David Kwong: Two nerdy obsessions meet — and it's magic

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Puzzles

Mozgalice

and magic.

i magija.

I work in what most people think

Radim nešto za šta većina ljudi misli

are two distinct fields,

da su dve odvojene struke,

but I believe they are the same.

ali ja verujem da su iste.

I am both a magician and

Ja sam i mađioničar

a New York Times crossword puzzle constructor,

i pravim ukrštene reči za Njujork tajms,

which basically means I've taken

što jednostavno znači da sam uzeo

the world's two nerdiest hobbies

dva najviše štreberska hobija na svetu

and combined them into one career.

i iskombinovao ih u jednu karijeru.

And I believe that magic and puzzles are the same

Verujem da su magija i mozgalice isto

because they both key into one of

zato što su obe ključ

the most important human drives:

za jedan od najvažnijih ljudskih nagona,

nagona da se nađe rešenje.

the urge to solve.

Human beings are wired to solve,

Ljudi su stvoreni da rešavaju stvari,

to make order out of chaos.

da prave red od haosa.

It's certainly true for me.

Sigurno je tačno za mene.

I've been solving my whole life.

Rešavao sam celog života.

High school consisted of epic Scrabble matches in the cafeteria

Srednja škola se sastojala

od epskih duela u igri „Nađi reč", u kantini

and not really talking to girls,

i nerazgovaranja sa devojčicama,

and then at about that time

a onda u otprilike to vreme

I started learning magic tricks

počeo sam da učim magične trikove

and definitely not talking to girls.

i sigurno da ne razgovaram sa devojčicama.

There's nothing like starting a conversation with,

Ništa nije kao započinjanje razgovora sa:

"Hey, did you know that 'prestidigitation' is worth

„Hej, da li si znala

da je reč "opsenarstvo"

20 points in Scrabble?"

vredna 20 poena u igri "Nađi reč?"

But back then, I noticed an intersection

Ali tada, primetio sam ukrštanje

between puzzles and illusion.

između mozgalica i iluzije.

When you do the crossword puzzle

Kada rešavate ukrštenicu

or when you watch a magic show,

ili gledate mađioničarsku predstavu,

you become a solver,

postajete rešavač

and your goal is to try to find the order in the chaos,

i vaš cilj je da pokušate

da nađete red u haosu,

the chaos of, say, a black-and-white puzzle grid,

u haosu, na primer,

crno-belih puzli,

a mixed-up bag of Scrabble tiles,

torbe sa pomešanim pločicama za "Nađi reč"

or a shuffled pack of playing cards.

ili špilu izmešanih karata.

And today, as a cruciverbalist —

Danas, kao neko ko je preokupiran -

23 points —

23 poena -

and an illusion designer, I create that chaos.

i dizajner iluzija, ja pravim taj haos.

I test your ability to solve.

Ja testiram vašu sposobnost da rešavate.

Now, it turns out research tells us

Ispostavilo se da nam istraživanja pokazuju

that solving is as primal as eating and sleeping.

da je rešavanje osnovna potreba

koliko i jedenje i spavanje.

From birth, we are wired to solve.

Od rođenja, stvoreni smo da rešavamo.

In one UCLA study, newborns still in the hospital

U jednom ispitivanju na Univerzitetu u Kaliforniji,

novorođenčadima koja su još uvek u bolnici

were shown patterns, patterns like this:

pokazivani su ovakvi šabloni:

circle, cross, circle, cross.

krug, iks, krug, iks.

And then the pattern was changed: triangle, square.

Onda se šablon promenio: trougao, kvadrat.

And by tracking an infant's gaze,

Praćenjem pogleda novorođenčadi,

we know that newborns as young as a day old

znamo da novorođenčad stara samo 1 dan

can notice and respond to disruptions in order.

primećuju i odgovaraju na poremećaje u redu.

It's remarkable.

To je izuzetno.

