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Charlie Todd: The shared experience of absurdity
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Charlie Todd membuat kehebohan di tempat umum yang aneh, lucu, dan tidak terduga: 70 penari di depan etalase toko, "pembasmi setan" berlari melintasi Perpustakaan Umum New York, dan acara tahunan "naik kereta tanpa celana." Di TEDxBloomington dia menunjukkan bagaimana kelompoknya, Improv Everywhere, menggunakan kehebohan ini untuk mengakrabkan orang-orang.
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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Saya memulai Improv Everywhere sekitar 10 tahun yang lalu
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when I moved to New York City with an interest in acting and comedy.
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saat saya pindah ke New York karena ketertarikan akan drama dan komedi.
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Because I was new to the city, I didn't have access to a stage,
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Karena saya baru di kota itu, saya tidak dapat naik panggung
00:24
so I decided to create my own in public places.
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sehingga saya membuat panggung sendiri di tempat umum.
00:27
So the first project we're going to take a look at
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Lalu proyek pertama yang akan kita saksikan
00:29
is the very first No Pants Subway Ride.
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adalah "Naik Kereta Tanpa Celana" yang pertama kali.
00:31
Now this took place in January of 2002.
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Peristiwa ini terjadi di bulan Januari 2002.
00:33
And this woman is the star of the video.
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Dan wanita ini adalah bintang video ini.
00:35
She doesn't know she's being filmed.
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Dia tidak tahu kalau sedang direkam.
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She's being filmed with a hidden camera.
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Dia direkam dengan kamera tersembunyi.
00:39
This is on the 6 train in New York City.
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Ini di jalur kereta nomor 6 di New York.
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And this is the first stop along the line.
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Dan inilah stasiun pertama di jalur ini.
00:43
These are two Danish guys
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Ada dua pria Denmark
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who come out and sit down next to the hidden camera.
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yang datang dan duduk di sebelah kamera tersembunyi.
00:48
And that's me right there in a brown coat.
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Dan itulah saya dengan mantel coklat.
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It's about 30 degrees outside.
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Suhunya sekitar 30 derajat.
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I'm wearing a hat. I'm wearing a scarf.
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Saya memakai topi, memakai syal.
00:54
And the girl's going to notice me right here.
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Di sini wanita ini akan menyadari.
00:59
(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
01:05
And as you'll see now, I'm not wearing pants.
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Seperti yang Anda lihat, saya tidak memakai celana.
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
01:10
So at this point --
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Jadi pada saat itu --
01:12
at this point she's noticed me,
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pada saat itu dia menyadarinya,
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but in New York there's weirdos on any given train car.
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namun di New York ada banyak orang aneh di kereta.
01:16
One person's not that unusual.
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Satu orang itu bukan hal aneh.
01:18
She goes back to reading her book, which is unfortunately titled "Rape."
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Dia kembali membaca bukunya, yang sayangnya berjudul "Pemerkosaan."
01:21
(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
01:25
So she's noticed the unusual thing,
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Dia menyadari ada yang tidak normal
01:27
but she's gone back to her normal life.
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namun dia kembali ke kehidupan normalnya lagi.
01:29
Now in the meantime, I have six friends
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Sementara itu, ada enam rekan saya
01:31
who are waiting at the next six consecutive stops in their underwear as well.
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yang menunggu di enam stasiun berikutnya secara berturut-turut, juga tanpa celana.
01:35
They're going to be entering this car one by one.
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Mereka akan naik kereta ini satu per satu.
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We'll act as though we don't know each other.
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Kami akan berpura-pura tidak saling mengenal.
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And we'll act as if it's just an unfortunate mistake we've made,
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Dan kami akan berpura-pura itu hanyalah kesalahan biasa kami
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forgetting our pants on this cold January day.
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lupa memakai celana di Januari yang dingin ini.
01:46
(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
02:11
So at this point,
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Pada saat itu,
02:13
she decides to put the rape book away.
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dia memutuskan untuk menyimpan buku "Pemerkosaan" itu.
02:15
(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
02:17
And she decides to be a little bit more aware of her surroundings.
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Dan dia memutuskan untuk lebih waspada pada keadaan sekitarnya.
