ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ze Frank - Humorist, web artist
Ze Frank rose to fame on a viral video -- in 2001! He has been making online comedy, web toys and massively shared experiences (like the addictive Young Me Now Me) ever since.

Why you should listen

Ever since his "How to Dance Properly" viral video -- born as a party invite for 17 friends -- hit the Web in 2001, Ze Frank has been making people giggle, guffaw and gasp out loud whilst procrastinating at work. He defines, in many ways, the genre of online comedy, and continues to innovate madly on the form. 

In 2006 he launched a year-long daily video blog called The Show with Ze Frank, which Slate.com called "the best sustained comedy run in the history of the Web." His rapid-fire delivery and absurd explorations in audience participation (like Earth Sandwich) has influenced a generation of digital native YouTubers. Perhap his most brilliant move: calling on fans to write the show for him. Using collaborative tools, online viewers collectively put words in his mouth (and props in his lap); he faithfully performed this wiki-comedy each week for his "Fabuloso Friday" show.

In 2008, along with Erik Kastner, Frank launched Colowars, the first massively multiplayer game on Twitter, which featured two months of sponsored online events and competitions. Recently he has worked with his audience to create a series of projects based on shared emotions such as pain, fear and the pang of nostalgia. Frank works as a consultant to range of industries on audience engagement and is a public speaker on the subject of the virtual life.

In 2012 he returned to the internet airwaves with "A Show." About which a MetaFilter commenter wrote:

If this were a cult, I would join.

If this were a religion, I would attend services.

If this were a band, I would not torrent the albums, but buy them, full price, from a local independent record store.

If this were a telethon, I would buy multiple tote bags.

Welcome back, Ze.

More profile about the speaker
Ze Frank | Speaker | TED.com
TED2014

Ze Frank: Are you human?

जे फ्रैंक: क्या आप इंसान है

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क्या आपने कभी सोचा हैं: क्या मैं एक इंसान हूँ? जे फ्रैंक साधारण सवालों की श्रृंखला बताते हैं जो इस बात का निर्धारण करेगी| कृप्या आराम करे और अनुबोधक का अनुसरण करे| आइये शुरू करते हैं ...
- Humorist, web artist
Ze Frank rose to fame on a viral video -- in 2001! He has been making online comedy, web toys and massively shared experiences (like the addictive Young Me Now Me) ever since. Full bio

