Who’s here years later seeing his project actually be a success?
@hopedance777
5 жыл бұрын
Lots of various successes now but it’s still a challenge!!! What a guy!!!!!
@tiedupsmurf
5 жыл бұрын
Well no one has come up with any ideas, governments don't even dwell on the issue
@gg4y
4 жыл бұрын
I think part of the success will be the fact that environmental costs are incerasing and increasing, so that plastic recycling turned to be a saving VS buying and producing and dumping, especially for cities dislocated along rivers. I think they runa pivot, clearning the ocean is still too costly, so they will focus on rivers, and make deals with countries with severepollution problems and lack of tech infrastrcutre to implement environmental policies => south east asia. Same idea was unfortunately not economically feasible years ago. Unfortunately, the economic context is still priority over any environmental action, that is why a private company was able to step in NOW (and not just 10 years ago) VS governments. Keep in mind the business enablers are always the same people with increadible concentrated wealth. (Thiel gang). But he's good and he's playing his cards, surfing the millenials / generation-z storytelling "young-smart-leader" that yield visibility. I don't like much the last part, because there are a lot that will sell lies to gain visibility and wealth (like it happened with crypto), but still the goal is good, and so It is real good to see a new kind of perspective.
@aertybhujm1
4 жыл бұрын
I have finished watching this video completely. (我看完這部影片了) I am a Taiwanese who cares about the global affairs. (我是一個關心全球事務的台灣人) And, sadly, most of my fellow Taiwanese don't really care about the world. (但是,很不幸地,我大部分的台灣同胞不那麼在意世界。) Hopefully Taiwan can become increasingly globally-aware and globally-competitive. (希望台灣可以越來越有全球意識與全球競爭力。) God bless Taiwan. (天佑台灣。)
@geryonklein9673
4 жыл бұрын
@@aertybhujm1 講這幹嘛,講給自己人聽而已,根本沒有其他人在意
@DuongNguyen-lh3ru
9 жыл бұрын
Good luck man. I'm 19 as you and I spend all day checking facebook and youtube. You are the pride of my generation
@carolkeith2196
7 жыл бұрын
Although I agree with you,the past generations had lost interest in ALL of the rewards this jewel we call Earth has to offer,and get to work saving or restoring what we have left.Granted there are many who do,(you and I included).But my Father who fought in WWII said these words when my son was born..."I hope his generation does more to save this planet than mine did.",which to me implies that this problem has been around for way too long.My once dedicated country,the U.S.,has been taken over by a mindless spoiled brat who feels he and his millionaire buddies are for some reason above such tree hugging ideas.It is up to us,young and old,to get together,unite and work against the continued plastic accumulation that will someday be our demise.
@antoinearden2127
7 жыл бұрын
nice comment Carol, write on point!
@bikedawg
5 жыл бұрын
Just like CEO of Theranos.
@Hindu9054
5 жыл бұрын
Sea creatures will too get trapped in it
@amirhariri21
5 жыл бұрын
You're 23 now
@shadowseer92
9 жыл бұрын
Give that man a Nobel!
@johnsnow9307
5 жыл бұрын
Nah give it to Greta the sped actress
@Katz10.01
4 жыл бұрын
@Mansi Chandra by just screaming at politicians with no solution whatsoever
@charlesfuentes6809
4 жыл бұрын
I agree...thought the same thing first listening to him on JRE, Benny. He deserves it more than anyone today.
@matchaaulani
2 жыл бұрын
@@kaiwalyaghotkar832 vclimate change is real you literal weirdo wtf u mean " there are people who don't believe climate change isn't a hoax"
@OneUltimateWarrior
10 жыл бұрын
Proof that it takes one person to make a positive difference in the world!
@IeneMieneMutte10
9 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but I don't agree with you completely. Sure, a fantastic idea of Boyan! However, we'll never be able to clean our oceans 100 % as long as we (every single person on this planet) keep on consuming plastic in such high volumes as we do, continuously creating enormous amounts of new plastic trash that will end up in rivers, seas and oceans. "There is no technology to cure lack of human discipline". It doesn't take one person to make a positive difference, it takes all of us! ... Please do!
