:56:01
And one of the problems
that we run into in this crusade
:56:06
is starvation in the Third World.
:56:08
You may recognize that symbol
from those green bins you see...
:56:11
where cans, bottles, blah, blah.
:56:13
The kind of recycling I'm talking about
that we have developed at the WTO
:56:17
is...not-not really
this irrelevant kind of recycling
:56:22
where the target-
individual consumers like you and me
:56:25
or of non-edible industrial products-
is such a tiny part of the problem.
:56:30
Rather, we're talking about really
recycling what counts where it counts.
:56:35
To begin to understand
the theory behind this,
:56:38
you must first realize that the human body
is not really very efficient.
:56:41
When ingesting heavy foods,
only about 20% of the nutrients
:56:46
are absorbed
by the alimentary passageway
:56:48
while the other 80% finds itself
expelled in post-consumer byproducts.
:56:52
Already 20 years ago,
:56:54
NASA scientists began
to tap into this nutritional gold mine
:56:57
by developing filters that could
transform their astronauts' waste
:57:01
into healthy, hygienic,
and even delicious food once again.
:57:05
With the use of this technology,
:57:07
a single hamburger, for example,
can be eaten more than ten times,
:57:10
providing a cumulative total
of three times the nutritional value
:57:15
of the original fresh hamburger.
:57:17
Now, again, a certain amount
of cultural openness is required
:57:21
as we investigate solutions.
:57:24
And I'd love to take any questions.
:57:26
Yes, you've been...
:57:27
Coming from a Third World country,
:57:29
I found most of what you said
pretty offensive.
:57:33
It's as if everyone is equal,
but some are more equal than others.
:57:37
And...who is to say
:57:39
whether people in the Third World
want a burger?
:57:42
You know, I, in my heart,
sometimes find it to agree
:57:45
that cultures deserve
an equal consideration
:57:49
perhaps to develop on their own terms,
:57:51
but we're different.
:57:52
We're culturally different.
We're rich, they're poor.
:57:55
This is the most humane solution
we can come up with
:57:57
that stays within the market logic.
:57:59
If it's all right, I could answer
a portion of that question, as well.