ื•ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉื”ื ืžืกืคืจื™ื,
05:54
and also making them for myself, obtaining them,
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ื•ื›ืŸ ื”ืขืฉื™ื™ื” ืฉืœื”ื ืœืขืฆืžื™, ื”ืฉื’ืชื,
05:57
appreciating them and diving into them.
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ื”ืขืจื›ืชื ื•ืฆืœื™ืœื” ืœืชื•ื›ื.
06:00
And in this folder, "Creative Projects,"
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ื•ื‘ืชื™ืงื™ื™ื” ื”ื–ืืช, "ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื™ื",
06:02
there are tons of projects that I'm currently working on,
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ื™ืฉ ื”ืžื•ืŸ ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืขืœื™ื”ื ื›ืจื’ืข,
06:05
projects that I've already worked on, things that I might want to work on some day,
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ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ืกื™ื™ืžืชื™, ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื•ืœื™ ืืจืฆื” ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœื™ื”ื ื‘ืขืชื™ื“,
06:08
and things that I may just want to find and buy and have
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ื•ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื•ืœื™ ืกืชื ืืจืฆื” ืœืžืฆื•ื ื•ืœืงื ื•ืช ื•ืœื”ืฉื™ื’
06:11
and look at and touch.
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ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ื•ืœื’ืขืช.
06:13
But now there was potentially this new category of things
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื™ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืงื˜ื’ื•ืจื™ื” ื—ื“ืฉื” ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื
06:16
that I could sculpt
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ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืคืกืœ
06:18
that was different, that I -- you know,
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ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉื•ื ื”. ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื,
06:20
I have my own R2D2, but that's --
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ R2D2 ืžืฉืœื™, ืื‘ืœ ื–ื”..
06:22
honestly, relative to sculpting, to me, that's easy.
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ื‘ื›ื ื•ืช, ื™ื—ืกื™ืช ืœืคื™ืกื•ืœ, ื™ื—ืกื™ืช ืืœื™ื™, ื–ื” ืงืœ.
06:25
And so I went back and looked through my "Creative Projects" folder,
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ืื– ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ื•ื”ืกืชื›ืœืชื™ ื‘ืชื™ืงื™ื™ืช ื”ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื™
06:28
and I happened across the Maltese Falcon.
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ื•ื ืชืงืœืชื™ ื‘"ื ืฅ ืžืžืœื˜ื”".
06:32
Now, this is funny for me:
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ื–ื” ืžืฆื—ื™ืง ืื•ืชื™:
06:35
to fall in love with an object from a Hammett novel,
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ืœื”ืชืื”ื‘ ื‘ื—ืคืฅ ืžืจื•ืžืŸ ืžืืช ื”ืืžื˜.
06:38
because if it's true that the world is divided into two types of people,
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ื›ื™ ืื ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ืขื•ืœื ืžืชื—ืœืง ืœืฉื ื™ ืกื•ื’ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื,
06:40
Chandler people and Hammett people, I am absolutely a Chandler person.
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ื˜ื™ืคื•ืกื™ื ืฉืœ ืฆ'ื ื“ืœืจ ื•ื˜ื™ืคื•ืกื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืืžื˜, ืื ื™ ืœื’ืžืจื™ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืก ืฉืœ ืฆ'ื ื“ืœืจ.
06:43
But in this case,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื”ื–ื”, ื–ื” ืœื ืงืฉื•ืจ
06:45
it's not about the author, it's not about the book or the movie or the story,
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ืœืกื•ืคืจ, ื–ื” ืœื ืงืฉื•ืจ ืœืกืคืจ ืื• ืœืกืจื˜ ืื• ืœืกื™ืคื•ืจ,
06:49
it's about the object in and of itself.
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ื–ื” ืงืฉื•ืจ ืœื—ืคืฅ ืขืฆืžื•.
06:51
And in this case, this object is --
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ื•ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื”ื–ื”, ื”ื—ืคืฅ ื”ื•ื
06:54
plays on a host of levels.
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ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ืจืžื•ืช.
06:57
First of all, there's the object in the world.
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ืงื•ื“ื ื›ืœ, ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ื—ืคืฅ ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
06:59
This is the "Kniphausen Hawk."
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ื–ื”ื• "ื ืฅ ื”ื ื™ืคื”ืื•ื–ืŸ".
07:01
It is a ceremonial pouring vessel
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ื–ื”ื• ื›ืœื™ ืžื–ื™ื’ื” ื˜ืงืกื™
07:03
made around 1700 for a Swedish Count,
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ื ืขืฉื” ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื•ืช 1700 ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื—ืฆืจ ื”ืžืœื•ื›ื” ื”ืฉื•ื•ื“ื™ืช,
07:07
and it is very likely the object from which
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ื•ื›ื›ืœ ื”ื ืจืื” ื”ื™ื ื• ื”ื—ืคืฅ ืฉืžืžื ื•
07:09
Hammett drew his inspiration for the Maltese Falcon.