@amarynthia2990
5 жыл бұрын
A chain reaction
@Chrisdvc26
5 жыл бұрын
What positive difference has he made?
@tobias9790
4 жыл бұрын
Mb its actually theoceancleanup. com
@paxsmile
4 жыл бұрын
Now compare this wonderful young man with the best Greta
@anjeru_
9 жыл бұрын
"Only if we realize change is more important than money, money will come." Splendid!
@Drskopf
6 жыл бұрын
Best quote ever!!
@Zazu1337
6 жыл бұрын
That sounds cool but not thinking about it is what brought us there. So making people (with much money) realize change is more important then money is nearly impossible.
@pushkarajpophalikar5841
5 жыл бұрын
Mark Angelo Gozon That was the most amazing thing he said!
@Hindu9054
5 жыл бұрын
Sea creatures will too get trapped in it
@lindalamoreaux769
4 жыл бұрын
I had already thought of this before reading/watching this video
@KathleenPickering
9 жыл бұрын
Thank you Boyan Slat!!! You are brave and brilliant. A true leader. Go, baby, Go!!
@zenawihagos9844
9 жыл бұрын
Kathleen Pickering isn't he amazing ?
@carolinabock2453
6 жыл бұрын
OH MY FREAKING GOD, WHY AM I JUST HEARING ABOUT THIS? IT’S FREAKING GENIUS! I’m so excited about this project! We need to be more proactive!
@sebastienbeheretche8225
3 жыл бұрын
Love to you , Carolina ! You Rock Where is the ocean clean up ? And the Global production of purely recycled plastics ? ( PLastiques ) ???? 2021 what's the Horizon of 2029 ?
@LordGreystoke
2 жыл бұрын
One of the few Ted speakers who actually has something to show that is concrete and measurable. He deserves a Nobel.
@aybee63
10 жыл бұрын
Boyan has nailed it!! People like him don't think about making money! They think about righting the wrongs the rest of humanity has helped create! Go Boyan, go!
@akikopage3703
3 жыл бұрын
What a impressive young lad! He is smart and has got such determination. Every one of us has to do something to recover a whole planet's health otherwise we're killing ourselves & the rest.
@leondxut
10 жыл бұрын
An absolutely BRILLIANT environmental rescue plan, deserving of serious consideration. The plastic pollution problem is just below radio active contamination in threats to our existence. Well done young man, well done! My suggestion now is to implement a funding method to finance this idea..
@rudyreisig2824
10 жыл бұрын
Thank you Boyan Slat for cleaning up the oceans from plastics worldwide. Hopefully mankind will change their attitude from now on all over this planet earth. And to my brother; thank you for sharing this amazing clip.
@chiefkakashi9810
3 жыл бұрын
this man deserves to actually get recognized...unfortunately the media doesn’t care unless you have “certain qualities”.
@KatieGlass
10 жыл бұрын
What an awesome idea - making cleaning the oceans profitable!
@Alan5862Munro
10 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately the science doesn't stack up. We need to stop using so much plastic and tackle the problem at source.
@love2belovedbyu
10 жыл бұрын
Alan Munro how negative are you??? WE also need to clean it up as soon as possible...and stop creating the problem...which is harder to do right now.
@etwothec
10 жыл бұрын
Alan Munro It's not negative, its naive and doesn't even address the problem this bright kid is trying to solve. Firstly, not using plastic is completely unrealistic in the foreseeable future. Secondly, even if we used less plastic it wouldn't clean up what's already in the ocean. Think.
@zeekthehammer269
10 жыл бұрын
etwothec i think we CAN stop using throw away plastics. we just need to enforce some re usable containers for food transport. maybe we have to switch back to glass but if we brought our food storage containers back to the grocery store then that would make a dent.
@MsNiklet
10 жыл бұрын
We need to stop using so many plastics AND we need to clean up the Oceans.
@istvanpuller7922
10 жыл бұрын
A simple, brilliant and even profitable method bringing more use to humanity than a herd of philosophers? That takes what I call a GENIUS. You have my respect, sir.
