How the oceans can clean themselves: Boyan Slat at TEDxDelft
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- čas přidán 23. 10. 2012
- 18-year-old Boyan Slat combines environmentalism, entrepreneurism and technology to tackle global issues of sustainability. After diving in Greece, and coming across more plastic bags than fish, he wondered; "why can't we clean this up?"
While still being on secondary school, he then decided to dedicate half a year of research to understand plastic pollution and the problems associated with cleaning it up.
This ultimately led to his passive clean-up concept, which he presented at TEDxDelft 2012.
Working to prove the feasibility of his concept, Boyan Slat currently gives lead to a team of approximately 50 people, and temporarily quit his Aerospace Engineering study to completely focus his efforts on The Ocean Cleanup.
The progress of The Ocean Cleanup can be followed through www.theoceancleanup.com, TheOceanCleanup, as well as TheOceanCleanup.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
Who’s here years later seeing his project actually be a success?
Lots of various successes now but it’s still a challenge!!! What a guy!!!!!
Well no one has come up with any ideas, governments don't even dwell on the issue
I think part of the success will be the fact that environmental costs are incerasing and increasing, so that plastic recycling turned to be a saving VS buying and producing and dumping, especially for cities dislocated along rivers.
I think they runa pivot, clearning the ocean is still too costly, so they will focus on rivers, and make deals with countries with severepollution problems and lack of tech infrastrcutre to implement environmental policies => south east asia.
Same idea was unfortunately not economically feasible years ago.
Unfortunately, the economic context is still priority over any environmental action, that is why a private company was able to step in NOW (and not just 10 years ago) VS governments.
Keep in mind the business enablers are always the same people with increadible concentrated wealth. (Thiel gang).
But he's good and he's playing his cards, surfing the millenials / generation-z storytelling "young-smart-leader" that yield visibility.
I don't like much the last part, because there are a lot that will sell lies to gain visibility and wealth (like it happened with crypto), but still the goal is good, and so It is real good to see a new kind of perspective.
I have finished watching this video completely.
(我看完這部影片了)
I am a Taiwanese who cares about the global affairs.
(我是一個關心全球事務的台灣人)
And, sadly, most of my fellow Taiwanese don't really care about the world.
(但是，很不幸地，我大部分的台灣同胞不那麼在意世界。)
Hopefully Taiwan can become increasingly globally-aware and globally-competitive.
(希望台灣可以越來越有全球意識與全球競爭力。)
God bless Taiwan.
(天佑台灣。)
@@aertybhujm1 講這幹嘛，講給自己人聽而已，根本沒有其他人在意
"Only if we realize change is more important than money, money will come." Splendid!
Best quote ever!!
That sounds cool but not thinking about it is what brought us there. So making people (with much money) realize change is more important then money is nearly impossible.
Mark Angelo Gozon
That was the most amazing thing he said!
Sea creatures will too get trapped in it
I had already thought of this before reading/watching this video
Give that man a Nobel!
Nah give it to Greta the sped actress
@Mansi Chandra by just screaming at politicians with no solution whatsoever
I agree...thought the same thing first listening to him on JRE, Benny. He deserves it more than anyone today.
@@kaiwalyaghotkar832 vclimate change is real you literal weirdo wtf u mean " there are people who don't believe climate change isn't a hoax"
Good luck man. I'm 19 as you and I spend all day checking facebook and youtube. You are the pride of my generation
Although I agree with you,the past generations had lost interest in ALL of the rewards this jewel we call Earth has to offer,and get to work saving or restoring what we have left.Granted there are many who do,(you and I included).But my Father who fought in WWII said these words when my son was born..."I hope his generation does more to save this planet than mine did.",which to me implies that this problem has been around for way too long.My once dedicated country,the U.S.,has been taken over by a mindless spoiled brat who feels he and his millionaire buddies are for some reason above such tree hugging ideas.It is up to us,young and old,to get together,unite and work against the continued plastic accumulation that will someday be our demise.
nice comment Carol, write on point!
Just like CEO of Theranos.
Sea creatures will too get trapped in it
You're 23 now
Proof that it takes one person to make a positive difference in the world!
Sorry, but I don't agree with you completely. Sure, a fantastic idea of Boyan! However, we'll never be able to clean our oceans 100 % as long as we (every single person on this planet) keep on consuming plastic in such high volumes as we do, continuously creating enormous amounts of new plastic trash that will end up in rivers, seas and oceans.
"There is no technology to cure lack of human discipline".
