1 00:00:05,972 --> 00:00:09,008 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:10,377 --> 00:00:11,911 John Wilson: Hey, New York. 3 00:00:13,947 --> 00:00:15,882 Every time I throw something out, 4 00:00:15,949 --> 00:00:18,451 It feels like I'm getting away with something. 5 00:00:19,719 --> 00:00:21,755 On Tuesday and Friday every week, 6 00:00:21,821 --> 00:00:24,591 all the evidence of my shameful lifestyle 7 00:00:24,657 --> 00:00:26,593 is removed without any question. 8 00:00:26,659 --> 00:00:29,195 And I never have to think about it ever again. 9 00:00:30,830 --> 00:00:32,565 It's amazing to think that it's this easy 10 00:00:32,632 --> 00:00:34,834 to get rid of something. 11 00:00:34,901 --> 00:00:36,236 But there's always going to be some stuff 12 00:00:36,302 --> 00:00:38,838 that you're never quite sure how to throw away. 13 00:00:40,340 --> 00:00:42,475 I have a big box of used batteries 14 00:00:42,542 --> 00:00:45,678 that I keep in my apartment. (clears throat) 15 00:00:45,745 --> 00:00:48,615 They're, uh-- I think they're all dead, 16 00:00:48,681 --> 00:00:50,784 but I'm afraid to throw them into the normal trash 17 00:00:50,850 --> 00:00:53,353 for reasons I don't quite understand. 18 00:00:54,587 --> 00:00:56,222 I thought I was the only one, 19 00:00:56,289 --> 00:00:58,658 but when I-- but when I talked to my neighbors, 20 00:00:58,725 --> 00:01:00,660 it seems like they had the same problem as me. 21 00:01:00,727 --> 00:01:04,497 -This is my bag for... -(bag crinkling) 22 00:01:04,564 --> 00:01:06,733 things like that, I guess. 23 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:08,768 Wilson: What else is in there? 24 00:01:08,835 --> 00:01:10,637 I don't know what to do with them, either. 25 00:01:10,703 --> 00:01:12,972 You're stuck with them, and then they dry up, 26 00:01:13,039 --> 00:01:15,108 and you can't use them at all. 27 00:01:15,175 --> 00:01:17,076 Wilson: There seemed to be a lot of mixed messaging 28 00:01:17,143 --> 00:01:19,612 about how to get rid of stuff like this and, 29 00:01:19,679 --> 00:01:22,949 and that causes some people to hold on to things indefinitely. 30 00:01:23,016 --> 00:01:25,985 And so if I just put it out in the trash, 31 00:01:26,052 --> 00:01:28,988 I feel like I'm not being a good citizen. 32 00:01:29,055 --> 00:01:30,723 I really do. 33 00:01:30,790 --> 00:01:33,193 Wilson: Disposing of things correctly can make you feel 34 00:01:33,259 --> 00:01:35,829 like you're doing the Lord's work. 35 00:01:35,895 --> 00:01:39,732 So instead of holding onto this stuff longer than you have to, 36 00:01:39,799 --> 00:01:41,801 stick with me, and I'll show you 37 00:01:41,868 --> 00:01:43,636 how to get your life in order 38 00:01:43,703 --> 00:01:45,638 and finally figure out the right way 39 00:01:45,705 --> 00:01:48,241 to get rid of all your batteries. 40 00:01:49,108 --> 00:01:50,143 (clears throat) 41 00:01:53,246 --> 00:01:55,215 The first place you should try is the 42 00:01:55,281 --> 00:01:58,651 hazardous waste drop-off site that the city has set up 43 00:01:58,718 --> 00:02:02,255 right under the Manhattan Bridge on the Lower East Side. 44 00:02:02,322 --> 00:02:04,524 But when you get there, it seems like 45 00:02:04,591 --> 00:02:06,359 it's temporarily closed, 46 00:02:06,426 --> 00:02:08,328 and they don't give any indication 47 00:02:08,394 --> 00:02:10,730 as to when it's going to reopen. 48 00:02:10,797 --> 00:02:14,534 So, you're gonna have to figure something else out. 49 00:02:14,601 --> 00:02:15,802 ♪ ♪ 50 00:02:15,869 --> 00:02:18,004 Thankfully, when you're walking around your neighborhood, 51 00:02:18,071 --> 00:02:19,405 you actually stumble across, 52 00:02:19,472 --> 00:02:22,141 uh, an electronic waste event, 53 00:02:22,208 --> 00:02:24,911 where you're supposed to throw out stuff like this. 54 00:02:24,978 --> 00:02:28,915 But when you ask them if they can, uh, take your batteries, 55 00:02:28,982 --> 00:02:31,384 uh, you get some disappointing news. 56 00:02:34,487 --> 00:02:35,955 -Wilson: You don't take batteries? -No. 57 00:02:36,022 --> 00:02:37,991 So, we used to have a warehouse in Brooklyn, 58 00:02:38,057 --> 00:02:40,026 and then the landlord raised the rent. 59 00:02:40,093 --> 00:02:43,062 And so now, if you look behind you, we've got a truck there. 60 00:02:43,129 --> 00:02:44,898 Wilson: So, where would I throw out my batteries? 