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Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.99,0:00:13.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay. I'd like to present \Na hypothetical idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.70,0:00:16.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A way to practice taking risks, \Nbecause after all,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.74,0:00:19.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,practice makes perfect. Right?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.77,0:00:22.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I want you to picture a stadium. \NThe biggest stadium you've ever seen.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.86,0:00:25.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's got a huge arch \Nover the top of it, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.78,0:00:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a hundred meters high.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.76,0:00:31.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, most people think that that arch \Nis simply there for supporting the structure.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.78,0:00:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But others believe that arch is also there\Nso that we can tie a rope to the top of it,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.76,0:00:39.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can stretch that rope\Nall the way to the rim of the stadium
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.33,0:00:42.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and do a huge rope swing \Nall the way across.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.30,0:00:45.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And better still, we can do that \Nin a kayak.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.82,0:00:50.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But wait! What if the rope breaks? \NYou could die!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.38,0:00:55.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, maybe you didn't ask that question. \NBut I'm pretty sure that you did ask,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.26,0:00:59.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What's a professional kayaker, \Nand what's he doing on our stage?"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.82,0:01:03.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I haven't done much to change the world,\Nbut I have made a career
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.78,0:01:07.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of exploring remote rivers.\NAnd the rivers taught me
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.54,0:01:09.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just about everything I need to know.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.46,0:01:14.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Growing up in South Africa\Nwas a good life, but a simple life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.54,0:01:19.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No TV, no video games, \Nbut I did have a kayak and a river.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.46,0:01:25.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had the disadvantage of having \Nvery few kayak mentors
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.78,0:01:30.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to teach me what could be done in a kayak, \Nbut I had the distinct advantage
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.38,0:01:33.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of having nobody to tell me \Nwhat could not be done.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.32,0:01:38.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember as a young teenager, \Nhearing about a French rafting expedition
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.27,0:01:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that had attempted to take on and navigate \Nthe world's biggest rapids, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.50,0:01:45.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the Congo River.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.38,0:01:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw this old photocopy \Nof the Paris Match magazine,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.04,0:01:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this was the last photo ever taken of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.76,0:01:56.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right about the same time,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.01,0:01:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw an old newspaper \Nwith this photo of Marco Begni\N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.98,0:02:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kayaking off a waterfall near my house.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.74,0:02:05.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you look at the top left of the frame, \Nyou'll see a kayak there.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.62,0:02:10.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I clearly remember walking into the kitchen \Nand saying to my parents,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.94,0:02:13.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I'm going to kayak down \Nthat waterfall one day."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.57,0:02:16.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my dad said, "Well, son, \Nif you work hard and practice,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.10,0:02:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe one day you'll be good enough."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.40,0:02:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About ten years later I found myself \Nkayaking off that very waterfall.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.74,0:02:28.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And about 15 years later I found myself \Nstanding next to the Congo River
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.54,0:02:32.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the very same spot where \Nthat last photograph was taken.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.32,0:02:37.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I think the best way for me \Nto introduce you to my Congo expedition
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.22,0:02:41.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to play the trailer to the film that \NI made about it. Have a look.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.48,0:02:51.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some call it a calling. \NI think of it as an obsession.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.75,0:02:53.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Inga.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.94,0:02:58.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,World's biggest rapid.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.52,0:03:03.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Almost every attempt to survive it \Ncauses death.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.24,0:03:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been kayaking my whole life. \NBut when is enough enough?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.74,0:03:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I first heard the story, and seven people \Ndied having their attempt.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.31,0:03:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I've waited half my life for my turn.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.49,0:03:29.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All I have to do now is call a team of the best,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.60,0:03:33.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,put my friends' lives on the line...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.09,0:03:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've definitely been struggling with it. \NI've woken up quite a few mornings
