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Charlie Todd: The shared experience of absurdity
Charlie Todd: Zajedničko iskustvo apsurdnosti
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Charlie Todd uzrokuje bizarne, smiješne i neočekivane javne scene: sedamdeset usklađenih plesača u izlozima prodavaonice, "istjerivači duhova" koji trče kroz njujoršku gradsku knjižnicu te godišnja vožnja bez hlača u podzemnoj željeznici. Na konferenciji TEDxBloomington pokazao je kako njegova grupa Improv Everywhere (Improvizacija Svugdje, op.prev.) koristi te scene kako bi zbližila ljude.
Charlie Todd - Comedian
Charlie Todd is the creator of Improv Everywhere, a group that creates absurd and joyful public scenes. Full bio
Charlie Todd is the creator of Improv Everywhere, a group that creates absurd and joyful public scenes. Full bio
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I started Improv Everywhere about 10 years ago
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Pokrenuo sam Improv Everywhere prije desetak godina
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when I moved to New York City with an interest in acting and comedy.
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kad sam se preselio u New York i zanimala me gluma i komedija.
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Because I was new to the city, I didn't have access to a stage,
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Budući da sam bio nov u gradu, nisam imao pristup pozornici
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so I decided to create my own in public places.
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pa sam odlučio sam stvoriti svoju na javnim mjestima.
00:27
So the first project we're going to take a look at
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Prvi projekt koji ćemo pogledati
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is the very first No Pants Subway Ride.
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prva je Vožnja bez hlača u podzemnoj željeznici.
00:31
Now this took place in January of 2002.
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Ovo je bilo u siječnju 2002. godine.
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And this woman is the star of the video.
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Ova žena je zvijezda ove snimke.
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She doesn't know she's being filmed.
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Ne zna da je snimamo.
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She's being filmed with a hidden camera.
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Snimamo je skrivenom kamerom.
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This is on the 6 train in New York City.
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Ovo je u vlaku br. 6 u New Yorku.
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And this is the first stop along the line.
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Ovo je prva stanica na toj liniji.
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These are two Danish guys
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Ovo su dva Danca
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who come out and sit down next to the hidden camera.
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koja su došla i sjela pokraj skrivene kamere.
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And that's me right there in a brown coat.
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Ovo sam ja, u smeđem kaputu.
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It's about 30 degrees outside.
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Vani je temperatura oko nule.
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I'm wearing a hat. I'm wearing a scarf.
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Ja nosim kapu i šal.
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And the girl's going to notice me right here.
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Djevojka će me upravo sada primijetiti.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
01:05
And as you'll see now, I'm not wearing pants.
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Kao što ćete sada vidjeti, ne nosim hlače.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
01:10
So at this point --
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U ovom trenutku --
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at this point she's noticed me,
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u ovom me trenutku primijetila,
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but in New York there's weirdos on any given train car.
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ali u New Yorku ima čudaka u svakome vlaku.
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One person's not that unusual.
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Jedna osoba i nije toliko neuobičajena.
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She goes back to reading her book, which is unfortunately titled "Rape."
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Dalje nastavlja čitati knjigu, koja se nažalost zove "Silovanje".
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
01:25
So she's noticed the unusual thing,
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Dakle, primijetila je nešto neobično,
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but she's gone back to her normal life.
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ali vratila se svojem uobičajenom životu.
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Now in the meantime, I have six friends
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U međuvremenu, šest mojih prijatelja
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who are waiting at the next six consecutive stops in their underwear as well.
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također u donjem rublju čeka na sljedećih šest stanica.
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They're going to be entering this car one by one.
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Ulazit će u ovaj vagon jedan po jedan.
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We'll act as though we don't know each other.
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Ponašat ćemo se kao da se ne poznajemo.
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And we'll act as if it's just an unfortunate mistake we've made,
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Ponašat ćemo se kao da smo slučajno napravili istu pogrešku,
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forgetting our pants on this cold January day.
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zaboravili obući hlače tog hladnog siječanjskog dana.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
02:11
So at this point,
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U ovom trenutku,
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she decides to put the rape book away.