It doesn't take one person to make a positive difference, it takes all of us! ... Please do!
A chain reaction
What positive difference has he made?
Mb its actually theoceancleanup. com
Now compare this wonderful young man with the best Greta
I feel like there is a severe lack of applause during this....
Jayce Silva the speech was in the netherlands. I can tell you, the audiance was going creazy for oir standards 🙈
Well he did start by basically insulting everyone in the room🤷♀️
In a what way did he insult audience?
Applause is a learned social arm twisting mind pain , it breaks the spell( suggestion), of what the presenter is attempting to place in our mind set think. An, example of a better understanding on this take is,
In other societies,loud multi explosions are used to drive the bad spirits away ! In events of importance .
Rethinking on this level will show it's a waste of stage time to have the speaker deal with the loud interruptions of trains of thought.
Will see a decline in clapping with a sonic hand boom . Even at the end of the presentation . It, then will allow for more continues thought ! Not , the shut down that happens now, after the speaker has ended the think ,
Think about it !
That's because his delivery stinks of condescension and self congratulations. His pauses for the ovations he imagined he deserved fell flat. Yes, we all know the problem--get to your solution and maybe next time offer some details instead of a vague pipe dream.
This young man is absolutely brilliant. I hope they use his idea. I wish people in government cared about the Earth as much as this young man does.
CB Bones they are launching the ocean clean up this year. After 5 years of development and hard work.
Government is impotent.
Even i care about the world , just that i didn't know how to give a ted talk
Let’s keep governments out of it - they would screw it up before it could get started.
Geethanjali balaji 😂😂
This guy is a hero,cleaning up the entire ocean is not something simple ;)
How far did you get in school? You didn't get past grade five or you would understand that basic science would make cleaning up the oceans impossible.
yoyoneel45 that is why we need to support him.
@@appletree8441 except... hes almost already done with his design to do it
he even has a test boom (system 001) to fix teething problems that may arise
Apple Tree jealous much?
This video is going to save the planet. He may be young, but he thinks directly, and over the heads of people that can't do anything. This young man has the most important comments of our age. If we don't listen, there won't be time to do anything about this. He is a plastics hero.
amazing how stupid you can feel when someone tells you how easy it is to fix your mistakes by simply changing your perspective and doing actual research
Some 4 years ago, I have watched this video. And today, I have just read, that the government actually did it and in a year - there will be 60 devices in Pacific. So happy about it!!
How is that going now ?
@@emilyirvine1821 they are now operational in 3 countries...
Yusri Saadun omg that’s fantastic 😁
Remember his name!!!
He is a legend.
He is a man with a courage to follow his heart so selflessly. I hope that this invention happens. Its clear that if the governments wanted to help any of the world crisis that we face they could easily do so but choose not too. Thank goodness for people like him. Thank you Boyan. x
The invention IS being made.
Fabulous :)
check out www.theoceancleanup.com to see the progress
my friend, governments are never the solution to the things. If anything, they are more the problem.
Are you kidding? It was the government that locked up a guy's patent who had a car working on recycled WATER. The froze Tesla's patents a century ago because he had found a way to pull free energy from the AIR - I forget exactly what scientists today estimate but it's some phenom amount like a cubic yard of "free" energy in the molecules surrounding us to power NYC for a year. No, my friend, governments are the problem... they fear an economic collapse of astronomical proportions if we ever lose our need for fossil fuels. It is sickening and it will take Boyan's generation to STOP this rape of our planet, change politics, change corporate structures, and cure them before we self destruct.
There’s something magical about a young man with a vision and plan to help change the world and accomplishing that goal makes it all the more special. Humanity at its finest. Thank you sir.
He actually achieved his goal and built a big sweeper to clean the california pacific plastic dump.
We need more people like Boyan Slat
I admire his method. Can't help but feel how sincere his passion is.
In our time, when mediocrity prevails, the voice and effort of such a young man must be heard, We need people like him just anytime. Boyan Slat fights to make the world a better place for everybody. His ideas are simple and bright and we can not pretend he is not a genius. He deserves our respect, support and applause.
A LOT OF RESPECT. HE MIGHT JUST SAVE THE WORLD. THESE ARE GROUPS OF THINKERS (LIKE MUSK) THAT CAME IN JUST THE RIGHT TIME TO HELP HUMANITY.
Future Nobel Prize winner.
Thank you Boyan Slat!!! You are brave and brilliant. A true leader. Go, baby, Go!!
Kathleen Pickering isn't he amazing ?
