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Charlie Todd: The shared experience of absurdity
Charlie Todd: Zdieľaný zážitok absurdity
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Charlie Todd vytvára bizarné, vtipné a nečakané verejné výstupy: Sedemdesiat synchronizovaných tanečníkov vo výkladoch, "krotitelia duchov" bežiaci cez Newyorskú verejnú knižnicu, a každoročná jazda metrom bez nohavíc. Na TEDxBloomington prezentuje, ako jeho skupina Improv Everywhere používa tieto výstupy, aby spojila ľudí.
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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Improv Everywhere som odštartoval asi pred 10 rokmi,
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when I moved to New York City with an interest in acting and comedy.
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keď som sa presťahoval do New Yorku so záujmom o hranie a komédiu.
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Because I was new to the city, I didn't have access to a stage,
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Pretože som bol v meste nový, nemal som prístup k pódiu,
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so I decided to create my own in public places.
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takže som sa rozhodol vytvoriť si vlastné na verejných miestach.
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So the first project we're going to take a look at
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Takže prvý projekt, na ktorý sa pozrieme,
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is the very first No Pants Subway Ride.
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je úplne prvá "Jazda metrom bez nohavíc."
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Now this took place in January of 2002.
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Odohráva sa to v januári v roku 2002.
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And this woman is the star of the video.
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A táto žena je hlavnou hviezdou videa.
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She doesn't know she's being filmed.
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Nevie o tom, že je natáčaná.
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She's being filmed with a hidden camera.
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Natáča ju skrytá kamera.
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This is on the 6 train in New York City.
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Je to vo vlaku 6 v New Yorku.
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And this is the first stop along the line.
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A toto je prvá zastávka na trati.
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These are two Danish guys
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Toto sú dvaja Dáni,
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who come out and sit down next to the hidden camera.
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ktorí sa posadili vedľa skrytej kamery.
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And that's me right there in a brown coat.
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A ten v tom hnedom kabáte napravo som ja.
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It's about 30 degrees outside.
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Vonku je teplota pod nulou.
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I'm wearing a hat. I'm wearing a scarf.
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Mám na sebe čiapku. Mám šál.
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And the girl's going to notice me right here.
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A to dievča si ma hneď všimne.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiech)
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And as you'll see now, I'm not wearing pants.
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Ako uvidíte, nemám na sebe nohavice.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiech)
01:10
So at this point --
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Takže v tomto okamihu -
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at this point she's noticed me,
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v tomto okamihu si ma všimla,
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but in New York there's weirdos on any given train car.
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ale v New Yorku je v každom vozni nejaký exot.
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One person's not that unusual.
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Jedna osoba nie je taká neobvyklá.
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She goes back to reading her book, which is unfortunately titled "Rape."
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Vráti sa späť k čítaniu knihy, ktorá má nešťastný názov "Znásilnenie."
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(Laughter)
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(Smiech)
01:25
So she's noticed the unusual thing,
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Takže si všimla neobvyklú vec,
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but she's gone back to her normal life.
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ale vrátila sa k svojmu normálnemu životu.
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Now in the meantime, I have six friends
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Medzitým šesť mojich kamarátov,
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who are waiting at the next six consecutive stops in their underwear as well.
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taktiež v spodkoch, čaká na ďalších šiestich za sebou nasledujúcich zastávkach.
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They're going to be entering this car one by one.
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Budú do tohto vlaku nastupovať jeden za druhým.
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We'll act as though we don't know each other.
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Všetci sa budeme tváriť, že sa navzájom nepoznáme.
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And we'll act as if it's just an unfortunate mistake we've made,
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A budeme predstierať, že je to nešťastná náhoda,
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forgetting our pants on this cold January day.
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že sme si v takýto chladný januárový deň zabudli nohavice.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiech)
02:11
So at this point,
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Takže, v tomto momente
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she decides to put the rape book away.
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sa rozhodne odložiť knihu o znásilnení.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiech)
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And she decides to be a little bit more aware of her surroundings.
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A rozhodne sa začať viac vnímať svoje okolie.
