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Joe Smith - Lawyer
Joe Smith is an active figure in the Oregon community and a powerful advocate for proper paper towel use.

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R.P. Joe Smith served as District Attorney for Umatilla County and is the former chair of the Oregon Democratic Party. He was the Executive Assistant to the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and held a short interim position in the Oregon House of Representatives. An active lawyer in a private practice, he once famously ran for the position of Oregon Attorney General without soliciting a single contribution over $99.99.

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Joe Smith: How to use a paper towel

Joe Smith: Como usar um papel toalha

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Vocês usam papel toalhas para secar as mãos diariamente, mas provavelmente fazem isso errado. Nessa palestra esclarecedora e divertida, Joe Smith revela o truque para aperfeiçoar a técnica do papel toalha. (Filmado na TEDxConcordiaUPortland.)
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Five hundred seventy-one million
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quinhentos e setenta e um milhões e
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two hundred thirty thousand pounds of paper towels
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duzentos trinta mil libras de papel toalha
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are used by Americans
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são usadas pelos americanos
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every year.
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cada ano.
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If we could -- correction, wrong figure --
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Se pudéssemos – correção, número errado –
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13 billion used every year.
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13 bilhões são usados cada ano.
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If we could reduce the usage of paper towels,
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Se pudéssemos reduzir o uso deles,
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one paper towel per person per day,
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a um papel toalha por pessoa por dia,
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571,230,000 pounds of paper not used.
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pouparíamos 259.106.000 quilos de papel.
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We can do that.
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Nós podemos fazer isso.
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Now there are all kinds of paper towel dispensers.
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Há tudo quanto é tipo de porta papel toalhas.
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There's the tri-fold. People typically take two or three.
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Os de três dobras. Tipicamente as pessoas pegam 2 ou 3.
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There's the one that cuts it, that you have to tear off.
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Há aquele que rasga o papel, que você precisa puxar.
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People go one, two, three, four, tear.
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A gente vai 1, 2, 3, 4, puxa.
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This much, right?
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Isto tudo, não?
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There's the one that cuts itself.
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Há o que corta automaticamente.
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People go, one, two, three, four.
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A gente vai, 1, 2, 3, 4.
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Or there's the same thing, but recycled paper,
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Ou o mesmo, mas com papel reciclado,
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you have to get five of those because they're not as absorbant, of course.
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a gente precisa pegar 5 desses porque não são tão absorventes, claro.
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The fact is, you can do it all with one towel.
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O fato é que você pode fazer tudo com uma toalha.
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The key, two words:
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A chave está em duas palavras:
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This half of the room, your word is "shake."
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Para essa metade da sala, sua palavra é “sacudir”.
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Let's hear it. Shake. Louder.
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Quero ouvir isso. Sacudir. Mais alto.
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Audience: Shake.
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O público: Sacudir.
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Joe Smith: Your word is "fold."
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Joe Smith: Para vocês a palavra é “dobrar”.
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Audience: Fold.
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O público: Dobrar.
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JS: Again.
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JS: Outra vez
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Audience: Fold. JS: Really loud.
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O público: Dobrar. JS: Mais alto.
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Audience: Shake. Fold.
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O público: Sacudir. Dobrar.
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JS: Okay. Wet hands.
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JS: Ok. Mãos molhadas.
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Shake -- one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12.
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Sacudir – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
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Why 12? Twelve apostles, twelve tribes,
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Por que 12? 12 apóstolos, 12 tribos,
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twelve zodiac signs, twelve months. The one I like the best:
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12 signos do zodíaco, 12 meses. Essa é a que mais gosto:
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It's the biggest number with one syllable.
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É a maior número [twelve em inglês] com uma sílaba.
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(Laughter)
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(Risos)
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Tri-fold. Fold ...
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Três dobras. Dobrar ...
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Dry.
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Secas.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausos)
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Audience: Shake.
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O público: Sacudir.
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Fold.
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Dobrar.
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JS: Cuts itself. Fold. The fold is important
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JS: Corta automaticamente. Dobrar. A dobrada é importante
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because it allows interstitial suspension.
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pois permite uma suspensão intersticial.
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You don't have to remember that part, but trust me.
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Não precisam lembrar dessa parte, mas confiem em mim.
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(Laughter)
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(Risos)
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Audience: Shake. Fold.
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O público: Sacudir. Dobrar.
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JS: Cuts itself.
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JS: Corte automático.
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You know the funny thing is,
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O engraçado é que
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I get my hands drier than people do with three or four,
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minhas mãos ficam mais secas do que com 3 ou 4 folhas,
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because they can't get in between the cracks.
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porque elas não podem secar entre os dedos.
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If you think this isn't as good...
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Se acham que isso não é tão bom ...
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Audience: Shake. Fold.
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O público: Sacudir, Dobrar.
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JS: Now, there's now a real fancy invention,
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JS: Agora, há uma invenção muito engenhosa,
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it's the one where you wave your hand
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aquela que você acena a mão
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and it kicks it out.
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e o papel é ejeitado.
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It's way too big a towel.
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Sai um papel grande demais.
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Let me tell you a secret.
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Vou contar um segredo.
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If you're really quick, if you're really quick --
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Se são rápidos, se são realmente rápidos –
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and I can prove this --
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e posso comprovar –
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this is half a towel from the dispenser in this building.
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isto é metade de uma toalha do porta papel desse prédio.
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How? As soon as it starts, you just tear it off.
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Como? Assim que ela começa, você a corta.
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It's smart enough to stop.
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É inteligente o suficiente para parar.
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And you get half a towel.
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E obtemos a metade de um papel toalha.
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Audience: Shake. Fold.
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O público: Sacudir. Dobrar.
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JS: Now, let's all say it together. Shake. Fold.
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JS: Agora todos juntos: Sacudir. Dobrar.
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You will for the rest of your life remember those words
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Vocês lembrarão essas palavras para o resto das suas vidas
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every time you pick up a paper towel.
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toda vez que pegarem um papel toalha.
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And remember, one towel per person for one year --
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E lembrem-se, uma toalha por pessoa durante um ano –
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571,230,000 pounds of paper. No small thing.
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equivale a 259.106.000 quilos de papel. Não é pouca coisa.
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And next year, toilet paper.
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E ano que vem, papel higiênico.
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(Laughter)
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Translated by Nadja Nathan
Reviewed by Wanderley Jesus

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Joe Smith - Lawyer
Joe Smith is an active figure in the Oregon community and a powerful advocate for proper paper towel use.

Why you should listen

R.P. Joe Smith served as District Attorney for Umatilla County and is the former chair of the Oregon Democratic Party. He was the Executive Assistant to the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and held a short interim position in the Oregon House of Representatives. An active lawyer in a private practice, he once famously ran for the position of Oregon Attorney General without soliciting a single contribution over $99.99.

More profile about the speaker
Joe Smith | Speaker | TED.com

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