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ื”ืืžื˜ ืฉืื‘ ืืช ื”ื”ืฉืจืื” ืœื ืฅ ืžืžืœื˜ื”.
07:12
Then there is the fictional bird, the one that Hammett created for the book.
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ื•ืื– ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื“ื™ื•ื ื™ืช, ื–ื• ืฉื”ืืžื˜ ื™ืฆืจ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืกืคืจ.
07:15
Built out of words, it is the engine
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ื‘ื ื•ื™ื” ืžืžื™ืœื™ื, ื”ื™ื ื”ืžื ื•ืข
07:17
that drives the plot of his book and also the movie,
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ืฉืžื ื™ืข ืืช ืขืœื™ืœืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื•ื”ืกืจื˜,
07:20
in which another object is created:
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ืฉื‘ื• ืžืชื”ื•ื•ื” ืขื•ื“ ื—ืคืฅ:
07:22
a prop that has to represent the thing that Hammett created out of words,
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ืื‘ื™ื–ืจ ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœื™ื™ืฆื’ ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื”ืืžื˜ ื™ืฆืจ ืžืžื™ืœื™ื,
07:25
inspired by the Kniphausen Hawk, and this represents the falcon in the movie.
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ื‘ื”ืฉืจืืช ื ืฅ ื”ื ื™ืคื”ืื•ื–ืŸ, ื•ืžืฉืžืฉ ื›ื™ื™ืฆื•ื’ ื”ื ืฅ ื‘ืกืจื˜.
07:29
And then there is this fourth level, which is
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื›ืš ืคืŸ ืจื‘ื™ืขื™, ืฉื”ื•ื
07:31
a whole new object in the world:
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ื—ืคืฅ ื—ื“ืฉ ืœื’ืžืจื™ ื‘ืขื•ืœื:
07:33
the prop made for the movie, the representative of the thing,
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ื”ืื‘ื™ื–ืจ ืฉื™ื•ืฆืจ ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืกืจื˜, ืฉืžื™ื™ืฆื’ ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ,
07:36
becomes, in its own right,
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ื”ื•ืคืš ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ืขืฆืžื•
07:38
a whole other thing,
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ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ืจ ืœื’ืžืจื™,
07:40
a whole new object of desire.
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ืœื—ืคืฅ ื ื—ืฉืง ื—ื“ืฉ ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ.
07:42
And so now it was time to do some research.
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ืื– ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืงืฆืช ืžื—ืงืจ ืจืงืข.
07:44
I actually had done some research
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ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืืžืช ื›ื‘ืจ ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืงืฆืช ืžื—ืงืจ
07:46
a few years before -- it's why the folder was there.
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ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ - ืœื›ืŸ ื”ืชื™ืงื™ื™ื” ื”ื–ืืช ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉื.
07:48
I'd bought a replica, a really crappy replica,
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ืงื ื™ืชื™ ืฉื—ื–ื•ืจ, ืฉื—ื–ื•ืจ ืžืžืฉ ืžื—ื•ืจื‘ืŸ,
07:50
of the Maltese Falcon on eBay,
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ืฉืœ ื”ื ืฅ ืžืžืœื˜ื” ื‘eBay
07:52
and had downloaded enough pictures to actually
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ื•ื”ื•ืจื“ืชื™ ืžืกืคื™ืง ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื›ื“ื™
07:54
have some reasonable reference.
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ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืžืกืคื™ืง ื—ื•ืžืจ ื”ื’ื•ืŸ ืœื”ืฉื•ื•ืื”.
07:56
But I discovered,
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ืื‘ืœ ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™,
07:58
in researching further,
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ื›ืฉื—ืงืจืชื™ ื”ืœืื”,
08:00
really wanting precise reference, that
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ื‘ื ื™ืกื™ื•ื ื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื ื—ื•ืžืจ ืžื“ื•ื™ืง, ืฉื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ..
08:03
one of the original lead birds
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ืื—ืช ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™ื•ืช
08:05
had been sold at Christie's in 1994,
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ื ืžื›ืจื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื›ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืคื•ืžื‘ื™ื•ืช "ื›ืจื™ืกื˜ื™ื–" ื‘1994.
08:07
and so I contacted an antiquarian bookseller
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ืื– ื™ืฆืจืชื™ ืงืฉืจ ืขื ืžื•ื›ืจ ืกืคืจื™ื ืขืชื™ืงื™ื
08:10
who had the original Christie's catalogue,
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ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืืช ื”ืงื˜ืœื•ื’ ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™ ืฉืœ "ื›ืจื™ืกื˜ื™ื–"
08:12
and in it I found this magnificent picture,
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ื•ื‘ื• ืžืฆืืชื™ ืชืžื•ื ื” ื ื”ื“ืจืช
08:14
which included a size reference.
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ืฉื›ืœืœื” ืงื ื” ืžื™ื“ื”.
08:16
I was able to scan the picture, blow it up to exactly full size.