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Now in the meantime, the two Danish guys to the left of the camera,
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Medzitým tých dvoch Dánov naľavo od kamery
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they're cracking up.
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ide roztrhať od smiechu.
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They think this is the funniest thing they've ever seen before.
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Je to pre nich tá najsmiešnejšia vec, akú kedy videli.
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And watch her make eye contact with them right about now.
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A sledujte jej očný kontakt s nimi, hneď teraz.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiech)
02:37
And I love that moment in this video,
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Tento moment vo videu milujem,
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because before it became a shared experience,
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pretože predtým, ako sa to stalo zdieľaným zážitkom,
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it was something that was maybe a little bit scary,
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bolo to niečo, čo bolo možno trochu desivé,
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or something that was at least confusing to her.
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alebo niečo, čo bolo pre ňu trochu mätúce.
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And then once it became a shared experience,
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A keď sa to stalo zdieľaným zážitkom,
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it was funny and something that she could laugh at.
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bolo to niečo smiešne, a niečo, na čom sa mohla zasmiať.
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So the train is now pulling into
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Vlak teraz vchádza do svojej
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the third stop along the 6 line.
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tretej zastávky na trase linky 6.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiech)
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So the video won't show everything.
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Na videu nie je vidno všetko.
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This goes on for another four stops.
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Toto sa deje ďalšie štyri zastávky.
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A total of seven guys enter anonymously in their underwear.
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Celkovo nastúpi anonymne sedem chlapov v spodkoch.
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At the eighth stop, a girl came in with a giant duffel bag
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Na ôsmej zastávke nastúpilo dievča s obrovskou športovou taškou
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and announced she had pants for sale for a dollar --
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a zahlásilo, že má na predaj nohavice za dolár -
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like you might sell batteries or candy on the train.
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ako keď sa vo vlaku predávajú baterky alebo sladkosti.
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We all very matter of factly bought a pair of pants, put them on
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Všetci sme si veľmi vecne kúpili nohavice, obliekli
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and said, "Thank you. That's exactly what I needed today,"
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a povedali, "Ďakujem. Presne to som dnes potreboval,"
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and then exited without revealing what had happened
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a potom odišli bez toho, aby sme vysvetlili, čo sa stalo
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and went in all different directions.
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a rozišli sa na rôzne strany.
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(Applause)
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(Potlesk)
03:41
Thank you.
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Ďakujem.
03:45
So that's a still from the video there.
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Takže toto je fotka z toho videa.
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And I love that girl's reaction so much.
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Strašne sa mi páči reakcia toho dievčaťa.
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And watching that videotape later that day
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Keď som tú videopásku sledoval neskôr v ten deň,
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inspired me to keep doing what I do.
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inšpirovalo ma to pokračovať v takýchto veciach.
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And really one of the points of Improv Everywhere
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A jedným z hlavných zmyslov Improv Everywhere
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is to cause a scene in a public place
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je usporiadať vystúpenie na verejnom mieste,
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that is a positive experience for other people.
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ktoré by bolo pozitívnym zážitkom pre ostatných ľudí.
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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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Je to žart, ale taký, vďaka ktorému získa niekto skvelý príbeh, ktorý môže rozprávať.
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And her reaction inspired me
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A jej reakcia ma inšpirovala k tomu
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to do a second annual No Pants Subway Ride.
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urobiť druhú Jazdu metrom bez nohavíc.
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And we've continued to do it every year.
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A pokračujeme v tom každý rok.
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This January, we did the 10th annual No Pants Subway Ride
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Tento január sme uskutočnili 10. Jazdu metrom bez nohavíc,
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where a diverse group of 3,500 people
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pri ktorej jazdila vlakom v New Yorku v spodkoch
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rode the train in their underwear in New York --
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rôznorodá skupina 3500 ľudí -
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almost every single train line in the city.
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takmer na každej jednej trase vlaku v meste.
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And also in 50 other cities around the world,
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A pridali sa aj ľudia v 50 ďalších
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people participated.