And 10 years later, he did it!!!!! 1st it was with "Wilson", then with "Jenny". Bravo!!!!
OH MY FREAKING GOD, WHY AM I JUST HEARING ABOUT THIS? IT’S FREAKING GENIUS! I’m so excited about this project! We need to be more proactive!
Love to you , Carolina ! You Rock
Where is the ocean clean up ? And the Global production of purely recycled plastics ? ( PLastiques ) ???? 2021 what's the Horizon of 2029 ?
Thank you Boyan. I am old enough to be your Grandma. I am impressed by your concern for this planet, by your persistence and most especially by your positive energy. Bless you for caring and not giving up and don;t let anyone grind you down!
"only if we realize that change is more important than money, money will come" this is true in every business, money chases value and not the other way around.
He deserves a nobel!
This was done 8 years ago and the world leaders still don't bother. I think this is an amazing plan that should be put into action.
it shows how dark and naive the Humans are when they let the environment die because it costs "money" to protect it.
i quote this famous... quote:
When the Last Tree Is Cut Down, the Last Fish Eaten, and the Last Stream Poisoned, You Will Realize That You Cannot Eat Money.
Wonderful quote, yet some people still choose to ignore it. Sure, this situation is quite complicated, with the whole thing about "money" and "costs" and "profit" and "it's not a big problem, let's leave it to the next generation," but simply put, *THE EARTH IS BEING DESTROYED.* It may seem like it's happening slowly and therefore isn't a big deal, but it is _definitely_ happening. And yeah, *it is a big deal.* Can't we humans do _just_ a little more to save our _own_ planet? Even though we are going to colonize Mars in the near future, Earth is *our* home. We simply cannot run from the pollution problems _we_ created. Let's hope our species can save our _home_ before the last tree is cut down, the last fish is eaten, and the last stream is poisoned, causing humans to finally realize that *WE CANNOT EAT MONEY.*
Humans wont let the environment die, this literal video is the proof. Get out with your cringe quotes, kid.
@@RoronoaDLuffy-iu4yx
correct
Whoah, that's "Deep"
Boyan has nailed it!! People like him don't think about making money! They think about righting the wrongs the rest of humanity has helped create! Go Boyan, go!
As a student in Hong Kong I am writing this in full support of Boyan Slat and his idea...
“First we had the stone age, then the bronze age and now we are in the middle of the plastic age”, this is a quote from the ted talk by Boyan Slat. This means a lot and we should all take this into account. We use far to much plastic and it needs to stop before it gets out of control.
As we saw in the talk, we produce 300 million tons of plastic a year and this is a phenomenal amount especially if we consider that if we keep going at this rate we will have no life left in the oceans. This is why I am in full support of this talk. We need fish, we need animals that eat these fish, we need the animals who eat those fish because, at the top of the food chain we have us. Fish is one of the main parts of our diets but with all of this plastic in the oceans, there will be no fish left. This is why we need this idea and we need to execute it now.
As we found out in the video, plastic is something that we use everyday, wether it be from a lunch bag, a plastic drinking bottle or even the wrapper of our favourite chocolate bar, plastic is everywhere! Everyone in society has dropped at least one piece of rubbish at some point in their lives, this could be old, middle aged people or us, the main problem - teenagers.
We saw in the Ted Talk that plastic will always find a way into a stream, these streams then feed into a river, these into the rivers estuaries which open out to sea. 71 percent of the world is covered by water, the oceans take up a whopping 96.5 percent of this water and it is all polluted in some shape or form. And it’s easy to stop it at the source but as we have found out, nobody seems to care, they just say “oh it’s the next generations problem” and it really will be if we are stupid enough not to make a start now.
The oceans have 5 main gyres that keep the water spinning all over the world. These gyres in fact are the main problem. Because all of the rubbish is in the sea it means that it has to pass through one of these gyres and as we have found in the talk this is a big problem. The rubbish forms into massive patches in the middle of the ocean and if a fish or any other sea creatures were to swim into one of the rubbish patches they would be poisoned and would probably die from it.
We need to embrace this solution and accept that we as human beings were the ones who started this so for the sake of the animals and us. If we don't fix this global problem right now it will never be fixed. If we don't start cleaning up the oceans they will become overpopulated with rubbish patches not algae. Next time you throw a plastic bottle in the stream just remember that small bit of rubbish in that stream from a plastic bottle can help contribute to a far bigger problem. This is a problem that can be fixed, by our generation and as we heard from Boyan Slat this is a profitable option to take so why not give it a try?