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ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœืกืจื•ืง ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื•ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืœ ืื•ืชื” ืœื’ื•ื“ืœ ืžืœื,
08:20
I found other reference. Avi [Ara] Chekmayan,
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ืžืฆืืชื™ ืžืงื•ืจ ืื—ืจ, ืื‘ื™ ื—ืงืžื™ื”,
08:22
a New Jersey editor, actually found this
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ืขื•ืจื›ืช ืžื ื™ื• ื’'ืจืกื™, ืœืžืขืฉื” ืžืฆืื” ืืช ื–ื”
08:24
resin Maltese Falcon
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ื‘ื– ืžืœื˜ื–ื™ ืžืฉืจืฃ
08:26
at a flea market in 1991,
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ื‘ืฉื•ืง ืคืฉืคืฉื™ื ื‘ 1991 ,
08:29
although it took him five years
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื–ื” ืœืงื— ืœื• ื—ืžืฉ ืฉื ื™ื
08:31
to authenticate this bird to
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ืœืืžืช ืืช ืžืงื•ืจื™ื•ืช ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ
08:33
the auctioneers' specifications,
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ืœืคื™ ืžืืคื™ื™ื ื™ ื‘ืขืœ ื”ืžื›ืจื–.
08:35
because there was a lot of controversy about it.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื™ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ื—ื™ืœื•ืงื™ ื“ืขื•ืช ืœื’ื‘ื™ื•
08:37
It was made out of resin, which wasn't a common material for movie props
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืžืฉืจืฃ, ื—ื•ืžืจ ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื ืคื•ืฅ ืœืชืคืื•ืจื” ืœืกืจื˜ื™ื
08:39
about the time the movie was made.
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ืกืจื˜ ืฆื•ืœื
08:41
It's funny to me that it took a while to authenticate it,
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ื–ื” ืžืฆื—ื™ืง ืื•ืชื™ ืฉืœืงื— ื”ืจื‘ื” ื–ืžืŸ ืœืืžืช ืืช ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื•,
08:43
because I can see it compared to this thing,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ืืช ืื•ืชื• ื‘ื”ืฉื•ื•ืื” ืœื–ื”,
08:45
and I can tell you -- it's real, it's the real thing,
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ื ืืžื™ืชื™,ื›ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืืžื™ืชื™,
08:47
it's made from the exact same mold that this one is.
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ื”ื•ื ืžื™ื•ืฆืจ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืžืื•ืชื” ืชื‘ื ื™ืช ืฉื–ื” ื™ื•ืฆืจ ืžืžื ื”
08:50
In this one, because the auction was actually so controversial,
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ื‘ื–ื”, ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ืžื›ื™ืจื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืฉื ื•ื™ ื‘ืžื—ืœื•ืงืช
08:53
Profiles in History, the auction house that sold this --
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Profiles in History ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžื›ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืคื•ืžื‘ื™ื•ืช ืžื›ืจ ืืช ื–ื”
08:55
I think in 1995 for about 100,000 dollars --
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื‘ 1995 ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื‘ืขืจืš 100000 ื“ื•ืœืจ
08:57
they actually included -- you can see here on the bottom --
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ื›ืžื• ืฉืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืงืŸ ืœืžื˜ื”
09:00
not just a front elevation, but also
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ืœื ืจืง ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื—ื–ื™ืช, ืืœื” ื’ื
09:02
a side, rear
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ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืžื”ืฆื“, ืžืื—ื•ืจื”
09:04
and other side elevation.
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ื•ื’ื ืžื”ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™
09:06
So now, I had all the topology I needed
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ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื– ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื—ืœืงื™ื
09:09
to replicate the Maltese Falcon.
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ืœืฉื›ืคืœ ืืช ื”ื‘ื– ื”ืžืœื˜ื–ื™
09:11
What do they do, how do you start something like that? I really don't know.
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ื•ืžื” ื”ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื, ืื™ืš ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ื‘ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ื–ื”? ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข
09:14
So what I did was, again, like I did with the dodo skull,
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ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื– ืžื” ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™, ืฉื•ื‘, ื›ืžื• ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืขื ื”ื’ื•ืœื’ื•ืœืช ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื•ื“ื•
09:16
I blew all my reference up to full size,
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ื”ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืœื’ื•ื“ืœ ืžืœื,
09:19
and then I began cutting out the negatives and using
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ื•ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื—ืชื•ืš ืืช ื”ืชืฉืœื™ืœื™ื ื•ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ
09:21
those templates as shape references.
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ื‘ืชื‘ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ืœื‘ืกืก ืืช ื”ืฆื•ืจื•ืช.