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mestách vo svete.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiech)
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As I started taking improv class at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater
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Keď som začal chodiť na hodiny improvizácie v Upright Citizens Brigade Theater
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and meeting other creative people and other performers and comedians,
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a stretol ďalších kreatívnych ľudí a ďalších interpretov a komediantov,
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I started amassing a mailing list
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začal som zhromažďovať zoznam s e-mailovými adresami
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of people who wanted to do these types of projects.
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ľudí, ktorí chceli robiť takýto druh projektov.
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So I could do more large-scale projects.
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Aby som mohol robiť projekty väčšieho rozsahu.
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Well one day I was walking through Union Square,
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Nuž, a jedného dňa som sa prechádzal po Union Square
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and I saw this building,
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a zbadal som túto budovu,
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which had just been built in 2005.
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ktorá bola postavená len nedávno, v roku 2005.
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And there was a girl in one of the windows and she was dancing.
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A v jednom z okien bolo dievča a tancovalo.
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And it was very peculiar,
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Bolo to veľmi zvláštne,
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because it was dark out, but she was back-lit with florescent lighting,
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pretože vonku bola tma, ale na ňu dopadalo žiarivkové osvetlenie
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and she was very much onstage,
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a bola v podstate na scéne
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and I couldn't figure out why she was doing it.
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a nevedel som prísť na to, prečo to robí.
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After about 15 seconds, her friend appeared --
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Po asi 15 sekundách sa objavila jej kamarátka -
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she had been hiding behind a display --
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skrývala sa vedľa -
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and they laughed and hugged each other and ran away.
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a smiali sa a objali a potom utiekli preč.
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So it seemed like maybe she had been dared to do this.
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Takže to vyzeralo, ako keby to možno bola stávka.
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So I got inspired by that.
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A to ma inšpirovalo.
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Looking at the entire facade -- there were 70 total windows --
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Keď som sa pozrel na celú fasádu - bolo tam dokopy 70 okien -
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and I knew what I had to do.
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vedel som, čo musím urobiť.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiech)
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So this project is called Look Up More. We had 70 actors dress in black.
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Takže tento projekt sa volá "Look up More." Mali sme tam 70 hercov oblečených v čiernom.
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This was completely unauthorized.
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Nemali sme to vôbec povolené.
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We didn't let the stores know we were coming.
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Obchodom sme o tom, že prídeme, nedali vedieť.
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And I stood in the park giving signals.
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A ja som stál v parku a dával signály.
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The first signal was for everybody to hold up these four-foot tall letters
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Prvý signál bol k tomu, aby všetci zdvihli tieto viac ako metrové písmená,
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that spelled out "Look Up More,"
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na ktorých bolo "Look up More,"
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the name of the project.
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názov projektu.
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The second signal was for everybody to do Jumping jacks together.
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Druhý signál bol k tomu, aby všetci spolu skákali a tlieskali.
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You'll see that start right here.
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Hneď uvidíte, ako to začne.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiech)
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And then we had dancing. We had everyone dance.
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A potom sa tancovalo. Každý tancoval.
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And then we had dance solos where only one person would dance
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A potom sme mali tanečné sóla, kedy tancovala len jedna osoba
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and everybody would point to them.
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a všetci na ňu ukazovali.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiech)
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So then I gave a new hand signal,
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Potom som im dal ďalší signál rukou,
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which signaled the next soloist down below in Forever 21,
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ktorý znamenal ďalší sólista dole vo Forever 21,
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and he danced.
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a ten tancoval.
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There were several other activities.
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Diali sa tam ďalšie veci.
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We had people jumping up and down,
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Ľudia skákali hore a dole,
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people dropping to the ground.
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ľudia padali na zem.
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And I was standing just anonymously in a sweatshirt,
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A ja som si tam anonymne stál v mikine,
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putting my hand on and off of a trashcan
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dával ruku na a dolu z odpadkového koša,
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to signal the advancement.
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čím som signalizoval ďalší postup.
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And because it was in Union Square Park, right by a subway station,
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A pretože sa to konalo v Union Square Park, hneď pri zastávke metra,
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there were hundreds of people by the end
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ku koncu tam boli stovky ľudí,
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who stopped and looked up
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ktorí sa pristavili a pozerali hore
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and watched what we were doing.
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a sledovali, čo sa deje.
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There's a better photo of it.