02:21
Now in the meantime, the two Danish guys to the left of the camera,
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Sementara itu, dua pria Denmark di sebelah kiri kamera
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they're cracking up.
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mereka menjadi seperti orang gila.
02:25
They think this is the funniest thing they've ever seen before.
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Mereka merasa inilah hal paling lucu yang pernah mereka lihat.
02:27
And watch her make eye contact with them right about now.
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Lihatlah wanita ini menatap mereka sekarang.
02:35
(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
02:37
And I love that moment in this video,
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Dan saya suka peristiwa ini
02:39
because before it became a shared experience,
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karena sebelum semua ini menjadi pengalaman bersama,
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it was something that was maybe a little bit scary,
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ini mungkin sesuatu yang mungkin sedikit menakutkan
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or something that was at least confusing to her.
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atau sesuatu yang membingungkan baginya.
02:47
And then once it became a shared experience,
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Lalu saat ini menjadi pengalaman bersama,
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it was funny and something that she could laugh at.
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hal ini menjadi lucu dan dapat ditertawakan.
02:51
So the train is now pulling into
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Kini kereta ini sampai
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the third stop along the 6 line.
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di stasiun ketiga dalam jalur 6 ini.
03:09
(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
03:12
So the video won't show everything.
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Video ini tidak akan menunjukkan semuanya.
03:14
This goes on for another four stops.
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Video ini berlanjut hingga empat stasiun sesudahnya.
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A total of seven guys enter anonymously in their underwear.
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Ada 7 pria tidak saling mengenal yang masuk tanpa memakai celana.
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At the eighth stop, a girl came in with a giant duffel bag
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Di stasiun kedelapan, seorang gadis masuk dengan tas olahraga besar
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and announced she had pants for sale for a dollar --
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dan berkata dia menjual celana seharga satu dolar --
03:25
like you might sell batteries or candy on the train.
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seperti Anda mungkin menjual batu baterai atau permen di kereta.
03:28
We all very matter of factly bought a pair of pants, put them on
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Kami semua lalu membeli celana, memakainya
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and said, "Thank you. That's exactly what I needed today,"
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dan berkata, "Terima kasih. Itulah yang saya perlukan sekarang,"
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and then exited without revealing what had happened
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lalu keluar tanpa mengungkapkan apa yang telah terjadi
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and went in all different directions.
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dan pergi ke arah yang berbeda.
03:39
(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
03:41
Thank you.
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Terima kasih.
03:45
So that's a still from the video there.
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Itulah saat sunyi dari video ini.
03:47
And I love that girl's reaction so much.
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Saya sangat menyukai reaksi wanita ini.
03:49
And watching that videotape later that day
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Saat saya menontonnya kemudian,
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inspired me to keep doing what I do.
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saya terilhami untuk tetap melakukannya.
03:53
And really one of the points of Improv Everywhere
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Dan salah satu tujuan dari Improv Everywhere
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is to cause a scene in a public place
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adalah menimbulkan kehebohan di tempat umum
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that is a positive experience for other people.
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yang menjadi pengalaman positif bagi orang lain.
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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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Ini hanya iseng, namun keisengan itu memberikan orang lain kisah yang hebat.
04:03
And her reaction inspired me
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Dan reaksinya mengilhami saya
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to do a second annual No Pants Subway Ride.
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untuk melakukan "Naik Kereta Tanpa Celana" tahunan yang kedua.
04:07
And we've continued to do it every year.
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Dan kami terus melakukannya setiap tahun.
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This January, we did the 10th annual No Pants Subway Ride
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Januari ini, kami melakukan "Naik Kereta Tanpa Celana" ke-19
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where a diverse group of 3,500 people
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di mana 3.500 orang yang berbeda
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rode the train in their underwear in New York --
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naik kereta tanpa celana di New York --
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almost every single train line in the city.
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hampir di setiap kereta di kota ini.
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And also in 50 other cities around the world,
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Dan juga di 50 kota lain di seluruh dunia,
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people participated.
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orang-orang ikut berpartisipasi.
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
04:24
As I started taking improv class at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater
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Lalu saya memulai mengajar di Teater Upright Citizens Brigade
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and meeting other creative people and other performers and comedians,
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dan bertemu orang-orang kreatif yang lain dan para pemain drama dan komedi lainnya.