61 00:02:44,964 --> 00:02:47,467 Best Buy, Staples, Home Depot, 62 00:02:47,534 --> 00:02:48,968 Lowe's, or IKEA will take them. 63 00:02:49,035 --> 00:02:50,737 -Wilson: Oh, really? -Yeah. 64 00:02:50,803 --> 00:02:54,440 Wilson: So, take your batteries down to the subway station 65 00:02:54,507 --> 00:02:57,110 and bring them all the way to the place 66 00:02:57,176 --> 00:02:59,145 he was talking about. 67 00:02:59,212 --> 00:03:02,682 The first place, uh, didn't, um... 68 00:03:02,749 --> 00:03:05,451 it didn't seem open right now. So, 69 00:03:05,518 --> 00:03:09,289 get back on the subway and take your batteries 70 00:03:09,355 --> 00:03:12,058 all the way to the next place that he mentioned. 71 00:03:13,159 --> 00:03:14,494 But when you get in there, 72 00:03:14,561 --> 00:03:16,763 you have a tough time finding the receptacle 73 00:03:16,829 --> 00:03:18,331 that he was talking about. 74 00:03:18,398 --> 00:03:21,000 And you have an even harder time, 75 00:03:21,067 --> 00:03:22,602 uh, finding an employee. 76 00:03:22,669 --> 00:03:24,103 Excuse me, do you work here? 77 00:03:24,170 --> 00:03:25,805 -No. -Wilson: Oh, sorry. 78 00:03:25,872 --> 00:03:27,473 -You don't work here, do you? -No, I don't. 79 00:03:27,540 --> 00:03:29,976 -Wilson: Okay. It's the orange shirt. -(laughs) 80 00:03:30,043 --> 00:03:32,445 And after searching for a while, 81 00:03:32,512 --> 00:03:35,315 you start to wonder why they make this so hard. 82 00:03:35,381 --> 00:03:36,749 ♪ ♪ 83 00:03:36,816 --> 00:03:38,051 If you're gonna be buying batteries 84 00:03:38,117 --> 00:03:39,586 for the rest of your life, 85 00:03:39,652 --> 00:03:41,154 are you going to have to come back 86 00:03:41,220 --> 00:03:43,289 to this godforsaken place 87 00:03:43,356 --> 00:03:45,892 every sing-- every time your box fills up? 88 00:03:47,193 --> 00:03:49,562 And you wish you could just get rid of these 89 00:03:49,629 --> 00:03:52,565 the same way that you do everything else. 90 00:03:52,632 --> 00:03:54,834 But, for some reason, 91 00:03:54,901 --> 00:03:57,437 that's not an option. 92 00:03:57,503 --> 00:04:00,306 Even if you were to recycle these things, 93 00:04:00,373 --> 00:04:03,142 you're not even sure if that would make you feel better. 94 00:04:04,310 --> 00:04:06,212 You separate all your cans and stuff 95 00:04:06,279 --> 00:04:09,382 from the normal garbage, but 96 00:04:09,449 --> 00:04:11,951 you read somewhere that only 9% of plastic 97 00:04:12,018 --> 00:04:14,387 is actually recycled. 98 00:04:15,722 --> 00:04:17,690 And no matter how environmentally conscious 99 00:04:17,757 --> 00:04:19,292 you think you're being, 100 00:04:19,359 --> 00:04:21,794 it feels like it's just an illusion 101 00:04:21,861 --> 00:04:24,530 to ease your conscience. 102 00:04:24,597 --> 00:04:26,633 ♪ ♪ 103 00:04:26,699 --> 00:04:29,035 Maybe it's just part of human nature 104 00:04:29,102 --> 00:04:30,770 to hope that something 105 00:04:30,837 --> 00:04:32,505 can take on another life 106 00:04:32,572 --> 00:04:34,907 and return in a different form. 107 00:04:34,974 --> 00:04:38,911 One thing that we see in reincarnation cases 108 00:04:38,978 --> 00:04:41,981 is we're basically the same person 109 00:04:42,048 --> 00:04:43,950 from lifetime to lifetime. 110 00:04:44,017 --> 00:04:48,187 The soul projects a hologram, 111 00:04:48,254 --> 00:04:51,124 if you will, into the developing fetus, 112 00:04:51,190 --> 00:04:54,961 which results in the facial features 113 00:04:55,028 --> 00:04:57,830 being similar from lifetime to lifetime. 114 00:04:57,897 --> 00:05:01,100 Uh... Mark Zuckerberg 115 00:05:01,167 --> 00:05:04,937 was an early data programmer 116 00:05:05,004 --> 00:05:07,173 for the US Census. 117 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:11,444 Uh, Jay Leno is the reincarnation of Moliere. 118 00:05:11,511 --> 00:05:14,213 Michael Jackson, at age 10, 119 00:05:14,280 --> 00:05:16,416 was recruited into 120 00:05:16,482 --> 00:05:18,918 this children's army 121 00:05:18,985 --> 00:05:20,820 and was killed. 122 00:05:20,887 --> 00:05:23,756 The resemblance is very striking. 123 00:05:23,823 --> 00:05:27,226 You know, the mouth and the chin are pretty much the same. 124 00:05:27,293 --> 00:05:29,262 -Wilson: Is that you? -Reincarnation Man: Yep. 125 00:05:29,328 --> 00:05:31,297 -A few years back. (laughs) -Wilson: You're saying 126 00:05:31,364 --> 00:05:33,633 you were the second President of the United States? 127 00:05:33,700 --> 00:05:35,468 Reincarnation Man: Correct. 