"...but we made this mess....so please don't tell me we can't clean it up together." I almost stood up in my office and applauded. WAY TO GO BOYAN! Count on my support! Will definitely be following this project!
Boylan Slat is the perfect example of hope for the planet and his generation. Bravo young man, so proud to know your generation is stepping up to challenge conventional thinking.
Excited to hear that only 6 years later, the system has been deployed. Praying the collection of plastic goes well. I thought this. Boyan did it!
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Cheryl Hoech OMG SEND ME THIIIISISSSSS
Your parents and teachers must be so proud of you.. I am a Teacher and I feel so proud that young people like yourself can be so passionate about solving this problem. I wish I would get that honor of inspiring my students to care and advocate for earth's present and future. We are supporting you however we can...
Boyan Slat, you're a saviour. I hope our ocean will be saved!
What a brilliant young man. My heart is filled with joy and I am deeply toched by the fact that young people like him care enough to think about solving a big worldwide problem. There is hope for the future my friends. Keep up the good work and funds will be found to make this all new reality. Again: brilliant and very encouraging. I love it !
Look at him now, today. So proud of him
One of the few Ted speakers who actually has something to show that is concrete and measurable. He deserves a Nobel.
What a impressive young lad! He is smart and has got such determination. Every one of us has to do something to recover a whole planet's health otherwise we're killing ourselves & the rest.
I wish if he could get a nobel price for his effects and his love towards nature. Worthy of a nobel price. An inspiration for others
This is the person we should be listening to instead of an angry swedish girl who offers no solutions
@Ben nah
@Ben Except Gretta Thunberg doesn't know anything about the economic impacts. She also uses completely incorrect facts, when she says people are dying and starving. We spend 300 billion dollars on climate change when global starvation is able to be fixed with 30 billion per year. She is also predicted to win the nobel peace prize, when literally all she has done is whine and be angry. People have been doing this for years, and she isn't the first one
Genius don’t get enough recognition until they already pass away.
@AJ P Think of it this way: Greta is the voice and Slat is the muscle.
Emotional critique has one missing the point of both public service volunteers: ACT IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITY... complaining is not doing- find out for yourself what it takes to move a mountain! Good Luck joining a hands on project.
this man deserves to actually get recognized...unfortunately the media doesn’t care unless you have “certain qualities”.
This guy is my new hero! I really hope some philanthropist is already funding this kids brilliant and innovative idea.
I come here years later to see this succeed
An absolutely BRILLIANT environmental rescue plan, deserving of serious consideration. The plastic pollution problem is just below radio active contamination in threats to our existence. Well done young man, well done! My suggestion now is to implement a funding method to finance this idea..
this guy did more than what you did to help the ocean environment, non-profit level, respect that. how can we tell the damage on the ocean floor? how affected are deep sea environment?
Wow!! Congratulations boyan!! Your planned ocean clean up project is has finally started trapping plastic!!
Thank you!
how does anyone "dislike" this, wtf!?!?!?!?! this is amazing! DO IT
Cour Barone How? Because ideas and words are meaningless in this context. Speaking and thinking are not the same as constructing and managing. A million good ideas are created everyday, next to zero are ever implemented. This kid is a good kid, but he has no plan, no procedure for implementation. Nobody dislikes him, but many - including me - dislike that TED Talks have given him way too much praise and attention, when what he needs is an education and some training in engineering and biology.
As you say - "DO IT." OK, How? How does this get done? What materials? How will the construction proceed? Are you remotely aware of the scope of an engineering project such as this? I am not dogging you, I just know that most people never even think about issues like stregth f materials, construction procedures, etc. It's not all about funding...
Nike slogans are applicable to running a mile, not building spaceships or solar-powered trash-cleaning robot ships at sea.
Steven Tucker Yeah, about that missing plan and procedure for implementation. He's way ahead of you bro. www.theoceancleanup.com/blog/show/item/worlds-first-ocean-cleaning-system-to-be-deployed-in-2016.html
Haider Beig Was just about to link that.
Steven Tucker He has a team of educated individuals around him. Do you think he's not taking their advice? Smart entrepreneurs leverage expertise.
Steven Tucker Get your pseudo-intelligence and negativity out of here. Don't worry guys, he's only mad at himself for failure of execution of his own ideas, and thinks that the entire world is like him :)
What an awesome idea - making cleaning the oceans profitable!
Unfortunately the science doesn't stack up. We need to stop using so much plastic and tackle the problem at source.
Alan Munro
how negative are you??? WE also need to clean it up as soon as possible...and stop creating the problem...which is harder to do right now.
