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Plastic Sucker 1.0 | Tyler Lemieux | TEDxKids@ElCajon


once when I was younger I was looking up

once when I was younger I was looking up pictures of the ocean to put his

pictures of the ocean to put his

pictures of the ocean to put his background for my Kindle then I came

background for my Kindle then I came

background for my Kindle then I came across these these pictures really

across these these pictures really

across these these pictures really scared me I didn’t know that this

scared me I didn’t know that this

scared me I didn’t know that this happened I thought people respected the

happened I thought people respected the

happened I thought people respected the beaches and oceans but apparently they

beaches and oceans but apparently they

beaches and oceans but apparently they didn’t I did some more research and

didn’t I did some more research and

didn’t I did some more research and found that by 2050 there will be more

found that by 2050 there will be more

found that by 2050 there will be more plastic in the oceans and fish by weight

plastic in the oceans and fish by weight

plastic in the oceans and fish by weight in just two minutes over 32,000 fill

in just two minutes over 32,000 fill

in just two minutes over 32,000 fill grams of plastic enter the ocean crazy

grams of plastic enter the ocean crazy

grams of plastic enter the ocean crazy right the reasons garbage and litter

right the reasons garbage and litter

right the reasons garbage and litter when you throw something in the trash it

when you throw something in the trash it

when you throw something in the trash it gets picked up by a garbage company

gets picked up by a garbage company

gets picked up by a garbage company right well some places in the world keep

right well some places in the world keep

right well some places in the world keep their trash in landfills and others dump

their trash in landfills and others dump

their trash in landfills and others dump it all in the ocean when you litter you

it all in the ocean when you litter you

it all in the ocean when you litter you don’t throw your trash in the can it

don’t throw your trash in the can it

don’t throw your trash in the can it ends up on the ground and if not eaten

ends up on the ground and if not eaten

ends up on the ground and if not eaten by animals the trash usually get into

by animals the trash usually get into

by animals the trash usually get into the storm drain we all know where storm

the storm drain we all know where storm

the storm drain we all know where storm drains go to the ocean what’s bad about

drains go to the ocean what’s bad about

drains go to the ocean what’s bad about plastic in the ocean you ask everything

plastic in the ocean you ask everything

plastic in the ocean you ask everything plastic could and usually does get

plastic could and usually does get

plastic could and usually does get mistaken for food by fish so they eat it

mistaken for food by fish so they eat it

mistaken for food by fish so they eat it but plastic attracts toxins so if a fish

but plastic attracts toxins so if a fish

but plastic attracts toxins so if a fish eats a piece of plastic that’s been

eats a piece of plastic that’s been

eats a piece of plastic that’s been sitting in the ocean for a while it

sitting in the ocean for a while it

sitting in the ocean for a while it probably already would have attracted

probably already would have attracted

probably already would have attracted toxins dumped into the ocean such as

toxins dumped into the ocean such as

toxins dumped into the ocean such as sunscreen pesticides and everything in

sunscreen pesticides and everything in

sunscreen pesticides and everything in between

between

between this is what happens when a sea creature

this is what happens when a sea creature

this is what happens when a sea creature collides with a piece of plastic

if plastic stays in the ocean for too

if plastic stays in the ocean for too long breaks down into what is called

long breaks down into what is called

long breaks down into what is called micro plastic thing with micro plastic

micro plastic thing with micro plastic

micro plastic thing with micro plastic is that it’s one millionth of a meter

is that it’s one millionth of a meter

is that it’s one millionth of a meter which means it could pass through a

which means it could pass through a

which means it could pass through a fish’s body tissue so even if the fish

fish’s body tissue so even if the fish

fish’s body tissue so even if the fish doesn’t eat it it could still get into

doesn’t eat it it could still get into

doesn’t eat it it could still get into its body think about the implications of

its body think about the implications of

its body think about the implications of that and people need fish to imagine

that and people need fish to imagine

that and people need fish to imagine going to a fresh seafood place and

going to a fresh seafood place and

going to a fresh seafood place and eating a toxic fish this needs to stop

eating a toxic fish this needs to stop

eating a toxic fish this needs to stop need to do something about it and

need to do something about it and

need to do something about it and plastic doesn’t biodegrade biota Gration

plastic doesn’t biodegrade biota Gration

plastic doesn’t biodegrade biota Gration is when something fades away into

is when something fades away into

is when something fades away into nothingness trash biodegrades that’s why

nothingness trash biodegrades that’s why

nothingness trash biodegrades that’s why we keep it in landfills it’ll just fade

we keep it in landfills it’ll just fade

we keep it in landfills it’ll just fade away over time but plastic is different

away over time but plastic is different

away over time but plastic is different plastic will stay forever I’ve chosen to

plastic will stay forever I’ve chosen to

plastic will stay forever I’ve chosen to take an engineering approach to this

take an engineering approach to this

take an engineering approach to this problem I’ve built a prototype of the

problem I’ve built a prototype of the

problem I’ve built a prototype of the machine I’m going to engineer in the

machine I’m going to engineer in the

machine I’m going to engineer in the future it’s a siphon hose inside a

future it’s a siphon hose inside a

future it’s a siphon hose inside a container with a handle siphon just

container with a handle siphon just

container with a handle siphon just means it can suck up liquids if you were

means it can suck up liquids if you were

means it can suck up liquids if you were wondering the sucking in was sucked in

wondering the sucking in was sucked in

wondering the sucking in was sucked in oil in plastic well the other end was

oil in plastic well the other end was

oil in plastic well the other end was spewing to whatever container you want

spewing to whatever container you want

spewing to whatever container you want the part that will attract the oil in

the part that will attract the oil in

the part that will attract the oil in plastic is a chemical or compound I have

plastic is a chemical or compound I have

plastic is a chemical or compound I have not yet invented this chemical will be

not yet invented this chemical will be

not yet invented this chemical will be able to attract oil being able to

able to attract oil being able to

able to attract oil being able to attract oil means that it will attract

attract oil means that it will attract

attract oil means that it will attract plastic – this works because plastic is

plastic – this works because plastic is

plastic – this works because plastic is an oil-based product which means it’s

an oil-based product which means it’s

an oil-based product which means it’s made from oil

made from oil

made from oil so it’ll attract boat this is it we

so it’ll attract boat this is it we

so it’ll attract boat this is it we finished this will be something that can

finished this will be something that can

finished this will be something that can be used at the shores or in the middle

be used at the shores or in the middle

be used at the shores or in the middle of the ocean it will be given people who

of the ocean it will be given people who

of the ocean it will be given people who live near the beaches and people who

live near the beaches and people who

live near the beaches and people who just want to help this is something I’m

just want to help this is something I’m

just want to help this is something I’m working hard to do and I even have a

working hard to do and I even have a

working hard to do and I even have a GoFundMe campaign if you don’t know what

GoFundMe campaign if you don’t know what

GoFundMe campaign if you don’t know what GoFundMe is

GoFundMe is

GoFundMe is it’s a site where you could raise money

it’s a site where you could raise money

it’s a site where you could raise money for a certain cause just search up

for a certain cause just search up

for a certain cause just search up GoFundMe on Google and then within the

GoFundMe on Google and then within the

GoFundMe on Google and then within the site search up no trash ocean group and

site search up no trash ocean group and

site search up no trash ocean group and yes I am part of a group want to help me

yes I am part of a group want to help me

yes I am part of a group want to help me get started you can start by recycling

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