128 00:05:35,535 --> 00:05:37,670 I met a woman, 129 00:05:37,737 --> 00:05:41,407 and within six months, we were married. 130 00:05:42,108 --> 00:05:44,577 And it turned out that 131 00:05:44,644 --> 00:05:46,512 she was my son 132 00:05:46,579 --> 00:05:48,648 in the Adams lifetime. 133 00:05:48,715 --> 00:05:51,250 Wilson: Wait, your wife was your-- the reincarnation 134 00:05:51,317 --> 00:05:54,454 -of your, John Adams' son? -Yes. 135 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,556 Wilson: Is that, is that incest? 136 00:05:57,623 --> 00:06:00,660 Well, it's not incest because... 137 00:06:00,727 --> 00:06:02,428 they're different lifetimes. 138 00:06:02,495 --> 00:06:03,896 -Wilson: Oh, okay. -Yeah. 139 00:06:03,963 --> 00:06:06,599 ♪ ♪ 140 00:06:06,666 --> 00:06:09,235 Wilson: When New Yorkers aren't sure how to dispose of something, 141 00:06:09,302 --> 00:06:12,305 it usually ends up on the sidewalk. 142 00:06:12,371 --> 00:06:14,540 They often place it somewhere conspicuous 143 00:06:14,607 --> 00:06:17,009 in the hopes that sanitation employees 144 00:06:17,076 --> 00:06:19,112 will remove it because it's in the way. 145 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:22,181 And law enforcement is 146 00:06:22,248 --> 00:06:24,450 absolutely powerless to stop it. 147 00:06:24,517 --> 00:06:25,651 (inaudible) 148 00:06:25,718 --> 00:06:27,854 There's a safe that's been on the sidewalk 149 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,323 near my apartment for a long time, 150 00:06:30,389 --> 00:06:32,358 and I have no idea how it got there. 151 00:06:32,425 --> 00:06:34,026 Do you know what's up with this safe? 152 00:06:35,061 --> 00:06:36,229 Oh, okay. 153 00:06:37,463 --> 00:06:39,365 It seems extremely hard to move, 154 00:06:39,432 --> 00:06:41,968 and no matter how many 155 00:06:42,034 --> 00:06:44,070 of my favorite combinations I try, 156 00:06:44,137 --> 00:06:47,540 I can't seem to get inside. 157 00:06:47,607 --> 00:06:49,142 ♪ ♪ 158 00:06:49,208 --> 00:06:52,178 City garbage cans are also filled with objects 159 00:06:52,245 --> 00:06:54,514 that people aren't sure how to throw out. 160 00:06:54,580 --> 00:06:56,883 But if you put the wrong stuff in there, 161 00:06:56,949 --> 00:07:00,019 it can seriously damage the people that collect it. 162 00:07:00,086 --> 00:07:01,687 -How you doing, man? Morning. -Morning. 163 00:07:01,754 --> 00:07:04,123 People throw out steak knives 164 00:07:04,190 --> 00:07:07,093 in garbage bags. Needles. 165 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:08,694 That's the worst part. 166 00:07:08,761 --> 00:07:11,130 You pick up a bag, and when it swings back... 167 00:07:11,197 --> 00:07:13,266 There was stitches. 168 00:07:13,332 --> 00:07:15,601 I cut the inside of my leg, 169 00:07:15,668 --> 00:07:17,703 and I think somewhere else. Three times, 170 00:07:17,770 --> 00:07:20,373 -I wind up having to get stitches on my leg. -Wilson: Damn! 171 00:07:22,175 --> 00:07:24,210 Oh, look, look. Look! Here. 172 00:07:25,278 --> 00:07:26,813 -Wilson: What's that? -Open it. 173 00:07:28,915 --> 00:07:31,951 -Wilson: Oh, shit. -A guy in a garage down the street 174 00:07:32,819 --> 00:07:34,453 had one of these explode on him, 175 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:36,656 and he was in the hospital for about... 176 00:07:36,722 --> 00:07:38,324 -What'd you say, about a month? -Yeah. 177 00:07:38,391 --> 00:07:39,826 For about a month. 178 00:07:39,892 --> 00:07:42,028 -(whirring) -(pop) 179 00:07:42,094 --> 00:07:43,963 There we go. Now, if that was that tank, 180 00:07:44,030 --> 00:07:46,332 it's exploding on us. 181 00:07:46,399 --> 00:07:48,367 Know what you're throwing out, do your work. 182 00:07:48,434 --> 00:07:51,704 If you're not sure, call 3-1-1. 183 00:07:51,771 --> 00:07:54,340 Wilson: It seems like if you throw out something you shouldn't, 184 00:07:54,407 --> 00:07:57,710 they have to call in a special waste department to handle it. 185 00:07:57,777 --> 00:07:59,545 And if you're sloppy, 186 00:07:59,612 --> 00:08:01,647 it could even go on your permanent record. 187 00:08:01,714 --> 00:08:03,316 Hazmat Worker: Nine out of 10 times, we will locate 188 00:08:03,382 --> 00:08:04,917 the individual that deposited it, 189 00:08:04,984 --> 00:08:07,854 and if they're found in violation, we'll issue a violation. 