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(Musicसंगीत) This is the humanमानव testपरीक्षण,
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(गाना) यह है परीक्षा इंसानो की
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a testपरीक्षण to see if you are a humanमानव.
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परीक्षा देखने के लिये कि क्या आप इंसान है
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Please raiseउठाना your handहाथ if something appliesलागू होता है to you.
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कृपया अपने हाथ उपर कीजिये अगर यह आप पर लागु होता है
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Are we agreedमाना? Yes?
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क्या आप मुझसे सहमत है? हाँ?
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Then let's beginशुरू.
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तो शुरू करते है|
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Have you ever eatenखाया a boogerbooger
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क्या आपने कभी नांक का बलगम खाया है
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long pastअतीत your childhoodबचपन?
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अपने बचपन के बाद?
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(Laughterहँसी)
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(हंसी)
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It's okay, it's safeसुरक्षित here.
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चिंता मत कीजिये | आप यहाँ सुरक्षित है
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Have you ever madeबनाया गया a smallछोटा, weirdअजीब soundध्वनि
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क्या आपने कभी छोटी सी, विचित्र ध्वनी निकाली है
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when you rememberedयाद आया something embarrassingशर्मनाक?
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जब आपको कुछ शर्मनाक घटना याद आये ?
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Have you ever purposelyजानबूझकर lowercasedलोअरकेस
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क्या आपने कभी जान बूझके
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the first letterपत्र of a textटेक्स्ट
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अपने पहले अक्षर को छोटा किया है
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in orderक्रम to come acrossभर में as sadउदास or disappointedनिराश?
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ताकि आप निराश या उदास नज़र आये?
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(Laughterहँसी)
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(हसी की गूंज)
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Okay.
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अच्छा |
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Have you ever endedसमाप्त a textटेक्स्ट with a periodअवधि
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क्या आपने कभी कोई मैसेज पूर्णविराम में
रोकी है
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as a signसंकेत of aggressionआक्रामकता? Okay. Periodअवधि.
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गुस्सा दिखाने के लिये? अच्छा | बस |
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Have you ever laughedहँसे or smiledमुस्कुराया
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क्या आप कभी हसे हो मुस्कुराये हो
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when someoneकोई व्यक्ति said something shittyshitty to you
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जब किसी ने आपके सामने बकवास की हो
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and then spentखर्च किया the restआराम of the day
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और पूरा दिन उसी में बिताया हो
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wonderingसोच why you reactedप्रतिक्रिया that way?
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सोचके आपने ऐसी प्रतिक्रिया क्यूं की ?
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Yes.
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हाँ |
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Have you ever seemedलग रहा था to loseखोना your airplaneविमान ticketटिकट
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क्या आपने कभी अपने हवाई जहाज का टिकट
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a thousandहज़ार timesटाइम्स as you walkedचला
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हज़ार बार गुमाया है चलते चलते
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from the check-inचेक-इन to the gateद्वार?
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जांच से उड़ान तक के सफर में ?
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Yes.
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हाँ |
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Have you ever put on a pairजोड़ा of pantsपैंट
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क्या आपने कभी पतलून पहनकर
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and then much laterबाद में realizedएहसास हुआ that there was
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बाद में समझा है कि
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a looseढीला sockजुर्राब smushedsmushed up againstविरुद्ध your thighजांघ?
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एक लावारिस मोजा आपके पैरों से टकरा रहा है ?
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(Laughterहँसी)
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(हसी की गूंज)
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Good.
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बढिया |
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Have you ever triedकोशिश की to guessअनुमान
someoneकोई व्यक्ति else'sबाकी है passwordपासवर्ड
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क्या आपने कभी किसी और के पासवर्ड को ढूंड निकालने की कोशिश की है
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so manyअनेक timesटाइम्स that it lockedबंद theirजो अपने accountलेखा?
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इतनी बार कि उनका खाता बंद हो गया हो ?
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Mmmएमएमएम.
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म्म्म |
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Have you ever had a naggingसता feelingअनुभूति that one day
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क्या आपको कभी परेशानी सताई है
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you will be discoveredकी खोज की as a fraudधोखाधड़ी?
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कि आपका गुनाह पकड़ा जायेगा ?
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Yes, it's safeसुरक्षित here.
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हाँ | आप यहा सुरक्षित है |
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Have you ever hopedआशा व्यक्त की that there was some abilityयोग्यता
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क्या आपको कभी इच्छा हुई है कि आपके पास कोई ऐसी योग्यता हो
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you hadn'tनहीं था discoveredकी खोज की yetअभी तक
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जो आपने आज तक कभी खोजी ना हो
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that you were just naturallyसहज रूप में great at?
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जिसमे आप स्वभाविक ढंग से अच्छे है?
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Mmmएमएमएम.
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म्म्म |
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Have you ever brokenटूटा हुआ something in realअसली life,
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क्या आपने कभी असल ज़िंदगी में कुछ असली चीज़ तोड़ी है ,
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and then foundमिल गया yourselfस्वयं looking
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और अपने आप को
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for an "undoपूर्ववत" buttonबटन in realअसली life?
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Undo बटन खोज्ते हुए देखा हो असल ज़िंदगी में ?
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Have you ever misplacedगलत your TEDटेड badgeबैज
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क्या आपने कभी अपना TED का बिल्ला खोया है
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and then immediatelyहाथोंहाथ startedशुरू कर दिया है imaginingकल्पना
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और तुरंत सोच में डूबे हो
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what a three-dayतीन दिवसीय Vancouverवैंकूवर
vacationछुट्टी mightपराक्रम look like?
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कि वानकौरवेर की टीन दिन की छुट्टी कैसी लगती होगी ?
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Have you ever marveledMarveled
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क्या आपको कभी आश्चर्य हुआ है
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at how someoneकोई व्यक्ति you thought was so ordinaryसाधारण
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कि जो आपने मामूली सा समझा
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could suddenlyअचानक से becomeबनना so beautifulसुंदर?
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वो कितना लाजवाब बन गया है ?
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Have you ever staredदेखें at your phoneफ़ोन
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क्या आपने कभी अपने फ़ोन की तरफ घूरा है
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smilingमुस्कराते हुए like an idiotबेवकूफ while textingTexting with someoneकोई व्यक्ति?
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हसते हसते किसी को संदेश भेजते हुए मूर्ख की तरह ?
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Have you ever subsequentlyबाद में textedTexted that personव्यक्ति
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क्या आपने फिर उसी इंसान को संदेश भेजा है
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the phraseमुहावरा "I'm staringघूर at the phoneफ़ोन
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कि "मैं फ़ोन को घूर रही हूँ
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smilingमुस्कराते हुए like an idiotबेवकूफ"?
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मूर्खों की तरह मुस्कुराते हुए "?
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Have you ever been temptedपरीक्षा to,
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क्या आपको कभी कोई इच्छा हुई है
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and then gaveदिया in to the temptationप्रलोभन,
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और फिर उसी इच्छा के सामने झुके हो
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of looking throughके माध्यम से someoneकोई व्यक्ति else'sबाकी है phoneफ़ोन?
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किसी के फ़ोन को देखने के लिये ?
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Have you ever had a conversationबातचीत with yourselfस्वयं
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क्या कभी आपने अपने आप से बातें की है
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and then suddenlyअचानक से realizedएहसास हुआ
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you're a realअसली assholeगधे to yourselfस्वयं?
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कि आप कितने बड़े बेवकूफ है ?
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(Laughterहँसी)
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(हसी की गूंज)
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Has your phoneफ़ोन ever runरन out of batteryबैटरी
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क्या आपके फ़ोन की कभी बॅटरी खतम हुई है
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in the middleमध्य of an argumentतर्क,
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किसी बहस के बीच में ,
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and it sortतरह of feltमहसूस किया like the phoneफ़ोन
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और ऐसा लगा हो कि आपका फ़ोन
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was breakingतोड़ना up with bothदोनों of you?
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आप दोनो से सम्बंध तोड़ रहा हो ?
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Have you ever thought
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क्या आपको कभी लगा है
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that workingकाम कर रहे on an issueमुद्दा betweenके बीच you was futileव्यर्थ
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कि आप दोनो के आपस का मसला सुलझाना व्यर्थ है
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because it should just be easierआसान than this,
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क्यूंकि यह और आसान होना चाहिये ,
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or this is supposedमाना to happenहोना just naturallyसहज रूप में?
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या स्वभाविक रूप से होना चाहिये ?
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Have you ever realizedएहसास हुआ that very little, in the long runरन,
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क्या आपको कभी लगा कि लम्बे समय में सिर्फ थोड़ा
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just happensहो जाता naturallyसहज रूप में?
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ही स्वभाविक रूप से होता है ?
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Have you ever wokenजगाया up blissfullyBlissfully
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क्या आप कभी सानंद उठे हो
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and suddenlyअचानक से been floodedबाढ़ आ गई
by the awfulभयंकर remembranceस्मरण
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और उन तुरंत बुरी यादों के बाद में फसे हो
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that someoneकोई व्यक्ति had left you?
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जब कोई आपको छोड़ गया हो?
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Have you ever lostगुम हो गया the abilityयोग्यता to imagineकल्पना कीजिए a futureभविष्य
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क्या आप भविष्य की कल्पना करना भूल गये हो
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withoutके बग़ैर a personव्यक्ति
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किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति के बिना
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that no longerलंबे समय तक was in your life?
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जो अब आपके जीवन में ना हो ?
04:06
Have you ever lookedदेखा back on that eventघटना
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क्या आपने कभी उस घटना को याद किया है
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with the sadउदास smileमुस्कुराओ of autumnशरद ऋतु
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शरद ऋतु के उदास हसी जैसे
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and the realizationबोध that futuresवायदा will happenहोना
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और महसूस किया है कि भविष्य तो आयेगा ही
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regardlessपरवाह किए बिना?
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चाहे जो हो?
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Congratulationsबधाइयाँ.
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मुबारक हो |
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You have now completedपूरा कर लिया है the testपरीक्षण.
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आप इस परीक्षा में सफलता प्राप्त की |
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You are all humanमानव.
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आप इंसान है |
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(Applauseप्रशंसा)
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(वाहवाही)
Translated by Vijeta Pai
Reviewed by Omprakash Bisen