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I started amassing a mailing list
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Saya mulai mengumpulkan milis
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of people who wanted to do these types of projects.
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dari orang-orang yang ingin melakukan proyek seperti ini.
04:34
So I could do more large-scale projects.
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Sehingga saya bisa melakukan proyek yang lebih besar.
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Well one day I was walking through Union Square,
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Suatu hari saat saya berjalan di Union Square,
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and I saw this building,
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saya melihat gedung
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which had just been built in 2005.
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yan baru saja dibangun pada tahun 2005 ini.
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And there was a girl in one of the windows and she was dancing.
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Lalu ada seorang gadis di salah satu jendela yang sedang menari.
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And it was very peculiar,
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Dan itu sangat ganjil
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because it was dark out, but she was back-lit with florescent lighting,
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karena di luar gelap, namun dia disinari oleh cahaya floresens
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and she was very much onstage,
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dan dia seperti berada di panggung,
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and I couldn't figure out why she was doing it.
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saya tidak tahu mengapa dia melakukannya.
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After about 15 seconds, her friend appeared --
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Setelah 15 menit, temannya muncul --
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she had been hiding behind a display --
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dia telah bersembunyi di belakang barang pameran --
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and they laughed and hugged each other and ran away.
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mereka tertawa dan saling berpelukan, setelah itu mereka pergi.
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So it seemed like maybe she had been dared to do this.
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Jadi mungkin sepertinya dia telah menantang saya.
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So I got inspired by that.
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Jadi saya merasa terilhami akan hal itu.
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Looking at the entire facade -- there were 70 total windows --
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Saat melihat tampak muka bangunan ini -- ada sekitar 70 jendela --
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and I knew what I had to do.
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saya tahu apa yang harus saya lakukan.
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
05:09
So this project is called Look Up More. We had 70 actors dress in black.
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Proyek ini disebut "Melihat Lebih Lanjut." Ada sekitar 70 aktor berpakaian hitam.
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This was completely unauthorized.
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Kami benar-benar tidak memiliki ijin.
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We didn't let the stores know we were coming.
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Kami tidak memberi tahu toko itu kami akan datang.
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And I stood in the park giving signals.
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Saya berdiri di taman itu dan memberi aba-aba.
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The first signal was for everybody to hold up these four-foot tall letters
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Aba-aba pertama adalah agar semua orang memegang surat setinggi 4 kaki ini
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that spelled out "Look Up More,"
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yang bertuliskan "Melihat Lebih Lanjut,"
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the name of the project.
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nama proyek ini.
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The second signal was for everybody to do Jumping jacks together.
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Aba-aba kedua adalah agar semua orang melompat bersama-sama.
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You'll see that start right here.
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Semuanya dimulai di sini.
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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And then we had dancing. We had everyone dance.
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Lalu kami menari. Kami menyuruh semua orang menari.
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And then we had dance solos where only one person would dance
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Lalu kami menyuruh salah satu orang menari solo
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and everybody would point to them.
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dan semua orang lain akan menunjuknya.
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
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So then I gave a new hand signal,
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Lalu saya memberi aba-aba baru dengan tangan
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which signaled the next soloist down below in Forever 21,
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yang menandakan penari solo berikutnya di Forever 21
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and he danced.
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dan dia menari.
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There were several other activities.
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Ada beberapa kegiatan lainnya.
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We had people jumping up and down,
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Ada orang yang melompat ke atas dan ke bawah,
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people dropping to the ground.
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orang-orang jatuh ke tanah.
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And I was standing just anonymously in a sweatshirt,
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Dan saya hanya berdiri dengan baju hangat
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putting my hand on and off of a trashcan
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sambil memasukkan dan mengeluarkan tangan saya dari tempat sampah
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to signal the advancement.
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untuk memberi aba-aba.
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And because it was in Union Square Park, right by a subway station,
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Dan karena Taman Union Square tepat ada di samping stasiun kereta,
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there were hundreds of people by the end
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ada ratusan orang di ujung sana
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who stopped and looked up
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yang berhenti, melihat,
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and watched what we were doing.