09:23
So I took Sculpey, and I built a big block of it,
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ืื– ืœืงื—ืชื™ ืกืงืืœืคื™, ื•ื™ืฆืจืชื™ ื‘ืœื•ืง ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžืžื ื•,
09:25
and I passed it through until, you know, I got the right profiles.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื”ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ืขื“ ืฉ-, ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ื™ืฆืืชื™ ืืช ื”ืคืจื•ืคื™ืœ ื”ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
09:28
And then slowly, feather by feather, detail by detail,
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ื•ืื– ืœืื˜, ื ื•ืฆื” ืื—ืจื™ ื ื•ืฆื”, ืคืจื˜ ืื—ืจื™ ืคืจื˜,
09:31
I worked out and achieved --
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ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื•ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ --
09:33
working in front of the television and Super Sculpey --
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ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืžื•ืœ ื”ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื” -- ื•ืกื•ืคืจ ืกืงืืœืคื™
09:35
here's me sitting next to my wife --
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ื”ื ื” ืื ื™ ื™ื•ืฉื‘ ืœื™ื“ ืืฉืชื™ --
09:37
it's the only picture I took of the entire process.
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ื–ืืช ื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืฉืฆื™ืœืžืชื™ ืžื›ืœ ื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš.
09:40
As I moved through, I achieved
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ืชืงื“ืžืชื™, ืื ื™ ื™ืฆืจืชื™
09:42
a very reasonable facsimile of the Maltese Falcon.
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ื”ืขืชืง ื“ื™ ืกื‘ื™ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื– ื”ืžืœื˜ื–ื™.
09:44
But again, I am not a sculptor,
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ืื‘ืœ ืฉื•ื‘, ืื ื™ ืœื ืคืกืœ,
09:46
and so I don't know a lot of the tricks, like,
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ืื– ืื ื™ ืœื ืžื›ื™ืจ ืืช ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื˜ืจื™ืงื™ื ื›ืžื•, ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื,
09:49
I don't know how my friend Mike gets beautiful, shiny surfaces with his Sculpey;
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืื™ืš ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื™ ืžื™ื™ืง ืžื•ืฆื™ื ืžืฉื˜ื—ื™ื ื™ืคื™ื ื•ืžื‘ืจื™ืงื™ื ืžืกืงืืœืคื™,
09:52
I certainly wasn't able to get it.
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ืฉืื ื™ ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืœื ืžืฆืœื™ื— ืœื”ืฉื™ื’.
09:54
So, I went down to my shop,
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ืื–, ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœืกื“ื ื” ืฉืœื™
09:56
and I molded it and I cast it in resin,
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ื•ื™ืฆืงืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืฉืจืฃ,
09:59
because in the resin, then, I could absolutely get the glass smooth finished.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื‘ืฉืจืฃ,ืื– , ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ื‘ื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื‘ืจืง ืฉืœ ื–ื›ื•ื›ื™ืช.
10:02
Now there's a lot of ways to fill and get yourself a nice smooth finish.
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ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื– ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืœืขืฆืžืš ื‘ืจืง ื ื—ืžื“ ื›ื–ื”.
10:05
My preference is about 70 coats of this --
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ื”ืขื“ืคื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื ื‘ืขืจืš 70 ืฉื›ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ
10:08
matte black auto primer.
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ืฆื‘ืข ืจื›ื‘ ืฉื—ื•ืจ ืžื˜
10:10
I spray it on for about three or four days, it drips to hell,
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ืื ื™ ืžืจืกืก ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืขืจืš ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืื• ืืจื‘ืข ื™ืžื™ื, ื–ื” ื ื•ื–ืœ ื‘ื˜ืจื•ืฃ,
10:13
but it allows me a really, really nice gentle sanding surface
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื™ ืžืฉื˜ื— ืžืžืฉ, ืžืžืฉ ืขื“ื™ืŸ ืœืœื˜ืฉ
10:16
and I can get it glass-smooth.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืื•ืชื• ืœื—ืœืง ื›ืžื• ื–ื›ื•ื›ื™ืช
10:18
Oh, finishing up with triple-zero steel wool.
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ืื”, ื•ืœืกื™ื™ื ืขื ืฆืžืจ ืคืœื“ื”.
10:20
Now, the great thing about getting it to this point was that
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืฉืœื‘ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื,
10:23
because in the movie, when they finally bring out the bird at the end,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื‘ืกืจื˜, ื›ืฉืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ืžืจืื™ื ืืช ื”ื‘ื– ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืกืจื˜,
10:25
and they place it on the table, they actually spin it.
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ื”ื ืฉืžื™ื ืื•ืชื• ืขืœ ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ, ื•ื”ื ืžืกื•ื‘ื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื•.
10:28
So I was able to actually
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ืื– ื‘ืขืฆื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™
10:30
screen-shot and freeze-frame to make sure.
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ืœืฆืœื ื•ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืชื ื•ืขื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืœื•ื•ื“ื.