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.96,0:03:44.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just almost felt like calling the boys \Nand saying,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.10,0:03:47.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just don't know \Nif I'm in for this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.36,0:03:53.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the obsession: to release yourself \Nby accomplishing the goal.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.63,0:03:56.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or by being stopped by something outside of your control.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.42,0:04:00.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But once you start this journey, \Neven if you don't want to go,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.35,0:04:03.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.23,0:04:16.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Energetic music)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.88,0:04:20.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can run all the big water you want, \Nbut how do you prepare for something
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.25,0:04:22.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's never been done before?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.39,0:04:25.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a place where help is not on its way.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.87,0:04:29.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Congo.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.48,0:04:35.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A place where experience is just a word.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.06,0:04:57.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The lesson that we learned today \Nis not to fuck with these rapids.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.90,0:05:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fisher messed up because he got off \Nto the side where whirlpools form,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.78,0:05:04.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where all of this stuff goes down out here.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.26,0:05:08.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I may have had the closest call of my life, \Nbut I didn't come here to die.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.100,0:05:11.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I came here to win.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.29,0:05:20.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Helicopter noise)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.02,0:05:56.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music slowly builds)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.87,0:05:59.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-Steady bro!\N- Fuck, they're not gonna make it dude!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.62,0:06:05.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(CONGO: The Grand Inga Project)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.91,0:06:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right, so. Spoiler alert: we survived.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.07,0:06:10.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.26,0:06:17.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.41,0:06:20.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what you just saw \Nin the introduction there, is
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.22,0:06:25.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even us extreme sports guys feel trepidation \Nas we approach a new challenge.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.66,0:06:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in this case, it was fearing \Nthat if we took the next step,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.78,0:06:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the voyage itself would take on a life \Nof its own, and drag us along with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.82,0:06:38.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It would be like faring out into a huge river \Nwith a strong current,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.91,0:06:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can't stop.\NIt's a commitment.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.66,0:06:46.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how, then, do we prepare for something \Nthat's never been done before?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.74,0:06:50.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my profession I have a small box
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.63,0:06:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I start with \Nthat has five tools in it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.52,0:06:56.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My equipment: I make sure \NI have the right gear.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.02,0:07:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My physical well-being: I make sure that \NI've prepared physically for the task.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.54,0:07:07.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The location: I make sure that I'm \Nin the perfect place to do what I do.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.30,0:07:10.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And once I've checked those three off, \NI use those to develop the other two,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.14,0:07:13.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which are the skills and the experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.62,0:07:18.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you can't use any of these tools \Nuntil you demistify risk.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.57,0:07:22.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can mitigate risks purely \Nby understanding them, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.46,0:07:25.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the way that we understand them
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.34,0:07:28.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that we take a seemingly impossible idea \Nand we break it down
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.26,0:07:32.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into little digestible parts, \Nand we look at each step individually
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.33,0:07:34.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see if that is attainable.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.10,0:07:39.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What happens then is what we're doing,\Nis that we find that many of our fears
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.29,0:07:40.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are unjustified,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.99,0:07:43.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and very often we find \Nthat what's before us
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.23,0:07:45.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is far less risky than we thought.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.27,0:07:54.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So... give me a second. \NMight need some applause here.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.45,0:08:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.32,0:08:06.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you know, as humans, \Nwe are not inherently risk averse.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.54,0:08:12.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We evolved by taking risks, so it's okay \Nif there are risks in what we do.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.91,0:08:16.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We simply need to understand those risks, \Nand once we understand them,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.41,0:08:20.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're ready to take the first step. \NSo let me show you what I mean.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.18,0:08:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me show you how I put that to use \Nevery time I look at a rapid or a waterfall.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.74,0:08:30.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I paddle up to the top of a waterfall, \Nthe first thing I do is climb out of my kayak