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Tu je z toho lepšia fotka.
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So that particular event
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Takže táto konkrétna akcia
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was inspired by a moment
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bola inšpirovaná momentom,
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that I happened to stumble upon.
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ktorý bol úplne náhodný.
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The next project I want to show
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Ďalší projekt, ktorý vám chcem ukázať,
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was given to me in an email from a stranger.
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mi poslal cudzí človek e-mailom.
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A high school kid in Texas wrote me in 2006
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Stredoškolák z Texasu mi v roku 2006 napísal
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and said, "You should get as many people as possible
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"Mal by si zohnať čo najviac ľudí,
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to put on blue polo shirts and khaki pants
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ktorí by si obliekli modrú polokošeľu a kaki nohavice
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and go into a Best Buy and stand around."
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a šli do obchodu Best Buy a len tam tak stáli."
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(Laughter)
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(Smiech)
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(Applause)
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(Potlesk)
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So I wrote this high school kid back immediately,
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Takže som tomuto stredoškolákovi okamžite odpísal
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and I said, "Yes, you are correct.
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"Áno, máš pravdu.
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I think I'll try to do that this weekend. Thank you."
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Asi sa to pokúsim urobiť tento víkend. Ďakujem."
06:50
So here's the video.
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Takže tu je video.
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So again, this is 2005.
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Takže znova, toto sa stalo v roku 2005.
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This is the Best Buy in New York City.
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Toto je Best Buy v New Yorku.
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We had about 80 people show up to participate,
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Zapojilo sa okolo 80 ľudí,
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entering one-by-one.
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ktorí vstupovali jeden po druhom.
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There was an eight year-old girl, a 10 year-old girl.
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Bolo tam 8-ročné dievčatko, 10-ročné dievčatko.
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There was also a 65 year-old man
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Bol tam taktiež 65-ročný muž,
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who participated.
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ktorý sa rozhodol zapojiť.
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So a very diverse group of people.
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Takže veľmi rôznorodá skupina ľudí.
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And I told people, "Don't work. Don't actually do work.
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A povedal som im, "Nepracujte. Nesnažte sa naozaj pracovať.
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But also, don't shop.
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Ale ani nenakupujte.
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Just stand around and don't face products."
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Proste tam len tak postávajte a nebuďte otočení smerom k produktom."
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Now you can see the regular employees
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Normálnych zamestnancov spoznáte
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by the ones that have the yellow tags on their shirt.
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podľa toho, že majú na tričkách žlté menovky.
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Everybody else is one of our actors.
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Všetci ostatní sú naši herci.
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(Laughter)
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(Smiech)
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The lower level employees thought it was very funny.
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Zamestnancom na nižších pozíciách to prišlo veľmi zábavné.
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And in fact, several of them went to go get their camera from the break room
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A dokonca niekoľko z nich šlo do skladu po foťák
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and took photos with us.
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a fotili sa s nami.
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A lot of them made jokes about trying to get us to go to the back
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Mnohí z nich si robili srandu a snažili sa nás presvedčiť, aby sme šli do skladu
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to get heavy television sets for customers.
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a vzali pre zákazníkov obrovské televízory.
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The managers and the security guards, on the other hand,
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Na druhej strane, manažérom a ochranke
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did not find it particularly funny.
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to neprišlo až také vtipné.
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You can see them in this footage.
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Vidíte ich na videu.
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They're wearing either a yellow shirt or a black shirt.
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Majú na sebe buď žlté alebo čierne tričko.
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And we were there probably 10 minutes
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A boli sme tam asi 10 minút,
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before the managers decided to dial 911.
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kým sa manažéri rozhodli zavolať políciu.
07:50
(Laughter)
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So they started running around
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Takže tam začali pobehovať
07:55
telling everybody the cops were coming, watch out, the cops were coming.
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a všetkým hovoriť, že policajti sú na ceste, bacha, policajti sú na ceste.
07:58
And you can see the cops in this footage right here.
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A policajtov vidíte vo videu priamo teraz.
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That's a cop wearing black right there, being filmed with a hidden camera.
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Tento tu v čiernom je policajt, kameruje ho skrytá kamera.