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odlučuje odložiti knjigu o silovanju.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
02:17
And she decides to be a little bit more aware of her surroundings.
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Odlučuje bolje promotriti svoju okolinu.
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Now in the meantime, the two Danish guys to the left of the camera,
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U međuvremenu dvojica Danaca s lijeve strane kamere
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they're cracking up.
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pucaju od smijeha.
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They think this is the funniest thing they've ever seen before.
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Misle da je to nešto najsmješnije što su ikad vidjeli.
02:27
And watch her make eye contact with them right about now.
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Pogledajte kako upravo sada uspostavlja kontakt očima s njima.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
02:37
And I love that moment in this video,
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Obožavam taj trenutak u ovoj snimci
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because before it became a shared experience,
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jer, prije nego što je to postalo zajedničko iskustvo,
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it was something that was maybe a little bit scary,
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bilo je to nešto što je možda pomalo strašno
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or something that was at least confusing to her.
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ili nešto što ju je barem zbunjivalo.
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And then once it became a shared experience,
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No, kad je to postalo zajedničko iskustvo,
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it was funny and something that she could laugh at.
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bilo je smiješno i nešto čemu se mogla smijati.
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So the train is now pulling into
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Vlak sada ulazi u
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the third stop along the 6 line.
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treću stanicu na liniji broj 6.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
03:12
So the video won't show everything.
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Snimka neće prikazati sve.
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This goes on for another four stops.
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Tako to ide još četiri stanice.
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A total of seven guys enter anonymously in their underwear.
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Ukupno sedam dečkiju anonimno je ušlo u donjem rublju.
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At the eighth stop, a girl came in with a giant duffel bag
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Na osmoj stanici ušla je djevojka s velikom torbom
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and announced she had pants for sale for a dollar --
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i rekla da prodaje hlače po dolar,
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like you might sell batteries or candy on the train.
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kao što se prodaju baterije ili slatkiši u vlaku.
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We all very matter of factly bought a pair of pants, put them on
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Svi smo ozbiljno kupili hlače, obukli ih
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and said, "Thank you. That's exactly what I needed today,"
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i rekli: "Hvala. Točno sam to trebao danas."
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and then exited without revealing what had happened
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i zatim smo izišli, a da nismo otkrili što se dogodilo
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and went in all different directions.
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i razišli se u različitim smjerovima.
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(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
03:41
Thank you.
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Hvala.
03:45
So that's a still from the video there.
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Ovo je isječak iz te snimke.
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And I love that girl's reaction so much.
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Odlična mi je reakcija te djevojke.
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And watching that videotape later that day
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Kad sam kasnije gledao tu snimku,
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inspired me to keep doing what I do.
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to me nadahnulo da se nastavim baviti time.
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And really one of the points of Improv Everywhere
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Jedna od poanti grupe Improv Everywhere
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is to cause a scene in a public place
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jest da napravimo scenu na javnom mjestu,
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that is a positive experience for other people.
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a da to bude pozitivno iskustvo za druge.
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It's a prank, but it's a prank that gives somebody a great story to tell.
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To je šala, ali takva koju će ljudi moći prepričavati.
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And her reaction inspired me
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Njezina me reakcija inspirirala
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to do a second annual No Pants Subway Ride.
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da organiziram drugu godišnju Vožnju bez hlača u podzemnoj željeznici.
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And we've continued to do it every year.
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Nastavili smo to raditi svake godine.
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This January, we did the 10th annual No Pants Subway Ride
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Ovog smo siječnja imali desetu Vožnju bez hlača u podzemnoj željeznici,
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where a diverse group of 3,500 people
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pri čemu se raznolika grupa od 3500 ljudi
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rode the train in their underwear in New York --
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vozila New Yorkom u donjem rublju
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almost every single train line in the city.
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gotovo na svim linijama vlaka u gradu.
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And also in 50 other cities around the world,
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U 50 drugih gradova u cijelom svijetu
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people participated.
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ljudi su također sudjelovali.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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As I started taking improv class at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater
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Kad sam krenuo na satove iz improvizacije u kazalištu Upright Citizens Brigade
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and meeting other creative people and other performers and comedians,
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i počeo upoznavati kreativne ljude i druge izvođače i komičare,
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I started amassing a mailing list
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počeo sam sastavljati popis mailova
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of people who wanted to do these types of projects.