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.47,0:08:34.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I walk down the side of the river \Nand I look at the pool below.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.32,0:08:36.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's my goal, that's where I want to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.32,0:08:40.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's only then that I turn back \Nat the rapid, and Oh my gosh!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.41,0:08:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I look at the whole rapid \Nit's far too daunting.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.24,0:08:47.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what I need to do is break it down \Ninto smaller chunks, into individual moves
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.30,0:08:50.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see that I can do \Neach move individually,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.46,0:08:53.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and only then do I figure out \Nhow to link those moves together.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.78,0:08:58.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's zoom in on this photograph. \NIf I would have shown this top part of the rapids
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.22,0:09:00.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to even an intermediate kayaker, \Nthey would say,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.30,0:09:03.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Okay. Well that looks fairly chunky, \Nbut it's good to go."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.29,0:09:06.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if I showed them the next part, \Nthey would say,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.80,0:09:10.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, that's a pretty straightforward job. \NYeah, let's go do it."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.25,0:09:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if I show them the last part, \Nthey would say,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.76,0:09:14.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Okay, it's pretty spectacular but it's a straight shot.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.55,0:09:16.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't really need to do anything. \NIt's good to go."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.80,0:09:19.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll have to take my word for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.88,0:09:24.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the job is not done there. \NOnce we cut a problem horizontally,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.82,0:09:27.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next thing we need to do \Nis cut it vertically.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.57,0:09:30.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we're trying to do \Nis establish the path
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.29,0:09:32.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or line that we're likely to be on.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.58,0:09:35.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the reason that we're doing that \Nis to eliminate the parts
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.93,0:09:38.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the rapid that don't affect us.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.28,0:09:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The parts of the rapid where we will not be.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.99,0:09:45.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if we do that, then we can look and see \Nif there are any deadly features.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.22,0:09:50.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If those deadly features are in the eliminated part \Nwe never have to think about them again.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.74,0:09:54.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if those deadly features are in our path, \Nand they're unavoidable,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.92,0:09:57.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well then we don't go. It's far too risky.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.90,0:10:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how extreme sport works. \NSorry to disappoint you guys.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.48,0:10:02.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.88,0:10:05.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So imagine you're walking along \Na trail like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.38,0:10:07.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're walking along \Nand you've got a cliff on your left side.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.38,0:10:10.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're thinking about \Nwhat you're doing while you walk.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.11,0:10:12.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're not thinking about \Nthe cliff the entire time.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.36,0:10:14.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's only if you turn towards the cliff \Nand start approaching it
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.44,0:10:16.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it becomes a real danger.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.95,0:10:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then you stop.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.94,0:10:24.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, so how do you know \Nif you're on the right path,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.36,0:10:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what happens \Nif you're on the wrong path?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.84,0:10:28.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, in kayaking there's no turning back.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.47,0:10:33.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what that teaches us \Nis not to panic when things go wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.66,0:10:37.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the unexpected occurs \Nwe have no choice but to solve the problem
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.73,0:10:39.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and keep on moving.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.15,0:10:43.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But fortunately, as in life, \Nif we zoom back just a little bit,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.44,0:10:45.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perhaps to where we haven't yet
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.55,0:10:47.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,climbed in the kayak \Nand made the commitment,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.84,0:10:49.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we get to see that very often
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.61,0:10:51.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can start down a path, \Nrealize we're on the wrong path,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.98,0:10:53.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,turn back and reset the plan.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.82,0:10:55.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me show you what I mean.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.78,0:10:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.65,0:11:02.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have you ever heard the cliche, \N"never give up?"