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dan menyaksikan apa yang kami lakukan.
06:16
There's a better photo of it.
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Inilah foto yang lebih baik.
06:18
So that particular event
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Jadi peristiwa ini
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was inspired by a moment
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diilhami oleh sebuah peristiwa
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that I happened to stumble upon.
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yang saya alami sebelumnya.
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The next project I want to show
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Proyek berikutnya yang ingin saya tunjukkan
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was given to me in an email from a stranger.
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diberikan oleh orang asing melalui surat elektronik.
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A high school kid in Texas wrote me in 2006
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Seorang anak SMA di Texas menyurati saya di tahun 2006
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and said, "You should get as many people as possible
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dan berkata, "Kau harus mengumpulkan orang sebanyak mungkin
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to put on blue polo shirts and khaki pants
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lalu memakai kaus biru dan celana dril
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and go into a Best Buy and stand around."
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lalu pergi ke Best Buy dan diam di sana."
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
06:42
(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
06:44
So I wrote this high school kid back immediately,
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Jadi saya segera membalas surat anak SMA tadi
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and I said, "Yes, you are correct.
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dan berkata, "Ya, kau benar.
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I think I'll try to do that this weekend. Thank you."
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Mungkin saya akan melakukannya akhir pekan ini. Terima kasih."
06:50
So here's the video.
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Lalu inilah videonya.
06:52
So again, this is 2005.
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Kembali, ini di tahun 2005.
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This is the Best Buy in New York City.
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Inilah Best Buy di New York.
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We had about 80 people show up to participate,
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Ada sekitar 80 orang yang datang untuk berpartisipasi,
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entering one-by-one.
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mereka masuk satu per satu.
07:01
There was an eight year-old girl, a 10 year-old girl.
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Ada gadis kecil berusia 8 tahun dan 10 tahun.
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There was also a 65 year-old man
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Ada juga pria berusia 65 tahun
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who participated.
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yang berpartisipasi.
07:07
So a very diverse group of people.
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Sekelompok orang yang sangat beragam.
07:09
And I told people, "Don't work. Don't actually do work.
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Dan saya memberi tahu, "Jangan lakukan pekerjaan apapun.
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But also, don't shop.
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Namun juga, jangan berbelanja.
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Just stand around and don't face products."
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Berdiri saja dan jangan melihat produk apapun."
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Now you can see the regular employees
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Anda bisa membedakan pegawai yang sebenarnya
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by the ones that have the yellow tags on their shirt.
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dengan melihat tanda kuning pada baju mereka.
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Everybody else is one of our actors.
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Semua orang lain adalah aktor kami.
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(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
07:24
The lower level employees thought it was very funny.
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Pegawai berjabatan rendah menganggap ini lucu.
07:26
And in fact, several of them went to go get their camera from the break room
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Dan sebenarnya, beberapa dari mereka pergi mengambil kamera dari ruang istirahat
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and took photos with us.
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dan berfoto bersama kami.
07:30
A lot of them made jokes about trying to get us to go to the back
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Mereka banyak bercanda dengan berkata hendak menyuruh kami ke gudang
07:33
to get heavy television sets for customers.
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dan mengambil seperangkat televisi yang berat untuk pelanggan.
07:36
The managers and the security guards, on the other hand,
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Sebaliknya, para manager dan penjaga keamanan
07:39
did not find it particularly funny.
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tidak menganggap hal ini lucu.
07:41
You can see them in this footage.
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Anda bisa melihat dalam rekaman ini.
07:43
They're wearing either a yellow shirt or a black shirt.
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Mereka memakai baju berwarna kuning atau hitam.
07:46
And we were there probably 10 minutes
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Dan kami berada di sana sekitar 10 menit
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before the managers decided to dial 911.
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sebelum para manager itu memutuskan untuk memanggil 911.
07:50
(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
07:53
So they started running around
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Sehingga mereka mulai berlari
07:55
telling everybody the cops were coming, watch out, the cops were coming.
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dan berkata bahwa polisi datang, awas, polisi datang.
07:58
And you can see the cops in this footage right here.
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Dan Anda bisa melihat polisi dalam rekaman di sini.
