Translator: Denise RQ
Reviewer: Cecilia Rios 571,230,000 pounds of paper towels are used by Americans every year. If we could —
correction, wrong figure. 13 billion used every year. If we could reduce
the usage of paper towels, one paper towel per person per day, 571,230,000 pounds of paper not used. We could do that. Now there are all kinds
of paper towel dispensers. There’s the trifold. People typically take two or three. There’s the one that cuts it — that you have to tear off. People go one, two, three, four tear.
This much, right. There’s the one that cuts itself. People go one, two, three, four. Or there’s the same thing
but recycled paper. You have to get five of those because they’re not
as absorbent of course. (Laughter) The fact is you can do it all
with one towel. The key, two words. This half of the room
your word is ‘shake.’ Let’s hear it, ‘shake.’ (Audience) Shake.
Joe Smith: Louder. (Audience) Shake. Your word is ‘fold.’ (Audience) Fold.
JS: Again. (Audience) Fold.
JS: Really loud. (Audience) Shake.
(Audience) Fold. OK. (Laughter)
Wet hands. Shake. One, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. Why 12? 12 apostles. 12 tribes.
12 zodiac signs. 12 months. The one I like the best
it’s the biggest number with one syllable. (Laughter) Trifold. (Applause) Fold. Dry. (Applause) (Audience) Shake. (Audience) Fold. Cuts itself. Fold. The fold is important
because it allows interstitial suspension. You don’t have to remember
that part but trust me. (Laughter) (Audience) Shake. (Audience) Fold. Cuts itself. The funny thing is I get my hands drier
than people do with three or four because they can’t get in
between the cracks. If you think this isn’t as good. (Audience) Shake. (Audience) Fold. Now, there’s now a real fancy invention. It’s the one where you wave
your hand and it kicks it out. It’s was too big a towel. Let me tell you a secret
if you’re really quick, if you’re really quick
and I can prove this… This is half a towel
from the dispenser in this building. How? As soon as it starts
you just tear it off. It’s smart enough to stop
and you get half a towel. (Laughter) (Audience) Shake. (Audience) Fold. Now let’s all say it together. (Audience) & JS: Shake. (Audience) & JS: Fold. You will for the rest of your life remember those words
every time you pick up a paper towel. And remember: one towel
per person for one year. 571,230,000 pounds of paper. No small thing.
And next year, toilet paper. (Laughter)
he reminds me of the bfg
Once I saw a guy at a pool locker room dry his entire body with a wash cloth
When its 2am watchin someone drying their hands
This guy wants to reduced the usage of paper towel but uses 6 of them that he can do in just 1
Just kidding😂
My life is complete.
People took the time to go this show -_-
tasch
I just shake it a bit and fix my hair with that. Never use those towels
Joe:“And they pull! One two three four. THIS LONG!!!”
Me: trying to hide guilt
Still one of the best things I've heard years later. If it effected others like it did me then I'm sure it helped tons.
I use like 9
Man you wasted a lot of paper towels demonstrating that….
Or use none by just shaking your hand till its dry
His last name is Smith :O :O
Found myself counting each time he Shook his hands 🤦♀️ this is why I'mma die alone
informative life hack? yes. funny? no.
look at all that wasted paper
How many paper towels got wasted in the video
He just used 5 paper towels a day
Is this The Onion/ Clickhole ?
"You can do it all with ONE towel."
Me: shamWOW
Lmao is this a joke
It's funny cause it's just an old man wiping his hand,but the easiest solution is to wipe it on your pants
Do we need to do the same thing with our censored parts of the body?
I loved this old timer's performance. Funny, wise & practical!
Man, go politics. You will save the world from itself!
If the rest room allows you to push the exit door open with your foot, then I just "shake," and use 0 paper towels.
well he just used more than 4 soooo
I feel like my dad is giving me a lecture after seeing me use more than one paper towel and figuring out that the cost in his head is too high.
The bottom line is that a few will understand what he mean! We waste every thing's by over doing!
I loved this. I think back on it every time I use the washroom and I use only one towel. I've sent the link to everyone I know. It's a minor thing, but it really stuck with me. Now when I see girls popping like 8-10 paper towels to dry their hands, I'm like some avenging angel, "NOOOOO! Let me show you THE WAY!"