10:33
And I'm following all the light kicks on this thing and making sure that as I'm holding the light
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ื•ืื ื™ ืขื•ืงื‘ ืื—ืจื™ ื›ืœ ื”ืื•ืจื•ืช, ื•ืžื•ื•ื“ื ืฉืื ื™ ืžื—ื–ื™ืง ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืื•ืจื•ืช
10:36
in the same position, I'm getting the same type of reflection on it --
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืžืงื•ื, ื•ืื ื™ ืžืงื‘ืœ ืืช ืื•ืชื ื”ืฉืชืงืคื•ื™ื•ืช ืžืžื ื•--
10:39
that's the level of detail I'm going into this thing.
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ื–ื• ื”ืจืžื” ืฉืœ ืคืจื˜ื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ื—ื•ืชืจ ืืœื™ื” ืขื ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื”.
10:42
I ended up with this: my Maltese Falcon.
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ืื ื™ ืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืขื ื–ื”: ื”ื‘ื– ื”ืžืœื˜ื–ื™ ืฉืœื™
10:45
And it's beautiful. And I can state with authority
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ื•ื–ื” ืžื“ื”ื™ื. ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื‘ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ืžืœื
10:47
at this point in time, when I'd finished it,
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ืฉื‘ื ืงื•ื“ืช ื–ืžืŸ ื–ื•, ื›ืฉืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืื•ืชื•.
10:49
of all of the replicas out there -- and there is a few --
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ืžืชื•ืš ื›ืœ ื”ื”ืขืชืงื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ-- ื•ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื” --
10:52
this is by far the most accurate
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื™ืฆื•ื’ ื”ืžื“ื•ื™ืง ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
10:54
representation of the original Maltese Falcon
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ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื– ื”ืžืœื˜ื–ื™ ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™
10:56
than anyone has sculpted. Now the original one, I should tell you,
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ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืคื™ืกืœ. ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™ ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื,
10:59
is sculpted by a guy named Fred Sexton.
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ืคื•ืกืœ ืข"ื™ ืคืจื“ ืกืงืกื˜ื•ืŸ.
11:01
This is where it gets weird.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืคื” ื–ื” ื ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ื–ืจ.
11:04
Fred Sexton was a friend of this guy, George Hodel.
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ืคืจื“ ืกืงืกื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœ ื’'ื•ืจื’' ื”ื•ื“ืœ.
11:07
Terrifying guy -- agreed by many to be the killer
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ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืžืคื—ื™ื“ -- ืฉืžื•ืกื›ื ืข"ื™ ืจื‘ื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ืจื’
11:09
of the Black Dahlia.
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ืืช ื“ื”ืœื™ื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื”.
11:11
Now, James Ellroy believes
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื’'ื™ื™ืžืก ืืœืจื•ื™ ืžืืžื™ืŸ.
11:13
that Fred Sexton, the sculptor of the Maltese Falcon,
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ืฉืคืจื“ ืกืงืกื˜ื•ืŸ, ื”ืคืกืœ ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื– ื”ืžืœื˜ื–ื™,
11:16
killed James Elroy's mother.
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ื”ืจื’ ืืช ืืžื ืฉืœ ื’'ื™ื™ืžืก ืืœืจื•ื™.
11:18
I'll go you one stranger than that: In 1974,
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ืื ื™ ืืขื‘ื•ืจ ืœืžืฉื”ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื•ื–ืจ ืžื–ื”. ื‘ 1974.
11:21
during the production of a weird comedy sequel to "The Maltese Falcon,"
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืฆื™ืœื•ืžื™ื ืฉืœ ืกืจื˜ ื”ื”ืžืฉืš "ืœืคืœืงื•ืŸ ื”ืžืœื˜ื–ื™"
11:24
called "The Black Bird," starring George Segal,
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ืฉื ืงืจื ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ื‘ื›ื™ื›ื•ื‘ื• ืฉืœ ื’'ื•ืจื’ ืกื’ืœ,
11:26
the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื”ืื•ืžื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืœื•ืก ืื ื’ืœืก
11:28
had a plaster original of the Maltese Falcon --
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ื”ื™ื” ืคื•ืกื˜ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื– ื”ืžืœื˜ื–ื™
11:30
one of the original six plasters, I think, made for the movie --
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ืื—ื“ ืžืฉื™ืฉื” ืคื•ืกื˜ืจื™ื ืžืงื•ืจื™ื™ื, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘, ืฉื”ื•ื“ืคืกื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืกืจื˜--
11:33
stolen out of the museum. A lot of people thought
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ื”ืคื•ืกื˜ืจ ื ื’ื ื‘ ืžื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ. ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื—ืฉื‘ื•
11:35
it was a publicity stunt for the movie.
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ืฉื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื˜ืจื™ืง ืคื™ืจืกื•ืžื™ ืœืกืจื˜.