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ljudi koji su željeli raditi na takvim projektima.
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So I could do more large-scale projects.
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Tako sam mogao organizirati veće projekte.
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Well one day I was walking through Union Square,
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Jednog sam dana prolazio Union Squareom
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and I saw this building,
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i vidio sam ovu zgradu,
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which had just been built in 2005.
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izgrađenu 2005. godine.
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And there was a girl in one of the windows and she was dancing.
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U jednom od izloga stajala je jedna djevojka i plesala.
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And it was very peculiar,
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Bilo je to vrlo neobično
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because it was dark out, but she was back-lit with florescent lighting,
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jer vani je bio mrak, a ona je bila obasjana fluorescentnim svjetlom
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and she was very much onstage,
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i bila je kao na pozornici,
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and I couldn't figure out why she was doing it.
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a ja nisam mogao zaključiti zašto to čini.
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After about 15 seconds, her friend appeared --
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Nakon 15-ak sekundi pojavila se njezina prijateljica --
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she had been hiding behind a display --
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skrivala se iza paravana --
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and they laughed and hugged each other and ran away.
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i nasmijale su se, zagrlile i otrčale.
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So it seemed like maybe she had been dared to do this.
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Mislim da se možda radilo o okladi.
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So I got inspired by that.
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To me inspiriralo.
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Looking at the entire facade -- there were 70 total windows --
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Na cijeloj fasadi ima ukupno 70 prozora --
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and I knew what I had to do.
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znao sam što mi je činiti.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
05:09
So this project is called Look Up More. We had 70 actors dress in black.
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Ovaj projekt zove se Više dižite pogled. Imali smo 10 glumaca odjevenih u crno.
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This was completely unauthorized.
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Nismo imali nikakvo odobrenje za ovo.
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We didn't let the stores know we were coming.
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Nismo obavijestili trgovine da dolazimo.
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And I stood in the park giving signals.
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Ja sam stajao u parku i davao signale.
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The first signal was for everybody to hold up these four-foot tall letters
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Prvi signal bio je da svi podignu metar velika slova
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that spelled out "Look Up More,"
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i njima ispišu "Više dižite pogled" (Look Up More),
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the name of the project.
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odnosno ime projekta.
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The second signal was for everybody to do Jumping jacks together.
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Drugi signal bio je da svi počnu skakati zajedno.
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You'll see that start right here.
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Sad ćete vidjeti kako to počinje.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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And then we had dancing. We had everyone dance.
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Zatim smo imali plesanje. Svi su plesali.
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And then we had dance solos where only one person would dance
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Zatim smo imali plesne solo točke, gdje bi samo jedna osoba plesala
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and everybody would point to them.
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i svi bi pokazivali prema njoj.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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So then I gave a new hand signal,
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Zatim sam dao novi signal rukom,
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which signaled the next soloist down below in Forever 21,
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koji je bio za idućeg solista u trgovini ispod
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and he danced.
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i on je zaplesao.
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There were several other activities.
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Bilo je i nekoliko drugih aktivnosti.
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We had people jumping up and down,
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Ljudi su skakali gore-dolje,
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people dropping to the ground.
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padali na pod.
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And I was standing just anonymously in a sweatshirt,
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A ja sam anonimno stajao u trenirci
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putting my hand on and off of a trashcan
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i stavljao ruku na kantu za otpad i micao je s nje
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to signal the advancement.
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kako bih signalizirao promjenu.
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And because it was in Union Square Park, right by a subway station,
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Budući da je to bilo na Union Squareu, odmah pored stanice podzemne željeznice,
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there were hundreds of people by the end
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na kraju su stotine ljudi
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who stopped and looked up
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stale i podigle pogled
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and watched what we were doing.
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i gledale što radimo.
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There's a better photo of it.
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Evo bolje fotografije.
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So that particular event
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Za taj konkretan događaj
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was inspired by a moment
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inspirirao me trenutak
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that I happened to stumble upon.