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Ultimately, the police had to inform Best Buy management
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Nakoniec polícia musela informovať manažment Best Buy,
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that it was not, in fact, illegal
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že, v skutočnosti, nie je nelegálne
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to wear a blue polo shirt and khaki pants.
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mať oblečenú modrú polokošeľu a kaki nohavice.
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08:16
Thank you.
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Ďakujem.
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08:21
So we had been there for 20 minutes; we were happy to exit the store.
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Takže sme tam boli 20 minút; radi sme opustili obchod.
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One thing the managers were trying to do
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Manažéri sa ešte snažili
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was to track down our cameras.
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vystopovať naše kamery.
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And they caught a couple of my guys who had hidden cameras in duffel bags.
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A pár mojich ľudí, ktorí mali vo vaku skryté kamery, chytili.
08:31
But the one camera guy they never caught
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Ale jeden kameraman, ktorého nikdy nechytili,
08:33
was the guy that went in just with a blank tape
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bol chalan, ktorý tam prišiel s prázdnou páskou
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and went over to the Best Buy camera department
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a vošiel do oddelenia Best Buy s kamerami
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and just put his tape in one of their cameras
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a proste vložil pásku do jednej z kamier
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and pretended to shop.
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a predstieral, že nakupuje.
08:42
So I like that concept of using their own technology against them.
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Páčila sa mi tá myšlienka využitia ich vlastnej technológie proti nim.
08:45
(Laughter)
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(Smiech)
08:47
I think our best projects are ones that are site specific
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Myslím, že naše najlepšie projekty sú špecifické polohou
08:49
and happen at a particular place for a reason.
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a dejú sa na konkrétnom mieste z nejakého dôvodu.
08:51
And one morning, I was riding the subway.
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Raz ráno som šiel metrom.
08:53
I had to make a transfer at the 53rd St. stop
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Musel som prestupovať na zastávke 53. ulice,
08:55
where there are these two giant escalators.
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kde sú také dva obrovské eskalátory.
08:57
And it's a very depressing place to be in the morning, it's very crowded.
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A ráno je to veľmi depresívne miesto, veľmi preľudnené.
09:00
So I decided to try and stage something
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Takže som sa rozhodol vyskúšať a zinscenovať niečo,
09:02
that could make it as happy as possible for one morning.
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čo by z toho ráno urobilo čo najveselšie miesto.
09:06
So this was in the winter of 2009 --
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Toto sa stalo v zime v roku 2009 -
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8:30 in the morning.
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ráno o 8:30.
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It's morning rush hour.
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Je ranná špička.
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It's very cold outside.
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Vonku je strašná zima.
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People are coming in from Queens,
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Ľudia prichádzajú z Queensu,
09:16
transferring from the E train to the 6 train.
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prestupujú z vlaku E na vlak 6.
09:19
And they're going up these giant escalators
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A idú hore týmito obrovskými eskalátormi
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on their way to their jobs.
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na ceste za prácou.
09:34
(Laughter)
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(Laughter)
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09:48
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09:54
Thank you.
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Ďakujem.
09:56
So there's a photograph that illustrates it a little bit better.
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Je tu fotka, ktorá to ilustruje trochu lepšie.
09:59
He gave 2,000 high fives that day,
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V ten deň si 2000-krát plácol
10:01
and he washed his hands before and afterward
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a ruky si umyl predtým aj potom
10:03
and did not get sick.
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a neochorel.
10:05
And that was done also without permission,
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A to sa udialo taktiež bez povolenia,
10:07
although no one seemed to care.
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hoci sa zdalo, že to je všetkým jedno.
10:09
So I'd say over the years,
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Tak povedal by som, že po rokoch
10:11
one of the most common criticisms I see of Improv Everywhere
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jedna z najväčších kritík Improv Everywhere, na ktorú narážam,
10:14
left anonymously on YouTube comments
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v anonymných komentároch na YouTube,
10:16
is: "These people have too much time on their hands."
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je: "Títo ľudia majú príliš veľa voľného času."