11:37
John's Grill, which actually
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ื’'ื•ื ืก ื’ืจื™ืœ, ืฉื‘ืขืฆื
11:39
is seen briefly in "The Maltese Falcon,"
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ื ืจืื” ืœื–ืžืŸ ืงืฆืจ ื‘ืกืจื˜ "ื”ื‘ื– ื”ืžืœื˜ื–ื™",
11:41
is still a viable San Francisco eatery,
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ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืกืขื“ื” ื‘ืกืŸ ืคืจื ืกื™ืกืงื•
11:43
counted amongst its regular customers Elisha Cook,
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ื•ื ืžื ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœืงื•ื—ื•ืชื™ื” ื”ืงื‘ื•ืขื™ื ืืœื™ืฉื” ืงื•ืง,
11:45
who played Wilmer Cook in the movie,
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ืฉืฉื™ื—ืง ื‘ืกืจื˜ ืืช ื•ื•ื™ืœืžืจ ืงื•ืง,
11:47
and he gave them
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื ืชืŸ ืœื”ื ืืช
11:49
one of his original plasters of the Maltese Falcon.
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ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืคื•ืกื˜ืจื™ื ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื– ื”ืžืœื˜ื–ื™
11:52
And they had it in their cabinet for about 15 years,
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ื•ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืืจื•ืŸ 15 ืฉื ื”,
11:55
until it got stolen
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ืขื“ ืฉื”ื•ื ื ื’ื ื‘
11:57
in January of 2007.
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ื‘ื™ื ื•ืืจ 2007.
12:00
It would seem that the object of desire
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ื ืจืื” ื›ื™ ืžื•ืฉื ื”ืชืฉื•ืงื”
12:02
only comes into its own by disappearing repeatedly.
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ื‘ื ืžื”ื”ืขืœืžื™ื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ื–ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื•.
12:05
So here I had this Falcon,
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ืื– ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืคื” ืืช ื”ื‘ื– ื”ื–ื”,
12:07
and it was lovely. It looked really great,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืžืงืกื™ื. ื•ื”ื•ื ื ืจืื” ืžืžืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘,
12:09
the light worked on it really well,
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ื•ื”ืื•ืจ ืขื‘ื“ ืขืœื™ื• ืžืžืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘
12:11
it was better than anything that I could achieve
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืžื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช
12:13
or obtain out in the world.
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ืื• ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื‘ืขื•ืœื
12:15
But there was a problem. And the problem was that:
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื‘ืขื™ื”, ื•ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื”:
12:19
I wanted the entirety of the object,
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ืื ื™ ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฉืœืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืื•ื‘ื™ื™ืงื˜
12:21
I wanted the weight behind the object.
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ืื ื™ ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืงืœ ืฉืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ืื•ื‘ื™ื™ืงื˜
12:24
This thing was made of resin and it was too light.
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืขืฉื•ื™ ืฉืจืฃ ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืงืœ ืžื“ื™.
12:26
There's this group online that I frequent.
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ื™ืฉ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื‘ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ืฉืื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืจ ืชื›ื•ืคื•ืช.
12:28
It's a group of prop crazies just like me
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ื–ื• ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœ ืžืฉื•ื’ืขื™ ืื‘ื™ื–ืจื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™
12:31
called the Replica Props Forum, and it's people who trade,
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ืฉื ืงืจืืช Replica Props Forum, ื•ืืœื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžื—ืœื™ืคื™ื
12:33
make and travel in information about movie props.
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ืžื™ื™ืฆืจื™ื ื•ืฉื•ื—ื™ื ื‘ืžื™ื“ืข ืขืœ ืื‘ื™ื–ืจื™ ืกืจื˜ื™ื.
12:36
And it turned out that one of the guys there,
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ื•ืžืกืชื‘ืจ ืฉืื—ื“ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื,
12:38
a friend of mine that I never actually met,
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ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื™ ืฉืœื ืคื’ืฉืชื™ ืืฃ ืคืขื,
12:41
but befriended through some prop deals, was the manager of a local foundry.
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ืฉื”ืชื—ื‘ืจื ื• ืข"ื™ ืขืกืงืื•ืช ืื‘ื™ื–ืจื™ื ืœืกืจื˜ื™ื, ื”ื™ื” ืžื ื”ืœ ืฉืœ ื‘ื™ืช ื™ืฆื™ืงื” ืžืงื•ืžื™.
12:43
He took my master Falcon pattern,
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ื”ื•ื ืœืงื— ืืช ื”ืžืกื˜ืจ ืฉืœื™,
12:46
he actually did lost wax casting
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืขืฉื” ื™ืฆืงื” ื‘ืฉื™ื˜ืช ื”ืฉืขื•ื•ื” ื”ืื‘ื•ื“ื”
12:48
in bronze for me,
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ื‘ื‘ืจื•ื ื–ื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™,
12:50
and this is the bronze I got back.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื‘ืจื•ื ื–ื” ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ื—ื–ืจื”.
12:52
And this is, after some acid etching, the one that I ended up with.
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ื•ื–ื”, ืื—ืจื™ ืงืฆืช ืฆืจื™ื‘ื” ืข"ื™ ื—ื•ืžืฆื”, ืžื” ื™ืฆื ืœื™ ื‘ืกื•ืฃ.