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na koji sam slučajno naletio.
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The next project I want to show
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Sljedeći projekt koji vam želim pokazati
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was given to me in an email from a stranger.
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nepoznata mi je osoba predložila mailom.
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A high school kid in Texas wrote me in 2006
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Srednjoškolac iz Teksasa 2006. mi je godine
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and said, "You should get as many people as possible
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napisao: "Trebaš skupiti što više ljudi
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to put on blue polo shirts and khaki pants
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koji će obući plavu polo majicu i kaki hlače,
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and go into a Best Buy and stand around."
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otići u trgovinu Best Buy i stajati uokolo."
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
06:44
So I wrote this high school kid back immediately,
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Odmah sam odgovorio tom klincu
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and I said, "Yes, you are correct.
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i rekao: "Da, u pravu si.
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I think I'll try to do that this weekend. Thank you."
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Mislim da ćemo to pokušati ovaj vikend. Hvala ti."
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So here's the video.
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Evo snimke.
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So again, this is 2005.
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Ovo je 2005. godina.
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This is the Best Buy in New York City.
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Ovo je trgovina Best Buy u New Yorku.
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We had about 80 people show up to participate,
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Oko 80 judi došlo je kako bi sudjelovalo
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entering one-by-one.
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i ulazili su jedan po jedan.
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There was an eight year-old girl, a 10 year-old girl.
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Bila je jedna djevojčica od osam godina i jedna od deset.
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There was also a 65 year-old man
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Čak je i jedan 65-godišnjak
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who participated.
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sudjelovao.
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So a very diverse group of people.
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Dakle, vrlo raznolika grupa ljudi.
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And I told people, "Don't work. Don't actually do work.
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Rekao sam ljudima: "Nemojte raditi. Nemojte ništa raditi.
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But also, don't shop.
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Ali nemojte ni kupovati.
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Just stand around and don't face products."
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Samo stojte uokolo i nemojte gledati proizvode."
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Now you can see the regular employees
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Prave zaposlenike možete razlikovati
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by the ones that have the yellow tags on their shirt.
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po tome što imaju žute pločice s imenom na majicama.
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Everybody else is one of our actors.
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Svi drugi su naši glumci.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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The lower level employees thought it was very funny.
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Zaposlenicima na nižim razinama to je bilo vrlo smiješno.
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And in fact, several of them went to go get their camera from the break room
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Nekoliko ih je čak otišlo po svoje fotoaparate u sobu za odmor
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and took photos with us.
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i fotografirali su se s nama.
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A lot of them made jokes about trying to get us to go to the back
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Mnogi su se šalili kako će nas odvesti u skladište
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to get heavy television sets for customers.
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da kupcima nosimo teške televizore.
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The managers and the security guards, on the other hand,
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Upraviteljima i zaštitarima, s druge strane,
07:39
did not find it particularly funny.
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to nije bilo naročito smiješno.
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You can see them in this footage.
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Sad ih vidite na snimci.
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They're wearing either a yellow shirt or a black shirt.
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Nose ili žutu ili crnu majicu.
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And we were there probably 10 minutes
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Bili smo ondje desetak minuta
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before the managers decided to dial 911.
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prije nego su upravitelji odlučili nazvati 911.
07:50
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
07:53
So they started running around
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Počeli su trčati uokolo
07:55
telling everybody the cops were coming, watch out, the cops were coming.
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i svima govoriti da dolazi policija i da paze, jer dolazi policija.
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And you can see the cops in this footage right here.
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Policajce vidite ovdje na snimci.
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That's a cop wearing black right there, being filmed with a hidden camera.
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Ovo je policajac u crnom, snimili smo ga skrivenom kamerom.
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Ultimately, the police had to inform Best Buy management
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Na kraju je policija morala obavijestiti upravu Best Buya
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that it was not, in fact, illegal
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da, zapravo, nije protuzakonito
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to wear a blue polo shirt and khaki pants.
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nositi plavu polo majicu i kaki hlače.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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(Applause)
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08:16
Thank you.
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Hvala.
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(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
08:21
So we had been there for 20 minutes; we were happy to exit the store.