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.94,0:11:07.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well tonight we're canceling it. \NWe don't say that anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.02,0:11:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From now on we say, \N"Don't give up too easily."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.08,0:11:16.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On this particular trip, \Nour plan was to use a rope to rappel down
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.39,0:11:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the base of Victoria Falls
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.14,0:11:21.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and kayak through the rapids \Nat the very base of the falls.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.86,0:11:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once we got down there, \Nwe found the unexpected.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.30,0:11:27.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The wind and the spray \Nfrom the falls themselves
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.68,0:11:30.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were so strong \Nthat it was impossible to kayak,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.39,0:11:32.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we had to fall back \Non to our contingency plan
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.66,0:11:35.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and climb a hundred meters back up the rope
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.27,0:11:36.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and cancel the whole idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.57,0:11:41.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But guess what? The TV show we were \Nmaking about it, turned out great,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.18,0:11:47.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we got this photograph. We gave up but \Nwe didn't have to feel ashamed of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.90,0:11:54.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you refuse to give up on an idea, \Nthen you inhibit your ability to experiment.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.54,0:11:58.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you're willing to give up \Nafter a good effort, then when you do give up
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.97,0:12:00.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's no reason to feel guilty.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.03,0:12:05.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, so I think that now \Nyou're starting to get to know me a little bit,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.39,0:12:06.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I think that we're ready
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.59,0:12:10.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to talk about the stadium idea again.\NHow do you guys feel now?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.74,0:12:14.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But wait! What if the rope breaks? \NYou could die!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.95,0:12:18.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The rope is not going to break, \Nand here's why.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.30,0:12:22.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right from the start, \Nwe're going to use a rope
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.01,0:12:25.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is thousands of pounds stronger \Nthan it needs to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.74,0:12:30.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we've used the right equipment \Nto eliminate the problem
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.07,0:12:32.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we never have to think about it again.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.70,0:12:36.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've eliminated the "what if" factor. \NIt's called "pointing positive".
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.85,0:12:41.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can now focus on the how, \Nand in this particular case,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.40,0:12:43.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more important question is,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.96,0:12:47.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"How long does that rope need to be \Nto make sure that we don't hit the ground
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.61,0:12:48.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the way down?"
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.91,0:12:52.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And once we're finished, \Nhow are we gonna get
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.01,0:12:55.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the end of the rope \Nback to the ground?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.53,0:12:59.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, with a few simple \Nmathematical calculations,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.24,0:13:01.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these are pretty easy problems to solve.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.85,0:13:04.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we're ready to go. \NAre you guys ready? \N
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.17,0:13:05.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: Yes
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.27,0:13:06.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right, let's do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.56,0:13:30.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(electronic music)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.46,0:13:38.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Wind noise)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.19,0:13:59.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right. (Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.90,0:14:03.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can see you want to do that, don't you?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:05.15,0:14:08.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right. So when we imagined \Nthis idea, first of all,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.54,0:14:14.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the idea sounds crazy. But once \Nwe break it down and demystify the risk,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.92,0:14:19.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we suddenly find that it's so safe \Nthat this very swing has now become
Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.18,0:14:22.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a fully fledged commercial operation.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.60,0:14:27.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes. You too can go to Durban, South Africa. \NYou can pay your money,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.82,0:14:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can go and do a giant rope \Nswing across a stadium.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.69,0:14:35.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can take a leap of faith. \NAnd hundreds of people do.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.38,0:14:38.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And guess what the most common thing \Nthat they say is afterwards?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.67,0:14:43.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Man! It just really wasn't as bad \Nas I thought it was going to be,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.70,0:14:47.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I feel as if "If I can do that,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.73,0:14:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can do anything!" \NAnd guess what? They're absolutely right.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.07,0:14:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So right now, we all live always \Nat the edge of uncharted waters.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:59.17,0:15:03.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And no matter that they're something \Nmeaningless like kayaking down a rapid,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:03.46,0:15:08.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or meaningful like changing the world, \Nthe principle is always the same:
Dialogue: 0,0:15:09.40,0:15:12.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to buck up \Nand add our piece to the puzzle.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.59,0:15:15.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It reminds me of a quote that I heard once.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.99,0:15:18.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was in the deepest gorge in the world, \Nin Tibet.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.48,0:15:21.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the boys ad-libbed \Na quote out of a book
Dialogue: 0,0:15:21.81,0:15:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called "The Wanderer" by Sterling Hayden.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.80,0:15:26.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'll give you just one line.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:27.92,0:15:31.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Ive always wanted to sail \Nthe seven seas, but I can't afford it.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:32.52,0:15:36.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What these people can't afford is not to go."
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.68,0:15:38.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,End quote.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.88,0:15:40.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much, Athens!
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.36,0:15:43.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's been a pleasure and a privilege. \NGood night!
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.03,0:15:48.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)