12:54
And this thing, it's deeply, deeply satisfying to me.
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ื•ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื” -- ืžืžืฉ ืžืžืฉ ืžืกืคืง ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™.
12:57
Here, I'm going to put it out there,
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ื•ื”ื ื” ืื ื™,ืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืœื›ื ืื•ืชื• ื”ื—ื•ืฆื”
12:59
later on tonight, and
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ืื—ืจ ื›ืš ื”ืขืจื‘, ื•ืืชื ืชื•ื›ืœื•...
13:03
I want you to pick it up and handle it.
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืชืจื™ืžื• ืื•ืชื• ื•ืชืจื’ื™ืฉื• ืื•ืชื•.
13:07
You want to know
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ืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื“ืขืช --
13:10
how obsessed I am. This project's only for me,
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ื›ืžื” ืื ื™ ืื•ื‘ืกืกื™ื‘ื™. ื”ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ื”ื–ื” ืจืง ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™,
13:12
and yet I went so far as to buy on eBay
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ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืขื“ ื›ื“ื™ ื›ืš ืฉืงื ื™ืชื™ ื‘ eBay
13:15
a 1941 Chinese San Francisco-based newspaper,
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ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ ืกื™ื ื™ ืž 1941 ืฉื™ืฆื ื‘ืกืŸ ืคืจื ืกื™ืกืงื•,
13:18
in order so that the bird could properly be wrapped ...
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืœืขื˜ื•ืฃ ืื•ืชื• ื›ืžื• ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ...
13:22
like it is in the movie.
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ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืกืจื˜.
13:24
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
13:28
Yeah, I know!
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ื›ืŸ, ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข!
13:30
(Laughter) (Applause)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
13:35
There you can see, it's weighing in at 27 and a half pounds.
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ื”ื ื” ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืื•ืชื• ืฉื•ืงืœ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืฉื‘ืข ื•ื—ืฆื™ ืคืื•ื ื“ (12.5 ืงื™ืœื•)
13:38
That's half the weight of my dog, Huxley.
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ื–ื” ื—ืฆื™ ืžื”ืžืฉืงืœ ืฉืœ ื”ื›ืœื‘ ืฉืœื™, ื”ืงืกืœื™.
13:42
But there's a problem.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ื‘ืขื™ื”.
13:45
Now, here's the most recent progression of Falcons.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื”ื ื” ื”ื”ืชืงื“ืžื•ืช ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื–.
13:48
On the far left is a piece of crap -- a replica I bought on eBay.
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ื‘ืฆื“ ืฉืžืืœ ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ื”ืขืชืง ื”ื–ื‘ืœ ืฉืงื ื™ืชื™ eBay
13:51
There's my somewhat ruined Sculpey Falcon,
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ืื—ืจื™ื• ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืขืชืง ืกืงืืœืคื™ ืฉื ื”ืจืก.
13:53
because I had to get it back out of the mold. There's my first casting,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืื•ืชื• ืžื”ืชื‘ื ื™ืช. ืื—ืจื™ื• ื”ื™ืฆื™ืงื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™,
13:56
there's my master and there's my bronze.
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ื•ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืžืกื˜ืจ ื•ื”ื‘ืจื•ื ื–ื”
13:58
There's a thing that happens when you mold and cast things,
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ื™ืฉ ืžืฉื”ื•ื ืฉืงื•ืจื” ื›ืฉื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ืชื‘ื ื™ืช ื•ื™ื•ืฆืงื™ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื,
14:01
which is that every time you throw it into silicone and cast it in resin,
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ืžื” ืฉืงื•ืจื” ื–ื” ืฉื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉื–ื•ืจืงื™ื ืื•ืชื• ืœืกื™ืœื™ืงื•ืŸ ื•ื™ื•ืฆืงื™ื ืฉืจืฃ,
14:03
you lose a little bit of volume, you lose a little bit of size.
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ื”ื•ื ืžืื‘ื“ ืงืฆืช ื‘ื ืคื—, ื•ืžืื‘ื“ ืงืฆืช ื‘ื’ื•ื“ืœ
14:06
And when I held my bronze one up against my Sculpey one,
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื—ื–ืงืชื™ ืืช ื”ืคืกืœ ืžื‘ืจื•ื ื–ื” ืœื™ื“ ื”ืคืกืœ ืžืกืงืืœืคื™,
14:09
it was shorter by three-quarters of an inch.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื ืžื•ืš ื‘ื›ืฉืœื•ืฉืช ืจื‘ืขื™ ืื™ื ืฅ' (2 ืกืž).
14:12
Yeah, no, really, this was like aah --
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ื›ืŸ, ืœื ื‘ืืžืช, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ืžื• ืื”ื” ..
14:16
why didn't I remember this?
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ืœืžื” ืœื ื–ื›ืจืชื™ ืืช ื–ื”?
14:18
Why didn't I start and make it bigger?