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Bili smo ondje 20 minuta i rado smo izišli iz trgovine.
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One thing the managers were trying to do
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Jedna od stvari koje su upravitelji pokušali učiniti
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was to track down our cameras.
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jest otkriti naše kamere.
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And they caught a couple of my guys who had hidden cameras in duffel bags.
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Uhvatili su nekoliko mojih koji su imali skrivene kamere u torbama.
08:31
But the one camera guy they never caught
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No, jedini snimatelj kojega nisu uspjeli uhvatiti
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was the guy that went in just with a blank tape
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bio je onaj koji je ušao s praznom videovrpcom
08:35
and went over to the Best Buy camera department
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i otišao u njihov odjel s kamerama,
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and just put his tape in one of their cameras
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stavio vrpcu u jednu od njihovih kamera
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and pretended to shop.
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i pravio se da kupuje.
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So I like that concept of using their own technology against them.
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Sviđa mi se ideja da koristimo njihovu vlastitu tehnologiju protiv njih.
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
08:47
I think our best projects are ones that are site specific
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Mislim da su naši najbolji projekti oni koji su vezani za lokaciju
08:49
and happen at a particular place for a reason.
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i s razlogom se događaju na nekom mjestu.
08:51
And one morning, I was riding the subway.
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Jednog sam se jutra vozio podzemnom željeznicom.
08:53
I had to make a transfer at the 53rd St. stop
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Morao sam promijeniti vlak na stanici kod 53. ulice,
08:55
where there are these two giant escalators.
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gdje postoje dvoje ogromne pokretne stepenice.
08:57
And it's a very depressing place to be in the morning, it's very crowded.
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To je vrlo depresivno mjesto ujutro, velika je gužva.
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So I decided to try and stage something
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Odlučio sam pokušati izvesti nešto
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that could make it as happy as possible for one morning.
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što bi jedno jutro razvedrilo koliko god je moguće.
09:06
So this was in the winter of 2009 --
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Ovo je bilo u zimu 2009. godine,
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8:30 in the morning.
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u 8:30 ujutro.
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It's morning rush hour.
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Jutarnja je gužva.
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It's very cold outside.
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Vani je vrlo hladno.
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People are coming in from Queens,
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Ljudi ulaze iz Queensa,
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transferring from the E train to the 6 train.
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presjedaju s vlaka E na vlak 6.
09:19
And they're going up these giant escalators
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Voze se tim ogromnim pokretnim stepenicama
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on their way to their jobs.
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na putu na posao.
09:34
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
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(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
09:48
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
09:54
Thank you.
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Hvala.
09:56
So there's a photograph that illustrates it a little bit better.
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Evo fotografije koja to malo bolje ilustrira.
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He gave 2,000 high fives that day,
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Tog je dana 2000 puta ljudima dao 5
10:01
and he washed his hands before and afterward
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i oprao je ruke prije i poslije
10:03
and did not get sick.
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i nije se razbolio.
10:05
And that was done also without permission,
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I to je učinjeno bez dopuštenja,
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although no one seemed to care.
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ali čini se da za to nikoga nije bilo briga.
10:09
So I'd say over the years,
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Rekao bih da je svih ovih godina
10:11
one of the most common criticisms I see of Improv Everywhere
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jedna od najčešćih kritika koje Improv Everywhere
10:14
left anonymously on YouTube comments
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anonimno dobiva u komentarima na You Tubeu:
10:16
is: "These people have too much time on their hands."
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"Ovi ljudi imaju previše slobodnog vremena."
10:19
And you know, not everybody's going to like everything you do,
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Znate, neće se svima svidjeti sve što činite.
10:22
and I've certainly developed a thick skin thanks to Internet comments,
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Ja već imam debelu kožu od svih komentara na internetu,
10:24
but that one's always bothered me,
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ali taj me uvijek smetao
10:26
because we don't have too much time on our hands.
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jer mi nemamo previše slobodnog vremena.
10:28
The participants at Improv Everywhere events
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Sudionici na događajima Improv Everywhere
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have just as much leisure time as any other New Yorkers,
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imaju jednako mnogo slobodnog vremena kao i ostali Njujorčani,
10:33
they just occasionally choose
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samo ga ponekad odluče
10:35
to spend it in an unusual way.