190 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:09,388 It could potentially go criminal, 191 00:08:09,455 --> 00:08:12,425 -especially if someone's severely injured. -Wilson: Wow. 192 00:08:13,292 --> 00:08:15,995 Once they took the tank away, 193 00:08:16,062 --> 00:08:18,097 you got to talking with them a bit more, 194 00:08:18,164 --> 00:08:20,399 and you asked if you could come see 195 00:08:20,466 --> 00:08:23,102 how the Department of Sanitation works. 196 00:08:23,169 --> 00:08:24,604 And they actually said yeah. 197 00:08:24,670 --> 00:08:26,138 ♪ ♪ 198 00:08:26,205 --> 00:08:29,642 Everyone's garbage is brought back to this facility 199 00:08:29,709 --> 00:08:33,446 and dumped into a big, stinky pit by the dump trucks. 200 00:08:35,014 --> 00:08:36,949 And they have photos of dangerous objects 201 00:08:37,016 --> 00:08:38,384 that they'll show you. 202 00:08:38,451 --> 00:08:41,487 This is the remnants of an oxygen tank that exploded. 203 00:08:41,554 --> 00:08:43,956 Shut down a two-block radius in Manhattan. 204 00:08:44,023 --> 00:08:45,391 You can see there's some syringes. 205 00:08:45,458 --> 00:08:48,728 You have some acid, poison, arsenic. 206 00:08:48,794 --> 00:08:52,498 Just a simple photograph of our offices. 207 00:08:52,565 --> 00:08:56,302 Wilson: Then they let you go to the recycling facility next door, 208 00:08:56,369 --> 00:08:59,472 where they have people separating things by hand. 209 00:08:59,538 --> 00:09:01,774 And they take a second to tell you how dangerous it is 210 00:09:01,841 --> 00:09:04,277 to have batteries mixed in with the recycling. 211 00:09:04,343 --> 00:09:06,879 So, musical greeting cards, for example, um, 212 00:09:06,946 --> 00:09:09,115 you don't think about it, but there's a battery in there. 213 00:09:09,181 --> 00:09:11,884 And there is actually a fire in New Jersey, 214 00:09:11,951 --> 00:09:13,619 there's a paper recycling facility, 215 00:09:13,686 --> 00:09:16,255 and the entire facility burned to the ground. 216 00:09:16,322 --> 00:09:18,257 So, here's an example of a battery. 217 00:09:18,324 --> 00:09:20,726 This is an e-bike battery. It came into our facility. 218 00:09:20,793 --> 00:09:22,895 We didn't actually ask for this, 219 00:09:22,962 --> 00:09:24,664 but someone thought they should be recycled. 220 00:09:24,730 --> 00:09:26,132 And it could create a smoldering condition, 221 00:09:26,198 --> 00:09:27,833 and it's hugely dangerous. 222 00:09:27,900 --> 00:09:29,468 -We're good! -Worker: Alright, no problem. 223 00:09:31,637 --> 00:09:32,972 Wilson: Um... 224 00:09:33,039 --> 00:09:36,442 The tour was really eye-opening, and you didn't realize 225 00:09:36,509 --> 00:09:38,711 that such a gentle household object 226 00:09:38,778 --> 00:09:42,281 could be responsible for so much devastation. 227 00:09:42,348 --> 00:09:45,351 (dogs barking "Happy Birthday") 228 00:09:47,787 --> 00:09:50,556 When you look on YouTube, you see that there's actually a guy 229 00:09:50,623 --> 00:09:52,491 who's dedicated his entire life 230 00:09:52,558 --> 00:09:55,227 to warning people about stuff like this. 231 00:09:55,294 --> 00:09:57,596 This chainsaw may unexpectedly start 232 00:09:57,663 --> 00:09:59,332 without pressing the power switch 233 00:09:59,398 --> 00:10:02,501 when the extension cord adapter is connected upside down. 234 00:10:02,568 --> 00:10:05,104 These pastries may contain mold. 235 00:10:05,171 --> 00:10:08,307 If you bought the carrots, don't consume them, but destroy them. 236 00:10:08,374 --> 00:10:11,277 These garments failed to meet federal flammability standards 237 00:10:11,344 --> 00:10:12,545 for children's sleepwear, 238 00:10:12,611 --> 00:10:15,982 and they create a risk for childhood burn injuries. 239 00:10:16,048 --> 00:10:18,617 Do not permit your child to wear these nightgowns. 240 00:10:18,684 --> 00:10:22,521 Contact La Paloma and arrange a refund. 241 00:10:22,588 --> 00:10:23,856 Wilson: Nightgowns are flammable? 242 00:10:23,923 --> 00:10:27,193 Yep. Well, they're supposed to be not be flammable. 243 00:10:27,259 --> 00:10:28,728 -Wilson: Oh, right, right. -But, they are. 244 00:10:28,794 --> 00:10:31,497 Wilson: Why do you think people hold on to recalled products 245 00:10:31,564 --> 00:10:33,966 even if they know they've-- they're dangerous? 246 00:10:34,033 --> 00:10:36,369 Well, most people collect any product 247 00:10:36,435 --> 00:10:38,871 because they think it is a collector's item. 248 00:10:38,938 --> 00:10:40,506 That is, it's valuable. 