10:19
And you know, not everybody's going to like everything you do,
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A viete, nie každému sa bude páčiť všetko, čo robíte,
10:22
and I've certainly developed a thick skin thanks to Internet comments,
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a rozhodne som si vďaka internetovým komentárom vyvinul hrošiu kožu,
10:24
but that one's always bothered me,
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ale tento komentár mi vždy vadil,
10:26
because we don't have too much time on our hands.
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pretože my nemáme príliš veľa voľného času.
10:28
The participants at Improv Everywhere events
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Účastníci akcií Improv Everywhere
10:31
have just as much leisure time as any other New Yorkers,
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majú toľko isto voľného času ako hociktorí iní Newyorčania,
10:33
they just occasionally choose
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len sa príležitostne rozhodnú
10:35
to spend it in an unusual way.
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stráviť ho neobvyklým spôsobom.
10:37
You know, every Saturday and Sunday,
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Viete, na jeseň sa každú sobotu a nedeľu
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hundreds of thousands of people each fall
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zídu stovky tisícok ľudí
10:41
gather in football stadiums to watch games.
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na futbalových štadiónoch, aby sledovali zápasy.
10:43
And I've never seen anybody comment, looking at a football game,
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A nikdy som nezažil, aby niekto komentoval sledovanie hry
10:46
saying, "All those people in the stands, they have too much time on their hands."
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slovami, "Všetci títo ľudia majú príliš veľa voľného času."
10:49
And of course they don't.
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A pravdaže nemajú.
10:51
It's a perfectly wonderful way to spent a weekend afternoon,
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Je to skvelý spôsob, ako stráviť víkendové popoludnie,
10:53
watching a football game in a stadium.
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sledovaním futbalového zápasu na štadióne.
10:56
But I think it's also a perfectly valid way
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Ale taktiež si myslím, že úplne v pohode spôsob
10:58
to spend an afternoon freezing in place with 200 people
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ako stráviť popoludnie je mrznúť spolu s 200 ľuďmi
11:01
in the Grand Central terminal
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na konečnej stanici Grand Central
11:03
or dressing up like a ghostbuster
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alebo obliecť sa ako krotiteľ duchov
11:06
and running through the New York Public Library.
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a pobehovať po Newyorskej verejnej knižnici.
11:08
(Laughter)
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(Smiech)
11:10
Or listening to the same MP3 as 3,000 other people
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Alebo počúvať tú istú MP3 ako 3000 ďalších ľudí
11:13
and dancing silently in a park,
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a v tichosti tancovať v parku,
11:16
or bursting into song in a grocery store
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alebo sa v potravinách pustiť do spievania piesne
11:18
as part of a spontaneous musical,
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v rámci spontánneho muzikálu,
11:20
or diving into the ocean in Coney Island wearing formal attire.
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alebo sa ponoriť do oceánu na Coney Island a mať na sebe formálny odev.
11:23
You know, as kids, we're taught to play.
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Viete, ako deti nás učia, aby sme sa hrali.
11:26
And we're never given a reason why we should play.
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A nikdy nám nedajú dôvod, prečo by sme sa mali hrať.
11:28
It's just acceptable that play is a good thing.
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Len sa to tak berie, že hranie je dobrá vec.
11:31
And I think that's sort of the point of Improv Everywhere.
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A myslím, že to je nejaká taká myšlienka 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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To, že to nemá žiaden dôvod a že to žiaden dôvod nemusí mať.
11:36
We don't need a reason.
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Nepotrebujeme dôvod.
11:38
As long as it's fun
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Kým je to sranda
11:40
and it seems like it's going to be a funny idea
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a vyzerá to ako zábavný nápad
11:42
and it seems like the people who witness it will also have a fun time,
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a zdá sa, že sa pri tom zabavia aj ľudia, ktorí to uvidia,
11:45
then that's enough for us.
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potom nám to stačí.
11:47
And I think, as adults, we need to learn
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A myslím, že ako dospelí sa potrebujeme naučiť,
11:49
that there's no right or wrong way to play.
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že nie je správny alebo nesprávny spôsob, ako sa hrať.
11:51
Thank you very much.
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Ďakujem vám veľmi pekne.
11:53
(Applause)
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(Potlesk)
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