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ืœืžื” ืœื ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ื•ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ?
14:21
So what do I do? I figure I have two options.
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ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื– ืžื” ืขืฉื™ืชื™? ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืฉืชื™ ืื•ืคืฆื™ื•ืช.
14:24
One, I can fire a freaking laser at it,
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ืื—ื“, ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืœื™ื™ื–ืจ ืขืœื™ื•,
14:27
which I have already done,
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ืžื” ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ืขืฉื™ืชื™,
14:29
to do a 3D scan -- there's a 3D scan of this Falcon.
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืœืฆื•ืจ ืกืจื™ืงืช ืชืœืช ืžื™ืžื“ -- ื”ื ื” ืกืจื™ืงืช ืชืœืช ืžื™ืžื“ ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื–.
14:31
I had figured out the exact amount of shrinkage I achieved
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ื—ื™ืฉื‘ืชื™ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื” ื”ืชืงื•ื•ืฆื•ืช ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื™.
14:34
going from a wax master to a bronze master
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ื‘ืžืขื‘ืจ ืžืžืกื˜ืจ ืžืฉืขื•ื•ื” ืœืžืกื˜ืจ ืžื‘ืจื•ื ื–ื”
14:36
and blown this up big enough to make
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ื•ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืœ ืื•ืชื• ืžืกืคื™ืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ
14:38
a 3D lithography master of this,
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ืžืคืช ืชืœืช ืžื™ืžื“ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืกื˜ืจ ื”ื–ื”,
14:40
which I will polish, then I will send to the mold maker
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ืฉืื ื™ ืืœื˜ืฉ, ื•ืื– ืืฉืœื— ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ื™ืฆื™ืงื”.
14:43
and then I will have it done in bronze. Or:
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ื•ืื– ื”ื ื™ื™ืฆืจื• ืื•ืชื• ืžื‘ืจื•ื ื–ื”. ืื• --
14:46
There are several people who own originals,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื›ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ืคืกืœื™ื ื”ืžืงื•ืจื™ื™ื,
14:48
and I have been attempting to contact them and reach them,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืื ืกื” ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ืงืฉืจ ื•ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืื™ืชื,
14:51
hoping that they will let me spend a few minutes
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ื‘ืชืงื•ื•ื” ืฉืื—ื“ ืžื”ื ื™ืจืฉื” ืœื™ ืœื‘ืœื•ืช ืจืง ื›ืžื” ื“ืงื•ืช
14:54
in the presence of one of the real birds, maybe to take a picture,
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืฉืื ื™ ืื”ื™ื” ื‘ื ื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื—ืช ืžื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ื•ืช, ื•ืื•ืœื™ ืืฆืœื ื›ืžื” ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช,
14:56
or even to pull out the hand-held laser scanner
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ืื• ืื•ืœื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืื•ืฆื™ื ืืช ืกื•ืจืง ื”ืœื™ื™ื–ืจ ื”ืงื•ืžืคืงื˜ื™ ืฉืœื™
14:59
that I happen to own that fits inside a cereal box,
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ืฉื‘ืžืงืจื” ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืฉื ื›ื ืก ื‘ืชื•ืš ืงื•ืคืกืช ื“ื’ื ื™ ื‘ื•ืงืจ
15:02
and could maybe, without even touching their bird, I swear,
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ื•ืื•ืœื™, ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื‘ืœื™ ืœื’ืขืช ื‘ืฆื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื”ื, ืื ื™ ื ืฉื‘ืข,
15:04
get a perfect 3D scan. And I'm even willing to sign pages
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ืื ื™ ืื•ืฆื™ื ืกืจื™ืงืช ืชืœืช ืžื™ืžื“ ืžื•ืฉืœืžืช. ื•ืื ื™ ืžื•ื›ืŸ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื—ืชื•ื ืขืœ ืžืกืžื›ื™ื
15:07
saying that I'll never let anyone else have it, except for me in my office, I promise.
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ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืืชืŸ ืœืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืื•ืชื•, ื—ื•ืฅ ืžืžื ื™ ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ ืฉืœื™ , ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื—.
15:10
I'll give them one if they want it.
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ืื ื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืื‘ื™ื ืœื”ื ืื—ื“ ืื ื”ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื.
15:13
And then, maybe, then I'll achieve the end of this exercise.
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ื•ืื–, ืื•ืœื™ , ืื– ืื ื™ ืืฆืœื™ื— ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืืช ื”ืกื•ืฃ ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ืชืจื’ื™ืœ.
15:16
But really, if we're all going to be honest with ourselves,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืืžืช, ืื ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื ื”ื™ื” ื™ืฉืจื™ื ืขื ืขืฆืžื™ื ื•,
15:18
I have to admit that achieving the end of the exercise
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ืื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืืช ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืชืจื’ื™ืœ ื”ื–ื”
15:21
was never the point of the exercise to begin with, was it.
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืฉืœื•,
15:24
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
ื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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