249 00:10:40,573 --> 00:10:42,575 So, I imagine if you had a bottle, 250 00:10:42,641 --> 00:10:45,411 a jar with something in it, 251 00:10:45,478 --> 00:10:48,481 like a screw or a bolt or a nut, 252 00:10:48,547 --> 00:10:52,251 that probably would be an interesting collector's item. 253 00:10:52,318 --> 00:10:54,754 Wilson: You never really thought of it like that before. 254 00:10:54,820 --> 00:10:56,989 That something you thought was defective 255 00:10:57,056 --> 00:11:00,593 could actually become a collectible one day. 256 00:11:00,659 --> 00:11:02,261 ♪ ♪ 257 00:11:02,328 --> 00:11:04,296 Maybe if we just take care of objects 258 00:11:04,363 --> 00:11:06,399 that nobody else wants, 259 00:11:06,465 --> 00:11:09,835 they might actually end up in a museum. 260 00:11:09,902 --> 00:11:12,638 And there could even be hidden value 261 00:11:12,705 --> 00:11:13,973 inside of your stuff 262 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:15,808 if you could just learn 263 00:11:15,875 --> 00:11:18,177 how to crack the code. 264 00:11:18,244 --> 00:11:21,247 (dolly rattling) 265 00:11:21,313 --> 00:11:24,683 This is the Mattel Cabbage Patch Snacktime Kid, 266 00:11:24,750 --> 00:11:27,753 and it was recalled because it was... 267 00:11:27,820 --> 00:11:30,423 Instead of eating the snacks that came in the box, 268 00:11:30,489 --> 00:11:33,592 it was actually eating children's hair. 269 00:11:33,659 --> 00:11:36,729 -Wilson: What kind of batteries does it take? -Cabbage Patch Lady: "C." 270 00:11:36,796 --> 00:11:40,433 That's the problem is that it doesn't stop 271 00:11:40,499 --> 00:11:43,002 after you give it the food. 272 00:11:43,069 --> 00:11:47,039 Wilson: So, this could, like, potentially scalp a, a child? 273 00:11:47,106 --> 00:11:48,574 (water running) 274 00:11:48,641 --> 00:11:53,079 Yeah. Yeah, it, it probably could. 275 00:11:53,145 --> 00:11:55,781 Wilson: How-how much is something like this worth? 276 00:11:55,848 --> 00:11:57,950 Cabbage Patch Lady: I think around $500 right now. 277 00:11:58,017 --> 00:12:00,052 -Wilson: Really? Wow. -Cabbage Patch Lady: Yeah. 278 00:12:00,119 --> 00:12:02,154 (doll motor whirring) 279 00:12:03,722 --> 00:12:05,925 Wilson: Whenever I'm bored, I like to cruise around 280 00:12:05,991 --> 00:12:09,128 on the free section of Craigslist. 281 00:12:09,195 --> 00:12:10,529 It's filled with items that 282 00:12:10,596 --> 00:12:12,765 people have decided they don't want anymore, 283 00:12:12,832 --> 00:12:16,268 but they can't bring themselves to throw away for some reason. 284 00:12:16,335 --> 00:12:17,803 A lot of these objects would make 285 00:12:17,870 --> 00:12:19,605 the perfect piece of trash, 286 00:12:19,672 --> 00:12:22,341 but they still feel like they could be of value 287 00:12:22,408 --> 00:12:24,343 to somebody else. 288 00:12:24,410 --> 00:12:26,212 You saw that someone was actually trying 289 00:12:26,278 --> 00:12:28,514 to give away some old batteries. 290 00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:31,484 They looked like they were from the 1950s or something, 291 00:12:31,550 --> 00:12:33,619 and you thought maybe 292 00:12:33,686 --> 00:12:35,855 they could be worth something one day. 293 00:12:35,921 --> 00:12:38,924 So, you go to their house to, uh, meet up with them. 294 00:12:38,991 --> 00:12:41,427 So, wh-wh-why are you getting rid of these batteries? 295 00:12:41,494 --> 00:12:44,263 My ex had them decorating the top of shelves he built, 296 00:12:44,330 --> 00:12:47,566 which you can see the remains of over there. 297 00:12:47,633 --> 00:12:50,302 I liked them. I liked him. They reminded me of him. 298 00:12:50,369 --> 00:12:52,138 Wilson: Is there anything else that you, 299 00:12:52,204 --> 00:12:54,607 like, held on to from your last relationship 300 00:12:54,673 --> 00:12:57,042 that's hard to get rid of? 301 00:12:57,109 --> 00:13:00,412 Yeah, I still got my wedding rings. (laughs) 302 00:13:00,479 --> 00:13:01,881 -Wilson: Oh, really? -Yeah. 303 00:13:01,947 --> 00:13:04,850 Do you, do you plan on getting rid of them anytime soon? 304 00:13:04,917 --> 00:13:08,220 No. (laughs) I guess I... 305 00:13:08,287 --> 00:13:11,090 because I feel super guilty. Uh, I... 306 00:13:13,325 --> 00:13:14,927 I don't think I could get rid of them, 307 00:13:14,994 --> 00:13:17,329 but I also don't ever think I could wear them. 308 00:13:22,368 --> 00:13:24,370 I got all my-- Like, I have five things in my room. 309 00:13:24,436 --> 00:13:27,640 My stack of clothes, my disco lamp. 310 00:13:27,706 --> 00:13:29,742 And then, this is... 311 00:13:31,410 --> 00:13:33,312 -It's my cat's ashes. -Wilson: In there? 