So from infancy through old age,

Tako da nagon za rešavanjem ujedinjuje sve nas,

the urge to solve unites us all,

od ranog detinjstva do starosti,

and I even found this photo on Instagram

a čak sam pronašao ovu sliku na Instagramu

of pop star Katy Perry solving a crossword puzzle

na kojoj pop zvezda Keti Peri

rešava ukrštene reči uz jutarnju kafu.

with her morning coffee.

Like.

Sviđa mi se.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Now, solving exists across all cultures.

Rešavanje postoji u svim kulturama.

The American invention is the crossword puzzle,

Američki izum su ukrštene reči,

and this year we are celebrating

a ove godine slavimo

the 100th anniversary of the crossword puzzle,

stogodišnjicu ukrštenice,

first published in The New York World.

koja je prvo objavljena u Njujorškom svetu.

But many other cultures have their signature puzzles as well.

Ali mnoge druge kulture imaju

svoje prepoznatljive mozgalice.

China gives us tangrams,

Kina nam daje tangrame,

which would test solvers' abilities

koji testiraju rešavačeve sposobnosti

to form shapes from the jumbled pieces.

da stvara oblike od izbrkanih delova.

Chaos. Order.

Haos. Red.

Order.

Red.

And order.

I red.

That one's my favorite, let's hear it again.

Ta mi je omiljena, da čujemo još jednom.

Okay.

And how about this puzzle

A šta je sa ovom mozgalicom

invented in 18th-century England:

koja je smišljena u 18. veku u Engleskoj,

the jigsaw puzzle.

slagalica.

Is this not making order out of chaos?

Zar ovo nije pravljenje reda od haosa?

So as you can see,

Tako da, kao što možete da vidite,

we are always solving.

mi uvek rešavamo.

We are always trying to decode our world.

Uvek pokušavamo da dekodiramo svoj svet.

It's an eternal quest.

To je večno traganje.

It's just like the one Cervantes wrote about

To je baš kao što je Servantes napisao

in "Don Quixote,"

u delu „Don Kihot",

which by the way is the root of the word "quixotry,"

što je usput koren reči „quixotry",

the highest-scoring Scrabble word of all time,

koja donosi najviše poena u igri "Nađi reč" ,

365 points.

365 poena.

But anyway, "Don Quixote" is an important book.

„Don Kihot" je važna knjiga.

You guys have read "Don Quixote," yes?

Čitali ste Don Kihota, zar ne?

I'm seeing some heads nod.

Vidim kako neki klimaju glavom.

Come on guys, really?

Hajde ljudi, stvarno?

Who's read "Don Quixote?" Let's do this. Raise your hands if you've read "Don Quixote."

Ko je čitao Don Kihota? Uradićemo ovo.

Podignite ruku ako ste čitali Don Kihota.

There we go. Smart audience.

Who's read "Don Quixote?" Get them up.

Pametna publika.

Ko je čitao Don Kihota? Podignite ih.

Okay, good, because I need somebody smart here

Dobro, jer mi treba neko pametan ovde

because now I'm going to demonstrate

zato što ću sada da demonstriram uz pomoć

with the help of one of you

jednog od vas

just how deeply rooted your urge to solve is,

koliko je nagon da rešite duboko ukopan

just how wired to solve all of you really are,

i koliko ste svi vi sposobni,

so I'm going to come into the audience

sada ću da uđem u publiku

and find somebody to help me.

i naći ću nekoga da mi pomogne.

Let's see.

Everybody's looking away all of a sudden.

Svi odjednom gledaju u suprotnom smeru.

Can I? Would you? What is your name? Gwen.

Mogu li? Hoćeš li? Kako se zovete? Gven.

I'm not a mind reader, I can see your name tag.

Ne čitam misli, vidim tvoje ime na pločici.

Come with me, Gwen. Everyone give her a round of applause, make her feel welcome.

Dođi Gven. Svi joj dajte aplauz,

neka se oseća dobrodošlom.

Gwen, after you.

Gven, posle tebe.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Are you so excited?

Jesi li uzbuđena?