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That's a cop wearing black right there, being filmed with a hidden camera.
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Ada polisi di sana yang berpakaian hitam, terekam dalam kamera tersembunyi.
08:04
Ultimately, the police had to inform Best Buy management
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Akhirnya, polisi harus mengatakan kepada manajemen Best Buy
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that it was not, in fact, illegal
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bahwa sebenarnya memakai kaos polo biru
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to wear a blue polo shirt and khaki pants.
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dan celana dril bukanlah pelanggaran.
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Thank you.
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Terima kasih.
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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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Kami berada di sana selama 20 menit, dan kami dengan bahagia keluar dari sana.
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One thing the managers were trying to do
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Salah satu hal yang dicoba dilakukan para manajernya
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was to track down our cameras.
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adalah melacak kamera kami.
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And they caught a couple of my guys who had hidden cameras in duffel bags.
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Dan mereka menangkap beberapa orang dengan kamera tersembunyi di tasnya.
08:31
But the one camera guy they never caught
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Namun kamera yang tidak pernah diketahui mereka
08:33
was the guy that went in just with a blank tape
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adalah dari pria yang datang dengan kaset kosong
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and went over to the Best Buy camera department
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dan pergi ke bagian kamera di Best Buy
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and just put his tape in one of their cameras
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dan memasukkannya ke dalam salah satu kamera mereka
08:39
and pretended to shop.
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dan berpura-pura berbelanja.
08:42
So I like that concept of using their own technology against them.
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Saya suka konsep dalam menggunakan teknologi mereka sendiri untuk melawan mereka.
08:45
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(Tawa)
08:47
I think our best projects are ones that are site specific
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Saya rasa proyek terbaik kami adalah yang memiliki
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and happen at a particular place for a reason.
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tempat dan waktu tertentu dengan alasan yang pasti.
08:51
And one morning, I was riding the subway.
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Suatu pagi, saya naik kereta
08:53
I had to make a transfer at the 53rd St. stop
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dan harus pindah kereta di stasiun 53rd St.
08:55
where there are these two giant escalators.
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di mana ada dua eskalator besar.
08:57
And it's a very depressing place to be in the morning, it's very crowded.
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Tempat ini sangat menyebalkan di pagi hari karena penuh sesak.
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So I decided to try and stage something
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Jadi saya memutuskan untuk mencoba sesuatu
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that could make it as happy as possible for one morning.
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yang membuat pagi itu menjadi ceria.
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So this was in the winter of 2009 --
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Saat itu musim dingin 2009 --
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8:30 in the morning.
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pada pukul 8.30 pagi.
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It's morning rush hour.
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Jam sibuk di pagi hari.
09:12
It's very cold outside.
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Di luar sangat dingin.
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People are coming in from Queens,
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Orang-orang datang dari Queens
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transferring from the E train to the 6 train.
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untuk mengganti kereta dari jalur E ke jalur 6.
09:19
And they're going up these giant escalators
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Dan mereka naik eskalator besar ini
09:21
on their way to their jobs.
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dalam perjalanan ke tempat kerja mereka.
09:34
(Laughter)
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09:46
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09:48
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09:54
Thank you.
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Terima kasih.
09:56
So there's a photograph that illustrates it a little bit better.
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Ada foto yang menggambarkan hal ini lebih baik.
09:59
He gave 2,000 high fives that day,
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Dia menyapa 2.000 orang hari itu
10:01
and he washed his hands before and afterward
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dan dia mencuci tangan sebelum dan sesudahnya
10:03
and did not get sick.
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sehingga tidak jatuh sakit.
10:05
And that was done also without permission,
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Dan itu juga dilakukan tanpa ijin
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although no one seemed to care.
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walaupun tidak ada yang peduli.
10:09
So I'd say over the years,
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Jadi saya mengatakan selama bertahun-tahun,
10:11
one of the most common criticisms I see of Improv Everywhere
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salah satu kritik yang paling sering saya lihat dari Improv Everywhere
10:14
left anonymously on YouTube comments
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dari komentar-komentar di YouTube
10:16
is: "These people have too much time on their hands."
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adalah, "Orang-orang ini punya terlalu banyak waktu luang."