312 00:13:33,379 --> 00:13:37,249 Yeah, she was born and then died in this apartment, so... 313 00:13:37,316 --> 00:13:40,452 Wilson: Maybe getting rid of painful stuff is 314 00:13:40,519 --> 00:13:43,055 more complicated than it seems 315 00:13:43,122 --> 00:13:45,824 because even if you don't have a use for it, 316 00:13:45,891 --> 00:13:48,460 you still can't bear to see it thrown away. 317 00:13:48,527 --> 00:13:52,598 And when you go back to your apartment and look around... 318 00:13:52,665 --> 00:13:55,668 you realize how much unnecessary stuff 319 00:13:55,734 --> 00:13:57,937 you've had lying around for years, too. 320 00:13:58,003 --> 00:13:59,205 ♪ ♪ 321 00:13:59,271 --> 00:14:02,274 Some of it is sentimental. 322 00:14:02,341 --> 00:14:05,444 Some of it might become valuable. 323 00:14:05,511 --> 00:14:08,414 And some of the stuff you keep around 324 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,850 is emotionally radioactive. 325 00:14:11,917 --> 00:14:14,486 When I was growing up, I used to make a movie 326 00:14:14,553 --> 00:14:16,755 every single day. 327 00:14:16,822 --> 00:14:18,524 I still have all the tapes 328 00:14:18,591 --> 00:14:20,492 that I keep in a box in my apartment. 329 00:14:20,559 --> 00:14:22,027 But, I never show them to anyone 330 00:14:22,094 --> 00:14:24,697 because they're too embarrassing to watch. 331 00:14:24,763 --> 00:14:26,899 (fart noises) 332 00:14:26,966 --> 00:14:30,769 I even made a feature film when I was in high school. 333 00:14:30,836 --> 00:14:32,204 It was a Christmas movie 334 00:14:32,271 --> 00:14:34,473 called "Jingle Berry," 335 00:14:34,540 --> 00:14:36,742 and it took over three years to make. 336 00:14:36,809 --> 00:14:39,778 When the time came for the premiere, uh, 337 00:14:39,845 --> 00:14:42,014 I introduced the movie with my friend Chris, 338 00:14:42,081 --> 00:14:45,851 and then ran upstairs to man the merch table in case 339 00:14:45,918 --> 00:14:47,052 anyone wanted to buy 340 00:14:47,119 --> 00:14:50,623 one of the 200 handmade DVDs 341 00:14:50,689 --> 00:14:53,826 that we'd prepared for the event. 342 00:14:53,892 --> 00:14:56,862 But when the movie was finally over, 343 00:14:56,929 --> 00:15:00,366 everyone that exited the theater walked directly past 344 00:15:00,432 --> 00:15:03,135 and tried to avoid eye contact with me. 345 00:15:03,202 --> 00:15:04,470 ♪ ♪ 346 00:15:04,536 --> 00:15:07,473 I didn't sell a single copy to anyone that came. 347 00:15:08,774 --> 00:15:10,876 And it was one of the most painful experiences 348 00:15:10,943 --> 00:15:13,379 of my entire life. 349 00:15:13,445 --> 00:15:15,180 (clears throat) 350 00:15:15,247 --> 00:15:17,216 I also screened it for my parents, 351 00:15:17,283 --> 00:15:18,984 and my own father told me that 352 00:15:19,051 --> 00:15:22,588 it was the worst movie he had ever seen. 353 00:15:24,123 --> 00:15:26,158 I was so embarrassed afterwards that 354 00:15:26,225 --> 00:15:29,061 I destroyed every single disk that I made. 355 00:15:30,362 --> 00:15:32,164 But for some reason, 356 00:15:32,231 --> 00:15:34,600 I still hold on to one of them. 357 00:15:36,435 --> 00:15:38,304 If I was hit by a bus one day, 358 00:15:38,370 --> 00:15:42,207 it would be the last thing I'd want anyone to discover. 359 00:15:42,274 --> 00:15:44,777 And there has to be some reason 360 00:15:44,843 --> 00:15:47,313 we hold on to stuff like this. 361 00:15:47,379 --> 00:15:49,548 (inaudible) 362 00:15:49,615 --> 00:15:52,117 -(rummaging) -(sighs) 363 00:15:53,252 --> 00:15:54,720 Okay... 364 00:15:56,088 --> 00:15:57,122 Okay... 365 00:16:00,926 --> 00:16:02,461 (sighs) 366 00:16:04,196 --> 00:16:06,398 -Okay. -Wilson: Oh wow. 367 00:16:06,465 --> 00:16:10,102 Um, this was brought back by my Uncle Bernie 368 00:16:10,169 --> 00:16:14,073 who fought in the 45th Infantry during World War II. 369 00:16:14,139 --> 00:16:17,209 Wilson: How long do you feel like you'll hold on to this? 370 00:16:17,276 --> 00:16:19,378 Bernie's Nephew: Um... 371 00:16:19,445 --> 00:16:22,748 It is... I, I, I don't really know. 372 00:16:22,815 --> 00:16:24,383 I mean, this is not something 373 00:16:24,450 --> 00:16:25,818 we would casually throw out in the trash. 