Did you know that your name is worth

Da li si znala da tvoje ime vredi

eight points in Scrabble?

8 poena u igri „Nađi reč?"

Okay, stand right here, Gwen, right here.

Stani ovde Gven, ovde.

Now, Gwen, before we begin,

Gven, pre nego što počnemo,

I'd like to point out a piece of the puzzle,

želim da istaknem deo slagalice

which is here in this envelope,

koji je ovde u koverti,

and I will not go near it. Okay?

ja mu se neću približavati.Okej?

And over here we have a drawing of some farm animals.

A ovde imamo crteže životinja sa farme.

You can see we have an owl, we have a horse,

Imamo sovu, konja,

a donkey, a rooster, an ox, and a sheep,

magarca, petla, vola i ovcu,

and then here, Gwen, we have

a onda ovde, Gven, imamo

some fancy art store markers,

neke kitnjaste markere iz knjižare,

colors like, can you see that word right there?

boje poput, vidiš li tu reč ovde?

Gwen: Cobalt. David Kwong: Cobalt, yes. Cobalt.

Gven: Kobaltno plava. David: Da, kobaltno plava.

But we have a silver, a red, an emerald,

Ali imamo marker srebrne, crvene, smaragdno zelene

and an amber marker,

i boje ćilibara,

and Gwen, you are going to color this drawing

i Gven, obojićeš ovaj crtež

just like you were five years old,

kao kad si imala 5 godina,

one marker at a time.

marker po marker.

It's going to be a lot of fun.

Biće veoma zabavno.

But I'm going to go over here.

Ali ja ću ići ovde.

I don't want to see what you're doing.

Ne želim da vidim šta radiš.

Okay, so don't start yet.

Okej, tako da nemoj još da počneš.

Wait for me to get over here and close my eyes.

Čeaj da dođem ovde i zatvorim oči.

Now Gwen, are you ready?

Sada Gven, da li si spremna?

Pick up just one marker, pick up just one marker,

Podigni samo jedan marker,

and why don't you color in the horse for me?

i zašto ne bi obojila konja,

Color in the horse — big, big, big scribbles,

velike, velike, velike škrabotine,

broad strokes, don't worry about staying in the lines.

široki potezi, ne mari za linije.

Dobro, odlično.

All right. Great.

And why don't you take that marker and recap it

Hajde zatvori taj marker

and place it on the table for me.

i stavi ga na sto za mene.

Okay, and pick up another marker out of the cup

Okej, uzmi drugi marker iz čaše

and take off the cap

i otvori ga

and color in the donkey for me, color in the donkey.

i oboji magarca za mene.

Big scribbles.

Velike škrabotine.

Okay, cool, and re-cap that marker

Okej, kul, zatvori taj marker

and place it on the table.

i stavi ga na sto.

And pick up another marker for me

Uzmi drugi marker i otvori ga.

and take off the cap. Isn't this fun?

Zar ovo nije zabavno?

And color in the owl for me.

Oboji sovu za mene.

Color in the owl.

Okay, and recap that marker

Okej, zatvori taj marker

and pick up another marker out of the cup

i uzmi drugi marker iz čaše

and color in the rooster for me, color in the rooster.

i oboji petla.

Dobro, dobro, dobro, dobro, dobro,

Good, good, good, good, good.

Big, big, big strokes. Good, good.

veliki, veliki pokreti. Dobro, dobro.

Pick up another marker out of the cup

Podigni još jedan marker iz čaše

and color in the ox for me. Color in the ox.

i oboji vola za mene.

Okay, good.

Okej, dobro.

A lot of color on that, and recap, and place it on the table,

Puno boje tu, zatvori marker i stavi ga na sto

and pick up another marker out of the cup.

i izvadi još jedan marker iz čaše.

Oh, I'm out? Okay, I'm going to turn around.

Dobro, okrenuću se.

Did I forget? Oh, I forgot my purple marker.

Zaboravio sam? Ah, zaboravio sam ljubičasti.

This is still going to work, though.

Ovo će svejedno da uspe.