Alan Munro It's not negative, its naive and doesn't even address the problem this bright kid is trying to solve. Firstly, not using plastic is completely unrealistic in the foreseeable future. Secondly, even if we used less plastic it wouldn't clean up what's already in the ocean. Think.
etwothec i think we CAN stop using throw away plastics. we just need to enforce some re usable containers for food transport. maybe we have to switch back to glass but if we brought our food storage containers back to the grocery store then that would make a dent.
We need to stop using so many plastics AND we need to clean up the Oceans.
THIS IS AMAZING! I have sent this to EVERYONE I know. We are scuba people and love our oceans. HUGE proponent of our environment, using reusable water bottles, eating VERY little meat, eating in as often as possible. WE love this!!!!!
Spending your spare time doing experiments at sea and building some equipment with a sharp minded friend - this are great opportunities and privileges I will never have but still I feel inspired by this young man. Its sad that many talented and ambitious young men(like myself) will never get the support to do such projects during their youth. Nevertheless I hope that people like Boyan use their opportunity to improve the world.
When I see there are kids like this one around, I love humanity a bit more.
I hope we will have more people like Boyan in this planet ;)
Congratulations of interior de São Paulo- Brasil 👏👏👏 . Quando era criança era tudo de Lata...
Thank you Boyan Slat for cleaning up the oceans from plastics worldwide. Hopefully mankind will change their attitude from now on all over this planet earth. And to my brother; thank you for sharing this amazing clip.
this guy is amazing realy, I hope he will keep doing what he's doing, that is just so great.
He's a great speaker but you can tell how nervous he is. Give a few years and he'll good for office.
***** Pretty sure he means politics, which is exactly where he SHOULD be. He has great ideas and would then have the pull to actually do something rather than campaign to politicians.
Heather Orr He could probably get more done outside of politics.
@@guhbuhduh88 private sector is where it's at now. Government is impotent.
He looks pretty confident in my opinion. If it were up to me I'd be shaking.
@@guhbuhduh88 Your comment has aged oh so well.
And look what you've done. Congratulations Boyan. You wonderful brainiac. 💖
What a inspiration story. Hats of boy. ✌
Bravo~! I can see he's nervous, but his idea is brilliant!
This is so incredible and brings me so much hope. So much love and respect to this guy
We're cleaning this up! I'm starting w/waking my Community & Co-workers up.
Smart kid and very passionate about the subject. I'm glad people like this are around.
You fucking genius I love you. Make this happen!
we can make it happen
fund.theoceancleanup.com/
Wow this would be great! Please, UN or G8 or who ever, realize this and make the Ocean's clean again!
This idea is brilliant, and has already raised $1.174 Million! Way to go, keep up the great work
Just the sort of answer one would expect from someone hoping for failure. The kid did his research and it is MORE than worth giving him what he needs to do it.
Love seeing young ones with great ideas.
The person who should be on Time magazine!
Boyan огромный молодец! Я поддерживаю его ценности и делаю все, что от меня зависит - хожу за покупками со своей сумкой, придерживаюсь принципов рационального потребления и разделяю отходы🙌🏼
From Russia with love❤️
The world needs more people like this lad. He's 23 now, of course...
This is absolutely amazing.
Great research and solution.
OMG! Why didn't I come across this video before? A then 18 year old with an ambition as this?? Wow, seriously, wow!! Got no words to describe the extent of my admiration.
We have been guilty of focusing so much lately on the immaturity and irresponsibility of today's youth. There are so many wonderfully intelligent and enlightened young minds out there, we just have to look for them. Amazing.
Find this guy, make a kick starter page, and bypass government officials.
I hope your project gets the funding that it needs. The "Garbge dump" in the oceans could turn out to be vast deposits of usable material.
This is so over the top scary... Thank you Thank you for getting the word out and measuring the plastic and starting to go after it
Boyan Slat,
Thank you for your good contribution
& good solution,
you gaved to the world.
May the good LORD bless & keep you💖.
who would thumb down this talk ...I wanna know right now!!!
I think it was probably careless college students.
Teacher: "As your last assignment for ecology class before the exam, watch this video then comment on Black board."
Students: "There's only 3 weeks left in school, I don't like this assignment. (thumb downs)"
joeb0 www.resilience.org/stories/2013-04-10/the-fallacy-of-cleaning-the-gyres-of-plastic-with-a-floating-ocean-cleanup-array
evilponger you're right, melting it down and turning it back into oil on the spot would be better than this plan.