10:19
And you know, not everybody's going to like everything you do,
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Dan Anda tahu, tidak semua orang akan suka apa yang Anda lakukan
10:22
and I've certainly developed a thick skin thanks to Internet comments,
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dan muka saya menjadi tebal karena komentar-komentar itu,
10:24
but that one's always bothered me,
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namun ada satu hal yang selalu mengganggu kami
10:26
because we don't have too much time on our hands.
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karena kami tidak punya banyak waktu luang.
10:28
The participants at Improv Everywhere events
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Peserta dari kegiatan Improv Everywhere
10:31
have just as much leisure time as any other New Yorkers,
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memiliki waktu luang sama seperti penduduk New York lainnya,
10:33
they just occasionally choose
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mereka hanya memilih
10:35
to spend it in an unusual way.
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untuk meluangkannya dengan cara yang tidak biasa.
10:37
You know, every Saturday and Sunday,
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Anda tahu, setiap Sabtu atau Minggu
10:39
hundreds of thousands of people each fall
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ratusan ribu orang datang
10:41
gather in football stadiums to watch games.
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dan berkumpul di stadion rugby untuk menonton pertandingan.
10:43
And I've never seen anybody comment, looking at a football game,
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Dan saya tidak pernah melihat ada yang berkomentar, di pertandingan rugby
10:46
saying, "All those people in the stands, they have too much time on their hands."
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bahwa "Semua orang di bangku penonton itu, memiliki terlalu banyak waktu luang."
10:49
And of course they don't.
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Tentu saja tidak.
10:51
It's a perfectly wonderful way to spent a weekend afternoon,
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Itu adalah cara yang bagus untuk menghabiskan sore di akhir pekan
10:53
watching a football game in a stadium.
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dengan menonton pertandingan rugby di stadion.
10:56
But I think it's also a perfectly valid way
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Namun saya rasa cara yang cukup sah
10:58
to spend an afternoon freezing in place with 200 people
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untuk menghabiskan sore dengan diam bersama 200 orang
11:01
in the Grand Central terminal
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di terminal Grand Central
11:03
or dressing up like a ghostbuster
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atau berpakaian seperti pembasmi setan
11:06
and running through the New York Public Library.
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dan berlari melintasi Perpustakaan Umum New York.
11:08
(Laughter)
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(Tawa)
11:10
Or listening to the same MP3 as 3,000 other people
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Atau mendengarkan MP3 yang sama dengan 3.000 orang lainnya
11:13
and dancing silently in a park,
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dan menari dengan diam-diam di taman
11:16
or bursting into song in a grocery store
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atau tiba-tiba menyanyi di toko kelontong
11:18
as part of a spontaneous musical,
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sebagai bagian dari musikal spontan
11:20
or diving into the ocean in Coney Island wearing formal attire.
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atau menyelam di laut di Pulau Coney dengan pakaian resmi.
11:23
You know, as kids, we're taught to play.
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Anda tahu, sebagai anak-anak, kita diajarkan untuk bermain.
11:26
And we're never given a reason why we should play.
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Dan kita tidak pernah memberi alasan mengapa kita harus bermain.
11:28
It's just acceptable that play is a good thing.
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Kita hanya menerima bahwa bermain itu bagus.
11:31
And I think that's sort of the point of Improv Everywhere.
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Dan saya rasa itulah tujuan dari 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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Yaitu bahwa tidak ada tujuan dan tidak perlu ada tujuan.
11:36
We don't need a reason.
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Kita tidak memerlukan alasan.
11:38
As long as it's fun
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Selama hal itu menyenangkan
11:40
and it seems like it's going to be a funny idea
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dan tampak seperti gagasan yang lucu
11:42
and it seems like the people who witness it will also have a fun time,
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dan orang-orang yang menyaksikannya juga merasa senang
11:45
then that's enough for us.
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itu cukup bagi kami.
11:47
And I think, as adults, we need to learn
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Dan saya rasa, sebagai orang dewasa, kita harus belajar
11:49
that there's no right or wrong way to play.
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bahwa tidak ada cara bermain yang benar maupun salah.
11:51
Thank you very much.
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Terima kasih banyak.
11:53
(Applause)
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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