I thought he was going to make the massive thing in the background out of one paper towel, but no he taught us how to dry our hands. I guess i got clickbaited.😂😂😂
He just wasted at least 5 pieces of paper towel during that demonstration alone… smh
I admire this talk so much, it has been… i dont know, maybe 4 years from the first time that i saw it, and every time that i am in a public space washing my hands, i think about this talk…
He’s talking us to use one but he’s using 6
anyone else find this very satisfying?
slowly waists towels for no big reason
when he tries to save paper towels but uses more than 5 in one sitting what a waste
i thought he was gonnna say sham wow
Loved it! When I saw the title, I thought, "Oh, cool. I don't know how to do that!" Goes to show how small things can make HUGE impacts.
Yeah well back to watching paint dry, about as interesting
Why just not wash your hands in the first place?
I just use my shirt or i would bring a washcloth and use after washing my hands. Problem solved.
Brotha trying to use one paper towel but in this video on look like you using more than one stop lying 😂😂😂
But hes using more than one paper
I have carpal tunnel syndrome. I can't shake like that !
BIG FACTS!!!
I wish I attended this
I usually use like 6…fuck it
THIS. IS. AMAZING.
"Twelve is the biggest number with one syllable" – genius..
I remember watching this and coming away thinking "This was a TED talk?" Now, a couple years later, I have to admit I use his 'technique' every work day, using probably half as many paper towels as I used to. Sometimes the simple things are the biggest ideas.
He’s used 10 or so already
Waiting on the toilet paper video….
Sir ur wasting paper on the presentacion.
Has anybody else noticed that he actually used several paper towels in this talk?! Haha, didn't think so. I must be very smart to have noticed this glaring hypocrisy in his reasoning, and will continue my wasteful use of resources in defiance of his foolishness!
Is this M A G I C
This guy had unnecessarily wasted some paper towels while on the stage and everybody applauded while the topic is how to save paper towels
protect nature, dont wash hands!
what about air driers
Can’t. Get. Him. Out of my brain..
Every time I wash my hands in a public restroom 😅
Never knew 12 was the biggest number with 1 syllable
If you tried doing that poop would just get all over your hands
I always use my pants 🙂
Now i can tell my mom i did it to save the planet 🙂
people who need to watch this normally dont watch ted.
Man I wasted so much trees
How many trees were murdered to build that auditorium he's using to talk about the preservation of nature ? He seems okay with that…
This guy used 571,230,000 lbs of paper towels just traveling around using them as demonstrations for his ted talks.
When I look up Joe Smith I find a football player
Hey politician don't want to listen to his message…need to generate more money by selling more paper lol
THIS IS a lie he used like 5 paper towels
This guy is old come to the new world
interstitial suspension
what did i gust freiking use
Or just shake them until they are completely dry.
How did he manage to get a TED talk about shaking your hands before using a paper towel
wow!
I love this! Thank you!
The TEDx talk that I think back to the most.
Instructions unclear…my hands are folded in the shaken dispenser
why do you guys criticize the guy? 🙂 this is one of the most useful TED talks. I´ve been using his method for years and yes, it irritates me when I see people taking 4 towels regardless of how wet their hands are 🙂 good job, Joe Smith!
Questo sta dicendo cazzate
Haha this is my friends grandpa
3:40 if you put into slow motion speed you will see he only shakes his hands 11 times
If people were really inclined to conserve (before costs forced it) they'd figure this out on their own, like I did. Most people don't care about much beyond speed and greed.
"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, here's how to dry your hands. Just wave them around back and forth like this. That's all."
Very impressive! The only site I rely on for weekly paychecks is EasyLaptopLife. Com (remove space)
The REAL Paper Towel Theory.
230,000 paper towels were wasted during the making of this ted talk
this old man is so lovable
idol
I used this a couple of years ago in my company in a lean training. We collected all used paper towels from 1 week . It was a pile 3×3 meters, 2 meters tall. 400 people watched Joe shake and fold. I was in the audience and watched reactions to my lean teams presentation. I shake and dole until today myself. Don’t remember how much paper towel usage reduced – it did though.
Two main memories from that for me:
1. air dryers have the best eco balance
2. all the guys from machining in the back shaking and folding – their penises (luckily pretend only) 🙂
So nature shows shake and fold works!
Idk what I’m doing here 😐😑😑
Wastes paper towels telling people not to waste appear towels*
Unintentional asmr
Anyone else brought here by Maddox?
Well there is a man who has never once washed spatter off walls. I can imagine what his kitchen and bath look like! Dear old guy: cloth towels exist!
Oh thanks. My mirror looks like a Jackson Pollock painting now.
I sat through this and thought…yeah, I'd vote for him too.
I thought this was an Onion Talk
Does that all while using more than one piece of paper. lmao