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provesti na neobičan način.
10:37
You know, every Saturday and Sunday,
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Znate, svake subote i nedjelje
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hundreds of thousands of people each fall
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stotine tisuća ljudi svake se jeseni
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gather in football stadiums to watch games.
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okuplja na stadionima kako bi gledali utakmice.
10:43
And I've never seen anybody comment, looking at a football game,
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Nikad nisam vidio da je netko gledao utakmicu i komentirao:
10:46
saying, "All those people in the stands, they have too much time on their hands."
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"Svi ti ljudi na tribinama imaju previše slobodnog vremena."
10:49
And of course they don't.
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Naravno da nemaju.
10:51
It's a perfectly wonderful way to spent a weekend afternoon,
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To je potpuno prekrasan način za provesti popodne preko vikenda,
10:53
watching a football game in a stadium.
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gledajući utakmicu na stadionu.
10:56
But I think it's also a perfectly valid way
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Ali mislim da je i potpuno prihvatljiv način
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to spend an afternoon freezing in place with 200 people
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za provesti popodne odjednom zastati, s 200 drugih ljudi,
11:01
in the Grand Central terminal
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na terminalu kolodvora Grand Central
11:03
or dressing up like a ghostbuster
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ili obući se kao istjerivač duhova
11:06
and running through the New York Public Library.
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i protrčati njujorškom gradskom knjižnicom.
11:08
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
11:10
Or listening to the same MP3 as 3,000 other people
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Ili slušati isti MP3 kao i 3000 drugih ljudi
11:13
and dancing silently in a park,
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i tiho plesati u parku,
11:16
or bursting into song in a grocery store
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ili odjednom početi pjevati u trgovini,
11:18
as part of a spontaneous musical,
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kao dio spontanog mjuzikla,
11:20
or diving into the ocean in Coney Island wearing formal attire.
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ili zaroniti u ocean kod Coney Islanda u formalnoj odjeći.
11:23
You know, as kids, we're taught to play.
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Znate, dok smo djeca, uče nas da se igramo.
11:26
And we're never given a reason why we should play.
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Nikad nam ne kažu razlog zašto da se igramo.
11:28
It's just acceptable that play is a good thing.
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Samo je prihvaćeno da je igranje dobro.
11:31
And I think that's sort of the point of Improv Everywhere.
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Mislim da je to poanta grupe Improv Everywhere.
11:34
It's that there is no point and that there doesn't have to be a point.
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A to je da poante nema, a ne mora je ni biti.
11:36
We don't need a reason.
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Ne treba nam razlog.
11:38
As long as it's fun
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Dokle god je zabavno
11:40
and it seems like it's going to be a funny idea
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i čini se da će biti smiješna ideja
11:42
and it seems like the people who witness it will also have a fun time,
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i čini se da će i ljudima koji gledaju također biti zabavno,
11:45
then that's enough for us.
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nama je to dovoljno.
11:47
And I think, as adults, we need to learn
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Mislim da mi, kao odrasli, trebamo naučiti
11:49
that there's no right or wrong way to play.
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da ne postoji pravi ili krivi način za igru.
11:51
Thank you very much.
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Hvala vam puno.
11:53
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Charlie Todd - ComedianCharlie Todd is the creator of Improv Everywhere, a group that creates absurd and joyful public scenes.
Why you should listen
Bored by a temp job, and tired of waiting for someone to give him a stage, comedian Charlie Todd decided to make his own. So he walked into a bar and pretended to be musician Ben Folds. It went so well that it inspired him to create Improv Everywhere, "a New York City-based prank collective that causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places."
Todd has produced, directed, performed, and documented the group’s work for over ten years. In that time they've run over 100 prank missions, some involving hundreds or thousands of agents, and each one creating a wonderful and irreproducible experience.
He's a performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City, and is the author of Causing a Scene.
Watch our photographer's view of the TED2012 prank ... and see how Improv Everywhere pulled it off with the help of a few willing TEDsters ...
Charlie Todd | Speaker | TED.com