@therare18
9 жыл бұрын
OMG! Why didn't I come across this video before? A then 18 year old with an ambition as this?? Wow, seriously, wow!! Got no words to describe the extent of my admiration.
@janessatheearthangel5297
6 жыл бұрын
I am so proud of him and will seek to support his efforts in any way that I can!
@СофьяБочерова
7 ай бұрын
Boyan огромный молодец! Я поддерживаю его ценности и делаю все, что от меня зависит - хожу за покупками со своей сумкой, придерживаюсь принципов рационального потребления и разделяю отходы🙌🏼 From Russia with love❤️
@klasklasish
11 жыл бұрын
When I see there are kids like this one around, I love humanity a bit more.
@WHYi111
11 жыл бұрын
Wow! I found what he had to say so engrossing and inspiring that it didn't matter to me that he wasn't a polished speaker. I felt more a bit irritated that the audience seemed so unmoved by this young man who had the courage, genius and tenacity to tackle this huge, overwhelming problem. I also want to know how I could support him. Absolutely inspiring!
@ciaobella131
9 жыл бұрын
This is so incredible and brings me so much hope. So much love and respect to this guy
@MrsElv5
6 жыл бұрын
I truly admire Boyan's work and I absolutely can relate to his vision. I feel the need and I wanna say thank you!!! And also, I have a question, what people do with the plastic they draw out of the ocean? How you know that this plastic won't get in the ocean again?
@hang-sangitch
4 жыл бұрын
Please give this great human being all the funding and resources he needs RIGHT NOW!!!!
@charlesfuentes6809
4 жыл бұрын
We're cleaning this up! I'm starting w/waking my Community & Co-workers up.
@ColinProcter
6 жыл бұрын
The world needs more people like this lad. He's 23 now, of course...
@philallison1408
10 жыл бұрын
This is awesome. While there are many worthy causes, this is one I would not hesitate to contribute to. Please keep giving us hope for both our future generations and our world.
@madagreement
10 жыл бұрын
You fucking genius I love you. Make this happen!
@robbevanhoofstat5417
10 жыл бұрын
we can make it happen fund.theoceancleanup.com/
@SydBlue
9 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Thanks for saving the world and bringing hope back for the future.
@michaelandfonda
9 жыл бұрын
Love seeing young ones with great ideas.
@psyrmc
8 жыл бұрын
i am so happy to know he got supports from all over the world after this speech. so people do listen sometimes.
@shuaige3360
6 жыл бұрын
Great journey from this time to know? The ocean clean up ready to launch full scale. So looking forward in one year time to see the progress, the errors, the improvement... and things keep moving forward :)
@Maralyssa
10 жыл бұрын
Boyan, you are my new hero!!! I LOVE YOU!!!
@64jcl
10 жыл бұрын
Can it be crowdfunded? I'd support it in an instant!
@darthdiabeticOG
2 жыл бұрын
Well its been 7 years but you can donate to teamseas
@surfingcharlie
10 жыл бұрын
Kickstarter is now available in the Netherlands.. go for it!
@kielmeister
9 жыл бұрын
Amazing. You are a modern hero man. Thank you so much for your effort to clean up our mess.
@Stephen-eire
10 жыл бұрын
Great research and solution.
@josieflint4014
8 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely amazing.
@alitta
11 жыл бұрын
I don't know if it's been mentioned yet or not in the comments, but on his website, he has added a note at the bottom of the page stating "...articles have been published, claiming The Ocean Cleanup Array is a 'feasible method' of extracting plastic from the gyres....we are currently only at about 1/4th of completing our feasibility study." I imagine the feasibility study will look into a lot of the concerns regarding this project.
@StrifeXIII
11 жыл бұрын
THIS NEEDS FUNDING!!!
@Pigville2
10 жыл бұрын
Wait a minute.... you mean I'm NOT supposed to throw my plastic in the ocean!?
@TCWpower
10 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately even jokes like that prevent anything positive from coming about in its fullest.