I think this is still going to work, mostly.

Mislim da će još uvek da uspe, uglavnom.

So Gwen, I'm going to hand you this envelope.

Gven, daću ti ovu kovertu.

Don't open it yet. Do not open it yet,

Ne otvaraj je još. Ne otvaraj je još,

but I am going to write down your choices

ali zapisaću tvoje izbore

so that everybody can see

tako da svi mogu da vide

the choices that you made.

tvoje izbore.

Okay, great. So we have a cobalt horse,

Okej, odlično. Znači, imamo kobaltno plavog konja,

amber owl,

sovu boje ćilibara,

a silver ox,

srebrnog vola,

yes, okay, a red donkey,

da, okej, crvenog magarca,

and what was the emerald color? A rooster.

a šta je smaragdno zelene boje? Petao.

An emerald rooster. Okay.

Petao smaragdno zelene boje. Okej.

Now for the moment of truth, Gwen,

A sada trenutak istine, Gven,

we're going to take a look in that envelope.

zavirićemo u kovertu.

Why don't you open it up and remove

Zašto je ne otvoriš i ne izvadiš

the one piece of paper from inside

jedini papir odatle

and hand it to me,

i predaš mi ga,

and we will see if it matches your choices.

videćemo da li se podudara sa tvojim izborima.

Yes, I think it does.

Da, mislim da se podudaraju.

We have a cobalt horse, we have a red donkey,

Kobaltno plavi konj, crveni magarac,

we have an amber owl, we have an emerald rooster, a silver ox,

sova boje ćilibara, smaragdno zeleni petao,

srebrni vo,

I forgot my purple marker so we have a blank sheep,

zaboravio sam ljubičasti marker, pa imamo praznu ovcu,

but that's a pretty amazing coincidence, don't you think?

ali je fascinantna slučajnost, zar ne?

Gwen, well done. That's beautiful. (Applause)

Gven, dobro urađeno. To je prelepo. (Aplauz)

I'll take that back from you.

Uzeću to od tebe.

So ladies and gentlemen, how is this possible?

Pa dame i gospodo, kako je ovo moguće?

How is this possible? Well, could it be

Kako je ovo moguće?

Pa, da li je Gvenin mozak toliko sposoban da rešava

that Gwen's brain is so wired to solve

that she decoded hidden messages?

da je dekodirala skrivene poruke?

Well this is the puzzle I present to you.

Ovo je mozgalica koju vam predstavljam.

Could there be order

Da li možda postoji red

in the chaos that I created?

u haosu koji sam stvorio?

Let's take a closer look.

Hajde da malo bliže pogledamo.

Do you recall when I showed you these puzzle pieces?

Da li se sećate kada sam vam

pokazao delove slagalice?

What image did it ultimately become? A cobalt horse.

Šta je ta slika na kraju postala?

Kobaltno plavi konj.

Klupko se mrsi.

The plot thickens.

And then we played a game of tangrams

I igrali smo tangram

with an emerald rooster.

sa smaragdno zelenim petlom.

That one's my favorite.

Ta mi je omiljena.

And then we had an experiment with a silver ox.

A onda smo imali eksperiment

sa srebrnim volom.

And Katy Perry drinks her morning coffee

A Kejti Peri pije svoju jutarnju kafu

out of an amber owl.

iz sove boje ćilibara.

Kejti, hvala ti što si se slikala za mene.

Thank you, Katy, for taking that photo for me.

Oh, and there's one more, there's one more.

Oh, ima još jedno, ima još jedno.

I believe you colored a red donkey, Gwen.

Gven, mislim da si magarca obojila u crveno.

Ladies and gentlemen, could you raise your hands

Dame i gospodo, možete li podići ruke

for me if you've read "Don Quixote?"

ako ste pročitali Don Kihota?

Who's read "Don Quixote?" (Laughter)

Ko je pročitao Dona Kihota? (Smeh)

But wait, but wait, wait, wait, wait, there's more.

Ali čekajte, ima još.