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ze Frank - Humorist, web artist
Ze Frank rose to fame on a viral video -- in 2001! He has been making online comedy, web toys and massively shared experiences (like the addictive Young Me Now Me) ever since.

Why you should listen

Ever since his "How to Dance Properly" viral video -- born as a party invite for 17 friends -- hit the Web in 2001, Ze Frank has been making people giggle, guffaw and gasp out loud whilst procrastinating at work. He defines, in many ways, the genre of online comedy, and continues to innovate madly on the form. 

In 2006 he launched a year-long daily video blog called The Show with Ze Frank, which Slate.com called "the best sustained comedy run in the history of the Web." His rapid-fire delivery and absurd explorations in audience participation (like Earth Sandwich) has influenced a generation of digital native YouTubers. Perhap his most brilliant move: calling on fans to write the show for him. Using collaborative tools, online viewers collectively put words in his mouth (and props in his lap); he faithfully performed this wiki-comedy each week for his "Fabuloso Friday" show.

In 2008, along with Erik Kastner, Frank launched Colowars, the first massively multiplayer game on Twitter, which featured two months of sponsored online events and competitions. Recently he has worked with his audience to create a series of projects based on shared emotions such as pain, fear and the pang of nostalgia. Frank works as a consultant to range of industries on audience engagement and is a public speaker on the subject of the virtual life.

In 2012 he returned to the internet airwaves with "A Show." About which a MetaFilter commenter wrote:

If this were a cult, I would join.

If this were a religion, I would attend services.

If this were a band, I would not torrent the albums, but buy them, full price, from a local independent record store.

If this were a telethon, I would buy multiple tote bags.

Welcome back, Ze.

More profile about the speaker
Ze Frank | Speaker | TED.com

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