@Pigville2
10 жыл бұрын
Lighten up bro
@donwill575420
10 жыл бұрын
Pigville I think the point is, its a serious matter, and If people just dismiss it (as light hearted as your comment was) nothing will ever be done/change. Its peoples attitudes that need to change first...
@hayzz8
10 жыл бұрын
While I appreciate what you mean, I wish humor could help this situation.
@TCWpower
10 жыл бұрын
***** Being hypersensitive to the situation is not at all what I was implying. I was implying that making jokes out of serious situations, pollution in the ocean does not help and dulls the necessity for action.
@ninohyeah
8 жыл бұрын
Fantastic view!! It occurs to me one thing: What if we take this methob on not only "Cleaning the Ocean", but also on "Cleaning the Air" ? I'm not scientist,so I actually don't know "How to do it?" or "How do we start from?" But I know the climate problems such as "Carbon emission" or "PM 2.5 spreading",etc. Maybe we could do better to this planet by finding these solutions we'd never thought about. And the Ecological chain will be better!! Sincerely hope this article would be seen by someone who really cares, thank you.
@TheSuuzzzzzzzz
10 жыл бұрын
proud of my country atm
@Catsthatbark10
10 жыл бұрын
Do you live in the netherlands?
@TheSuuzzzzzzzz
10 жыл бұрын
yeah
@zacharyp32
10 жыл бұрын
The only one to be proud of, is him.
@TheSuuzzzzzzzz
10 жыл бұрын
yeah but most of the time dutch people don't really do shit but now there's finally a genius
@clarasm5943
7 жыл бұрын
Do you know Daan Roosegaarde? He's amazing and he's from your country too, you guys are great
@danabee3775
9 жыл бұрын
DEEP BOW !!! I was doing a study on marine debris and frankly I cried above the books and research and numbers I read and was thinking, is it even possible to track the debris, to clean it up somehow? NOAA was doing some research on this area having tracking devices locating the debris ... but THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE ! FANTASTIC JOB !!!! :-)
@jmw1500
10 жыл бұрын
It took him a few years to get to the point, but I am glad I watched.
@LauraNewton
10 жыл бұрын
WTG kiddo. I am so on board with this. Will be keeping an eye on this project, and supporting your every move.
@babaal78
11 жыл бұрын
Greatest idea ever, i think my self some times ago about that pollution problem, i have dream of self working collecting robots for that job, i even made some blueprints ideas of concepts. If you kickstrat this i will dump all my money in it !! do it Boyan, u've all my support !
@Luieburger
10 жыл бұрын
Put together a kickstarter for it, build one of these things, and give the profits to charity.
@robbevanhoofstat5417
10 жыл бұрын
this is his 'kickstarter' fund.theoceancleanup.com/
@Luieburger
10 жыл бұрын
***** Sure! Whatever floats your boat. Any positive outcome is nice.
@GetToDaChoppa-k5r
9 жыл бұрын
***** Exactly mate. The Planet needs our charity to help the environment, people and all living things.
@shoelessdeb
11 жыл бұрын
What an inspiration this guy is. Just awesome!
@highervibes1003
5 жыл бұрын
This is brilliant! Any further updates we can get about this?
@MultiFalkirk
8 жыл бұрын
Finally we have a leader Thankyou Boyan your an inspiration to the world
@GeFe21
4 жыл бұрын
Qué les pasa a esas 358 personas!!! Este joven es genial, gracias =)
@ghd351
10 жыл бұрын
At the end of your video you mentioned that the plastics could be sold back as raw material. I think that selling this back to companies that produce things made of plastic puts the oceans in the same position as you started with. Selectively selling back the raw plastic to materials companies might be a better solution- for instance plastic fencing, boards, or building materials which have a lower probability of being thrown out such as the other products made of plastic.
@SlothKing33
6 жыл бұрын
Holy basil is kid is incredible!!! Where do I sign up to get him an award?
@tomadobanana8183
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much !
@Sqiwamjon
10 жыл бұрын
another proof that there is always hope even for the biggest challenges !