There's more.

Ima još.

Gwen, I was so confident

Gven, bio sam toliko uveren

that you were going to make these choices

da ćeš da napraviš takve izbore,

that I made another prediction,

da sam napravio još jedno predviđanje,

and I put it in an even more indelible place,

i stavio sam ga na još neizbrisivije mesto,

and it's right here.

i ovde je.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Dame i gospodo,

we have today's New York Times.

imamo današnji Njujork tajms.

The date is March 18th, 2014.

Datum je 18. mart 2014.

Many of you in the first couple of rows

Mnogi od vas u prvih par redova

have it underneath your seats as well.

ga imaju ispod svojih sedišta.

Really dig. We hid them under there.

Stvarno kopajte. Baš smo ih sakrili ispod.

See if you can fish out the newspaper

Vidite da li možete da upecate novine

and open up to the arts section

i otvorite deo o umetnosti

and you will find the crossword puzzle,

i naći ćete ukrštenicu,

and the crossword puzzle today

a današnju ukrštenicu

was written by yours truly.

je napisala moja malenkost.

You can see my name above the grid.

Moje ime je iznad ukrštenice.

I'm going to give this to you, Gwen, to take a look.

Daću ti ovo, Gven, da pogledaš.

And I will also put it up on the screen.

Staviću ovo i na ekran.

Now let's take a look

Sada hajde da pogledamo

at another piece of the puzzle.

na još jedan deo mozgalice.

If you look at the first clue for 1-across,

Ako pogledate na prvi trag vodoravno,

it starts with the letter C, for corrupt,

počinje slovom C, za "Corrupt" ,

and just below that we have an O, for outfielder,

ispod toga imamo O, za "outfielder",

and if you keep reading the first letters of the clues down,

ako nastavite da čitate prva slova nadole,

you get cobalt horse,

dobićete kobaltno plavog konja,

amber owl, silver ox,

sovu boje ćilibara, srebrnog vola,

red donkey, and emerald rooster.

crvenog magarca i smaragdno zelenog petla.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

That's pretty cool, right?

To je baš kul, zar ne?

It's The New York Times.

To je Njujork tajms.

But wait, wait, wait, wait. Wait.

Ali čekajte, čekajte. Čekajte.

Oh, Gwen,

Oh, Gven,

do you recall how I forgot my purple marker,

sećaš li se da sam zaboravio

ljubičasti marker,

and you were unable to color the sheep?

i nisi mogla da obojiš ovcu?

Well, if you keep reading

Pa, ako nastaviš da čitaš

starting with 25-down,

počevši od 25 na dole,

it says,

kaže:

"Oh, by the way,

„Oh, usput,

the sheep can be left blank."

ovca može ostati prazna."

(Laughter) (Applause)

(Smeh) (Aplauz)

But wait, wait, wait, there's one more thing,

Ali čekajte, još jedna stvar,

there's one more thing,

još jedna stvar,

there's one final piece of the puzzle.

tu je još jedan poslednji deo mozgalice.

Gwen, I am so grateful for your choices

Gven, zahvalan sam na tvojim izborima

because if we take a look

jer ako pogledamo

at the first letters of your combinations,

prva slova tvojih kombinacija,

we get "C-H-A-O-S" for chaos

dobijamo C-H-A-O-S za "chaos" (haos)

and "O-R-D-E-R" for order.

i O-R-D-E-R za "order" (red).

That's chaos and order.

To su haos i red.

We've all made order out of chaos.

Svi smo napravili red iz haosa.

So ladies and gentlemen, the next time

Dame i gospodo, kada sledeći put

you find yourself with a puzzle,

budete rešavali mozgalicu,

whether it's in your life or in your work,

bilo da je vezana za život ili posao,

or maybe it's at the Sunday morning

ili je možda u nedelju ujutru

breakfast table with The New York Times,

za doručkom uz Njujork tajms,

remember, you are all wired to solve.

setite se, vi ste sposobni da rešavate.

Thank you.

Hvala.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)