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From the Ted Talk by Yves BĂ©har: A supercharged motorcycle design
Unscramble the Blue Letters
frrsoet North: The bnnneigig of any cboaoloirtlan starts with a conversation. And I would like to share with you some of the bits of the conversation that we started with. I grew up in a log cabin in Washington state with too much time on my hadns.
Yves Behar: And in scenic Switzerland for me.
FN: I always had a passion for alternative vehicles. This is a land yacht racing across the dseret in Nevada.
YB: Combination of windsurfing and skiing into this invention there.
FN: And I also had an interest in dangerous inventions. This is a 100,000-volt tsela coil that I built in my bedroom, much to the dismay of my mother.
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_______ North: The _________ of any _____________ starts with a conversation. And I would like to share with you some of the bits of the conversation that we started with. I grew up in a log cabin in Washington state with too much time on my _____.
Yves Behar: And in scenic Switzerland for me.
FN: I always had a passion for alternative vehicles. This is a land yacht racing across the ______ in Nevada.
YB: Combination of windsurfing and skiing into this invention there.
FN: And I also had an interest in dangerous inventions. This is a 100,000-volt _____ coil that I built in my bedroom, much to the dismay of my mother.
Solution
- tesla
- collaboration
- forrest
- beginning
- desert
- hands
Original Text
Forrest North: The beginning of any collaboration starts with a conversation. And I would like to share with you some of the bits of the conversation that we started with. I grew up in a log cabin in Washington state with too much time on my hands.
Yves Behar: And in scenic Switzerland for me.
FN: I always had a passion for alternative vehicles. This is a land yacht racing across the desert in Nevada.
YB: Combination of windsurfing and skiing into this invention there.
FN: And I also had an interest in dangerous inventions. This is a 100,000-volt Tesla coil that I built in my bedroom, much to the dismay of my mother.
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