374 00:16:25,884 --> 00:16:28,854 For one thing... (laughs) I certainly wouldn't want, 375 00:16:28,921 --> 00:16:30,723 you know, any municipal sanitation worker 376 00:16:30,789 --> 00:16:34,326 to find a Nazi flag in our trash can... 377 00:16:34,393 --> 00:16:35,894 -Wilson: Right. -(laughs) for starters. 378 00:16:35,961 --> 00:16:38,030 It's just, you know, it's like 379 00:16:38,097 --> 00:16:40,499 -"the very symbol of evil." -Wilson: Mm-hmm. 380 00:16:40,566 --> 00:16:42,634 Which it is, but it's also 381 00:16:42,701 --> 00:16:44,837 -a crappy piece of cloth. -Wilson: Yeah. 382 00:16:44,903 --> 00:16:48,707 And, you know, maybe, maybe there's something to be said 383 00:16:48,774 --> 00:16:51,677 for like not fetishizing it the way we do. 384 00:16:53,879 --> 00:16:56,382 This is the warehouse where we store 385 00:16:56,448 --> 00:16:59,852 approximately 1.2 million items 386 00:16:59,918 --> 00:17:02,988 that have either been confiscated or seized by 387 00:17:03,055 --> 00:17:06,892 the US Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement. 388 00:17:06,959 --> 00:17:09,762 If you can imagine a product of some kind, 389 00:17:09,828 --> 00:17:12,798 it's probably here in one form or another. 390 00:17:14,199 --> 00:17:16,668 This is one of our more unique objects. 391 00:17:16,735 --> 00:17:19,705 It is a tiger fetus 392 00:17:19,772 --> 00:17:23,709 that has been taxidermied for preservation, 393 00:17:23,776 --> 00:17:27,713 A phrase that, that we sometimes find ourselves 394 00:17:27,780 --> 00:17:31,316 saying here is, "bad taste is not a crime." 395 00:17:31,383 --> 00:17:34,420 It probably should be, but it is not. 396 00:17:34,486 --> 00:17:37,156 Yeah, these are really awful. 397 00:17:37,222 --> 00:17:38,857 Just awful. 398 00:17:38,924 --> 00:17:41,059 Some of this stuff will remain here indefinitely, 399 00:17:41,126 --> 00:17:43,562 and, and I would say when I say indefinitely, 400 00:17:43,629 --> 00:17:46,198 I really do mean, um, 401 00:17:46,265 --> 00:17:48,967 at least for the lifetime of the repository. 402 00:17:49,034 --> 00:17:51,203 Wilson: Uh, what's the benefit of 403 00:17:51,270 --> 00:17:54,006 preserving it over destroying it? 404 00:17:54,072 --> 00:17:56,308 Um, even though they're no longer, 405 00:17:56,375 --> 00:17:58,477 you know, living creatures, 406 00:17:58,544 --> 00:18:00,846 they still play a significant role 407 00:18:00,913 --> 00:18:03,682 in getting the message out about conservation 408 00:18:03,749 --> 00:18:06,084 and, and combating the illegal trade. 409 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:08,487 (birds chirping) 410 00:18:08,554 --> 00:18:12,024 Amputee: A speeding motorcycle collided into me, 411 00:18:12,090 --> 00:18:14,927 clipped me, and took my leg off right away. 412 00:18:14,993 --> 00:18:17,596 Basically, I was told that this leg 413 00:18:17,663 --> 00:18:19,331 was no longer a part of me. 414 00:18:19,398 --> 00:18:20,999 This wasn't even a human anymore. 415 00:18:21,066 --> 00:18:23,035 I think they called it like biological waste 416 00:18:23,101 --> 00:18:25,137 or something like that. 417 00:18:25,204 --> 00:18:27,506 And now it was the property of them. 418 00:18:27,573 --> 00:18:30,876 It was no longer my property, and that was just... 419 00:18:30,943 --> 00:18:33,712 I couldn't even-- I couldn't even accept that. 420 00:18:33,779 --> 00:18:36,348 They don't want you taking your leg, and, and 421 00:18:36,415 --> 00:18:38,083 mailing it to the... 422 00:18:38,150 --> 00:18:41,920 to the president or something. So, um... (laughs) 423 00:18:41,987 --> 00:18:44,156 there's a liability there, and it's understandable. 424 00:18:44,223 --> 00:18:46,592 Wilson: Why would you wanna mail your leg to the president? 425 00:18:46,658 --> 00:18:48,660 Well, you know, people do crazy things. 426 00:18:48,727 --> 00:18:50,963 So, yeah, after... 427 00:18:51,029 --> 00:18:54,466 about a dozen no's, I was finally able to convince... 428 00:18:55,701 --> 00:18:57,870 someone... 429 00:18:57,936 --> 00:18:59,872 to give me my leg back. 430 00:19:05,143 --> 00:19:06,411 Wilson: Wow. 431 00:19:06,478 --> 00:19:09,681 Does it, does it make you upset to, to see this every day? 432 00:19:09,748 --> 00:19:12,050 No! No, I, I, I love it! 433 00:19:12,117 --> 00:19:15,254 To me, this is a treasure. Like, I, I will gladly display this. 434 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:17,089 I will, I will... 435 00:19:17,155 --> 00:19:19,458 I will put this on the fireplace mantle. I, you know, 436 00:19:19,525 --> 00:19:22,261 this is my talking piece, this is everything to me. 437 00:19:22,327 --> 00:19:25,230 It's priceless. I couldn't-- I could never... 