Joe Smith: How to use a paper towel

Translator: Matej Divjak Reviewer: Andreja Benčina

Five hundred seventy-one million

Dvesto devetinpetdeset milijonov

two hundred thirty thousand pounds of paper towels

sto pet tisoč petsto sedemdeset kilogramov papirnatih brisač

are used by Americans

Američani porabijo vsako leto.

every year.

If we could -- correction, wrong figure --

Če bi lahko - popravek, napačna številka -

13 billion used every year.

5,9 milijard porabljenih vsako leto.

If we could reduce the usage of paper towels,

Če bi lahko znižali porabo papirnatih brisač,

one paper towel per person per day,

eno brisačo na osebo na dan,

571,230,000 pounds of paper not used.

se ne bi porabilo 259.105.570 kg papirja.

We can do that.

To lahko naredimo.

Now there are all kinds of paper towel dispensers.

Obstaja vrsta različnih podajalnikov papirnatih brisač.

There's the tri-fold. People typically take two or three.

Obstaja za trikrat prepognjene. Ljudje običajno vzamejo dve ali tri.

There's the one that cuts it, that you have to tear off.

Obstaja takšen, ki jo odreže, ki jo morate odtrgati.

People go one, two, three, four, tear.

Ljudje vzamejo eno, dve, tri, štiri, odtrgajo.

This much, right?

Toliko, mar ne?

There's the one that cuts itself.

Obstaja takšen, ki jih sam odreže.

People go, one, two, three, four.

Ljudje vzamejo eno, dve, tri, štiri.

Or there's the same thing, but recycled paper,

Ali pa enak, le da za recikliran papir,

you have to get five of those because they're not as absorbent, of course.

ki jih morate vzeti pet, ker seveda niso tako vpojne.

The fact is, you can do it all with one towel.

Dejstvo je, da lahko vse naredite z eno brisačo.

The key, two words:

Ključ sta dve besedi:

This half of the room, your word is "shake."

Ta polovica dvorane, vaša beseda je "otresi."

Let's hear it. Shake. Louder.

Naj slišimo. Otresi. Glasneje.

Audience: Shake.

Občinstvo: Otresi.

Joe Smith: Your word is "fold."

Joe Smith: Vaša beseda je "prepogni."

Audience: Fold.

Občinstvo: Prepogni.

JS: Again.

Audience: Fold. JS: Really loud.

JS: Ponovno.

Občinstvo: Prepogni. JS: Resnično glasno.

Audience: Shake. Fold.

Občinstvo: Otresi. Prepogni.

JS: OK. Wet hands.

JS: Prav. Mokre roke.

Shake -- one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12.

Otresi - en, dva, tri, štiri, pet, šest, sedem, osem, devet, 10, 11, 12.

Why 12? Twelve apostles, twelve tribes,

Zakaj 12? Dvanajst apostolov, dvanajst plemen,

twelve zodiac signs, twelve months. The one I like the best:

dvanajst astroloških znamenj, dvanajst mesecev. Najbolj pa mi je všeč:

It's the biggest number with one syllable.

Je največje število z enim zlogom (v angleščini).

(Laughter)

(smeh)

Tri-fold. Fold ...

Trikrat prepognjena. Prepogni...

Dry.

Suhe.

(Applause)

(aplavz)

Audience: Shake.

Občinstvo: Otresi.

Fold.

Prepogni.

JS: Cuts itself. Fold. The fold is important

JS: Sama se odreže. Prepogni. Prepogib je pomemben,

because it allows interstitial suspension.

ker omogoča intersticijsko suspenzijo.

You don't have to remember that part, but trust me.

Tega dela si ne rabite zapomniti, a verjemite mi.

(Laughter)

(smeh)

Audience: Shake. Fold.

Občinstvo: Otresi.

Prepogni.

JS: Cuts itself.

JS: Sama se odreže.

You know the funny thing is,

I get my hands drier than people do with three or four,

Hecno je to, da si roke bolje osušim, kot ljudje s tremi ali štirimi,

because they can't get in between the cracks.

ker ne morejo priti med razpoke.

If you think this isn't as good...

Če mislite, da ta ni tako dobra...

Audience: Shake. Fold.

Občinstvo: Otresi.

Prepogni.

JS: Now, there's now a real fancy invention,

JS: Danes obstaja tudi imeniten izum, tisti podajalnik, kjer pomahate z roko

it's the one where you wave your hand

and it kicks it out.

in vam jo izvrže.

It's way too big a towel.

Veliko prevelika brisača je.

Let me tell you a secret.

Naj vam zaupam skrivnost. Če ste res hitri, če ste res hitri -

If you're really quick, if you're really quick --

and I can prove this --

in to lahko dokažem -

this is half a towel from the dispenser in this building.

to je polovica brisače iz podajalnika v tej zgradbi.

How? As soon as it starts, you just tear it off.

Kako? Takoj ko začne, jo kar odtrgate.

It's smart enough to stop.

Dovolj pameten je, da se ustavi in dobite polovico brisače.

And you get half a towel.

Audience: Shake. Fold.

Občinstvo: Otresi.

Prepogni.

JS: Now, let's all say it together. Shake. Fold.

JS: Povejmo vsi skupaj. Otresi. Prepogni.

You will for the rest of your life remember those words

Teh besed se boste spominjali do konca življenja,

every time you pick up a paper towel.

vsakič, ko boste vzeli papirnato brisačo.

And remember, one towel per person for one year --

In zapomnite si, ena brisača na osebo na leto -

571,230,000 pounds of paper. No small thing.

259.105.570 kg papirja. Ni mala stvar.

And next year, toilet paper.

In naslednje leto, toaletni papir.

(Laughter)

(smeh)