@lisalippitz813
9 жыл бұрын
Wow! Get this kid funded and get him started on this project!
@loriwakefield1
Жыл бұрын
THANK YOU
@jimmyvandrunen5960
11 жыл бұрын
best speech i ever heard from a kid his age.be part of the solution or be keep silent!!
@michelparadis3523
9 жыл бұрын
how can anyone think this is not worth a try ! after all think of facebook idea, several years back nobody even thought it would be possible to link us all in a great web social and discussion forum
@anneleighsme6079
5 жыл бұрын
Imma use this for my school project on plastic in the ocean, thanks TED ED
@dylanwimer8755
5 жыл бұрын
Still seems like a dream to me. Wish he stated his sources or explained the research of where he’s getting his numbers.
@woody.982
2 жыл бұрын
I'm here 10 years later doing this as a school project!
@mawaariaanaaa1585
2 жыл бұрын
Same...
@romainrongead
10 жыл бұрын
If this solution is profitable, why not using it to fund other environmental challenges. Instead of giving the opportunity to big firms, and professional investors to own this technical solution, why not imagining that all interested persons could become cooperators, financially interested in the success of this action. This is an option to make of this ocean clean up operation an worldwide innovative sensitization campaign.
@realbirder
10 жыл бұрын
Tommy Wiseau did a ted talk?!
@Grunge_Cycling
9 жыл бұрын
Not the hero we wanted, but the hero we NEED!
@OlympischbriesjeNadaAverage
10 жыл бұрын
This young guy is smart enough to overcome any obstacles during his mission. Support him, let him pave the waves. Earth needs more of such persons instead of lunatics like justin bieber. But the people decide, until the tides take over.
@Optimistprime.
9 жыл бұрын
This is a great idea and I hope it will see the light of day someday. But I am with captain Moore ok this one. Only about half of the plastic in the oceans float. So it's great to get it off the surface but there will always be plastic in the oceans. I also think cutting way back on plastics, especially disposable plastics of all kinds is really the only way to truely stop this problem.
@工藤優輔-q1q
4 ай бұрын
I may know how serious this problem is for our humanity
@eefwouters5603
7 жыл бұрын
Even if there is not yet full proof of the result, even if the plan overall is not yet perfect, let the guys start (as they will!!) and learn along the way. And another reason: there's nothing wrong with believing! Let's start, 'today'!! 👍
@CottonBoxer
9 жыл бұрын
yeah saw this dude on FB so wanted to share a video for the FB family to think about. i love the way he thinks. he's like my son i never had imho.
@GijsHenselmans
11 жыл бұрын
How can you be this genius at 19 years old?
@thormann84
11 жыл бұрын
did you not watch the video? He definitely addresses that point and his whole speech is kinda wrapped around that theme...
@fernandatralala
11 жыл бұрын
How can someone dislike this video? It's so great!
@xxShagrath
9 жыл бұрын
Dear god i hope you get all of the funding you need to make this happen!
@janm2473
9 жыл бұрын
This is one smart young man..... As a retired teacher, I have thought about David Suzuki's mantra "Think globally, act locally"..... I believe what we need is to, globally, change our science programs from kindergarten up, to teach our children about sustainably living, growing and how to live without all the extraneous shite that is mass produced in Asia and other parts of our world. Don't we owe that to our next generation?
@ZaneT531
8 жыл бұрын
Totally mad respect to u . From India 🇮🇳
@kittennature
4 жыл бұрын
this is literally a roomba for the ocean
@HeartaQ
11 жыл бұрын
Just gotta admire this guy!
@tinakoehl2595
10 жыл бұрын
It looks promising, and is the best idea I've heard so far.
@nambnb
11 жыл бұрын
So how can I financially support this guy's project? I mean the plasticstuff has to go and his idea is t he best I've heard of so far.
@carolinaletelier7944
4 жыл бұрын
Tu trabajo es espectacular!!! Dios te bendiga
@carrotfarmer1552
10 жыл бұрын
But how does the machine work??? How does it filter the plastic from natural debris? Avoid bycatch? And what are the general mechanics behind it?
