A surprising shoelace discovery

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I'm used to thinking of the TED audience

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as a wonderful collection of some of the

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most effective, intelligent,

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intellectual,

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um, savvy, worldly, and innovative

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people in the world. And I think that's

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true. However, I also have reason to

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believe that many, if not most of you

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are actually tying your shoes

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incorrectly. Now, now I I know that

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seems ludicrous. I know that seems

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ludicrous. And believe me, I I lived the

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same sad life until about three years

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ago. Uh, and what happened to me was I

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bought what what was for me a very

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expensive pair of shoes, but those shoes

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came with round nylon laces and I

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couldn't keep them tied. So, I went back

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to the store and said to the owner, "I

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love the shoes, but I hate the laces."