I'm giving it a thumbs down after I finish this post. All he did was banter on and on about the problem and then, as an afterthought, threw out his vague plan to collect the plastic. What then? How is it transported? Did he figure those costs into his magic 500 million? How will these platforms be anchored as stationary? surely not anchored to the sea floor? Solar energy can not possibly propel those platforms fast enough to beat the current.
Dink Martini you gave a thumbs down because you found what you believe is a couple holes in a young mans plan to save the oceans? How about a thumbs up for supporting the fact that he’s actually out there trying to do something.
THIS NEEDS FUNDING!!!
Boyan, you are just amazing!! Such an inspiration, in following what you believe in. It is SO beautiful to see.
Watched the live launch today- been following his project since the beginning- congratulations!!! Have high hopes!!
God bless this young man
Why havent the UN and USA supplied this guy with millions of dollars right away?
he actually had received 2 million euro for the fund to this project, and hoping that people would take this issue seriously
if you see this... they still haven't... it's pathetic really, but in a few weeks/months he is going to do it, I really hope it works, I think he deserves it, really
Please give this great human being all the funding and resources he needs RIGHT NOW!!!!
Respect! This brilliand young mind is the best example of what new generation can do. Only environmental concern and love for a new gaia, free of pollution ,nutrition and respect for all animal kingdom can be our last chance to survive. Our planet is crying out for Help. Listen and do something for this. If we concern for problems , solutions are found. Bravo!!!!!!
Be sure to check out The Ocean Cleanup site by Boyan: www.theoceancleanup.com/
plastic age. good term.
actually feel ashame of myself for the mess that a youngster who devote himself to clear up
O mundo precisa de pensadores assim, que pessoas como ele se multipliquem em diversas áreas!
I am so proud of him and will seek to support his efforts in any way that I can!
How is he not Times person of the year ?
Can it be crowdfunded? I'd support it in an instant!
Well its been 7 years but you can donate to teamseas
And now it is about to be a reality!! So many people have been cheering you on and we are so proud of you!
everyone in this world has been given a gift and its upto us alone to find our gifts, this young guy found his gift and wants to share it with the world. i admire people like this. its our mess to start with and we should be the ones funding it
proud of my country atm
Do you live in the netherlands?
yeah
The only one to be proud of, is him.
yeah but most of the time dutch people don't really do shit but now there's finally a genius
Do you know Daan Roosegaarde? He's amazing and he's from your country too, you guys are great
that audience was killing him. at least give him a bit of a chuckle so its not awkward, not like his jokes werent funny either
+oTURLo I think they somehow muted the crowd so you could hear him properly
Precisely that lame audience killed me too.i was wondering why can't they laugh at this brilliant kid's witty remarks
I MEAN JOKES ARE ALL ABOUT TIMING, WHICH WAS WAY OFF
I was in the audience that day. A man stood in front of us all just before Mr Slat took the stage.
He held up a sign to all of us saying "laugh and ill stick my nob in ure ear.."
So none of us did.
tiarnan, why the man did that?
Bravo to Boyan for taking on this big hairy audacious goal for the good of all mankind. We need more people like you.
A simple, brilliant and even profitable method bringing more use to humanity than a herd of philosophers? That takes what I call a GENIUS. You have my respect, sir.
Put together a kickstarter for it, build one of these things, and give the profits to charity.
this is his 'kickstarter'
fund.theoceancleanup.com/
*****
Sure! Whatever floats your boat. Any positive outcome is nice.
***** Exactly mate. The Planet needs our charity to help the environment, people and all living things.
The two big issues that I see are:
1) You have to have governments CARE about this problem. They can always hand you a list of their more pressing problems which are starving for funds: healthcare, education, immunization, defense, infrastructure, air pollution, on and on.
2) All maritime vessels need to be willing to detect and avoid the booms. One third-world freighter with a newbie captain or a stoned navigator could wreck a boom.
+Leutchik since its on international waters why would u need a goverment? as he said this can be done by 1 company
+FishyDude1337
underrated comment
Good that you're thinking critically but, these are the same kind of excuses that stop vital plans from being put into action instead of developing them. This is more important than the small disruption it could cause to routes.
Thank to you Boyan.
Its fantastic hear your project or better said our project of life that clean the oceans means.
I will support you from Spain.
Hats off to Boyan Slat! Even if this particular approach initially fails, it may well lead to an end run solution. Closing with 'Please, just don't say we can't get this done!' - superb! Turns the 'we'll never get it done' attitude on it's head, where it should be.