@CissiStarfish
11 жыл бұрын
I'm convinced. Let's do this.
@gotmilk2345
11 жыл бұрын
His "plan" is to anchor the manta ray platforms in the ocean floor. the problem with that is that the depth of the ocean at and around the 5 gyres is much deeper than what we can anchor things in. So that's a huge issue.
@BringYourFriends
10 жыл бұрын
This is awesome, hats off to you my friend :D
@SooziinCa
8 жыл бұрын
In the 60's/70's, the phrase "How plastic" was coined. Meaning that a person or something was fake or bad.........Hmmmm, little did we know how bad.
@gabijagorobecaite8037
5 жыл бұрын
Great job, awesome thoughts! Boyan Slat, have your plans about those platforms became a reality or remained just in beautiful fantasies?
@halsmypal
11 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a good idea. Let's get started with this!
@busybody1474
8 жыл бұрын
It's hard to clean up pollution once it has occurred, so the best plan is prevention. Several big-picture changes must take place to keep industry in check and encourage sustainable practices: Stricter government regulations on industry and manufacturing Renewable energy sources so off-shore drilling no longer needed Limit agricultural pesticides Proper sewage treatment Cut down on waste and contain landfills
@daddyrabbit835
5 жыл бұрын
7:18 That is a Great Lake's freighter.
@porteauloin
10 жыл бұрын
1 million view and Ho WAit !! Only 3209 people who follow the project on twitter, Follow and participate , Go ahead people, let's make it happen !! #faithinhumanityrestored
@ahmadhuseynli2073
10 жыл бұрын
how does the project called to follow in facebook and twitter ?
@Matthib123
10 жыл бұрын
+73k on Facebook, which isn't bad facebook.com/TheOceanCleanup?fref=ts
@supersilverdoll
9 жыл бұрын
I was also 18 at that time. I couldn't believe I just saw this now.
@Abaybayboi
10 жыл бұрын
So how do we help get this rolling? What's the steps needed to get this done.
@hipsnhaws
9 жыл бұрын
Brilliant innovation and much needed but how do these clean up nets avoid catching fish too? I just watched this again and he mentions plankton separation but did I miss something about the larger marine life being taken into account?
@AllenSimansMusic
9 жыл бұрын
azalea yes he does mention it, at 7:40
@paulreid4700
9 жыл бұрын
Seriously, who the fuck can give this a thumbs down. Republicans maybe?
@1974spr
9 жыл бұрын
I'm a Republican, if your talking politics then corrupt garbage would vote this down. But if it's principles and ideals, then you would vote this up. Who doesn't want to clean the planet up for our children's children's children? We made it a mess, let's all help to clean this up.
@Flawdaboi239
9 жыл бұрын
paul reid Typical liberal trying to take childish cheapshots.
@Maxwaehrens
9 жыл бұрын
1974spr It's a shame that ideologies are dead in pretty much every point of today's politics around the world.
@shaylacovington8078
9 жыл бұрын
paul reid eh, only 164 to 15 thousand.. those 164 can go sit in their bubbles some more XD
@ludisplic0
9 жыл бұрын
paul reid I never give thumb down...but for me as ocean engineer this is just a good joke...how in the world this device can survive 6+ meter ocean waves? how would you unload collected plastic (we are talking about tons of plastic in the ocean not a few hundred kilos) ...if you don' t unload this device would gain so much weight that it would be unable to even move... also after 2 years of exploitation there will be a few tons of living spices on device wich reflects on the same way...and just remember we are talking about open ocean in that environment is really hard to maintain this type of device. no doubt this is a great idea for closed seas...but...but...lot of buts :/
@marissatamayo3699
11 жыл бұрын
If your idea is supported by the University of Delft, I think that it has to be a strong project likely to be taken in practice...
@LauraPMBM
9 жыл бұрын
Expliquem-me porque é que esta ideia não faz eco na cabeça dos responsáveis. E se, na realidade, é exequível, porque é que ninguém investe nela?
@latin95
10 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!!! hope this will get the founds it needs asap
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