438 00:19:25,297 --> 00:19:27,599 I could never put a tag on it. 439 00:19:27,666 --> 00:19:30,802 Wilson: Maybe all it takes is a shift in perspective. 440 00:19:30,869 --> 00:19:33,505 And if you begin to see something traumatic 441 00:19:33,572 --> 00:19:34,940 in a positive light, 442 00:19:35,007 --> 00:19:37,709 it can be something that actually makes you feel good. 443 00:19:37,776 --> 00:19:39,678 ♪ ♪ 444 00:19:39,745 --> 00:19:41,046 So, you sit down to watch "Jingle Berry" 445 00:19:41,113 --> 00:19:45,017 for the first time since the premiere. 446 00:19:45,083 --> 00:19:48,754 Maybe you just misremembered how bad it was, 447 00:19:48,820 --> 00:19:52,324 and you were really just being a little too hard on yours-- 448 00:19:52,391 --> 00:19:54,560 -No, Scrimsly, no! You can't! -(dramatic music) 449 00:19:54,626 --> 00:19:56,895 I need you now more than I ever, ever did! 450 00:19:56,962 --> 00:19:59,231 Wilson: No, no, no. Uh, and on second thought, 451 00:19:59,298 --> 00:20:01,967 you might actually need to find a way 452 00:20:02,034 --> 00:20:03,402 to put it somewhere 453 00:20:03,468 --> 00:20:05,837 where, uh, it can never hurt anyone else 454 00:20:05,904 --> 00:20:08,106 ever, ever again. 455 00:20:08,173 --> 00:20:11,777 What's the most responsible thing to do with toxic material? 456 00:20:12,778 --> 00:20:14,379 Well... 457 00:20:15,147 --> 00:20:16,148 (laughs) 458 00:20:16,214 --> 00:20:18,250 try not making it, but that's, um... 459 00:20:19,484 --> 00:20:23,021 That's one of the reasons why, personally, 460 00:20:23,088 --> 00:20:26,525 I figure that we shouldn't be having new nuclear power plants 461 00:20:26,592 --> 00:20:29,361 till we figure out where we're putting the waste we've generated. 462 00:20:29,428 --> 00:20:31,163 The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 463 00:20:31,229 --> 00:20:34,933 is where they're disposing of radioactive wastes, 464 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,002 and the project was 465 00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:39,938 how do you mark the site and have it be 466 00:20:40,005 --> 00:20:42,975 intelligible for 10,000 years? 467 00:20:43,041 --> 00:20:46,478 You don't know which language is gonna survive. 468 00:20:46,545 --> 00:20:50,015 Certain facial expressions 469 00:20:50,082 --> 00:20:52,584 work across cultures. 470 00:20:52,651 --> 00:20:54,853 -Wilson: Mm-hm. -Something like this, 471 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:58,824 which would say it's not a good place to be, 472 00:20:58,890 --> 00:21:00,592 should be on there. 473 00:21:00,659 --> 00:21:02,728 You've got hurt, you've got pain, 474 00:21:02,794 --> 00:21:05,397 and as time goes on, 475 00:21:05,464 --> 00:21:08,433 the hazard from these wastes diminish. 476 00:21:08,500 --> 00:21:12,337 I mean, no one likes the idea of being near toxic stuff, 477 00:21:12,404 --> 00:21:15,273 and particularly toxic stuff you don't know was toxic. 478 00:21:15,340 --> 00:21:18,810 And that's part of the reason 479 00:21:18,877 --> 00:21:21,146 to tell people that you really don't wanna be here. 480 00:21:21,847 --> 00:21:23,048 ♪ ♪ 481 00:21:23,115 --> 00:21:26,184 Wilson: I used to live on the most radioactive block 482 00:21:26,251 --> 00:21:27,786 in New York City. 483 00:21:28,954 --> 00:21:30,889 In the 1950s, they used to dump 484 00:21:30,956 --> 00:21:34,826 hazardous waste into the sewer underneath, uh, this deli 485 00:21:34,893 --> 00:21:37,462 because they didn't know what else to do with it. 486 00:21:37,529 --> 00:21:39,498 The city tried to block the radiation 487 00:21:39,564 --> 00:21:43,435 by covering it with heavy lead and steel plates, 488 00:21:43,502 --> 00:21:46,972 but that was only a temporary fix, 489 00:21:47,039 --> 00:21:49,508 and the radiation will still keep harming people 490 00:21:49,574 --> 00:21:51,777 until they fully excavate the site 491 00:21:51,843 --> 00:21:53,879 and displace everyone above it. 492 00:21:55,213 --> 00:21:56,348 Maybe it's such a low priority 493 00:21:56,415 --> 00:21:59,217 because there's no obvious solution, 494 00:21:59,284 --> 00:22:01,820 and it's easier to just ignore what's there. 495 00:22:04,856 --> 00:22:07,559 Supposedly on Randall's Island, 496 00:22:07,626 --> 00:22:10,162 there's more housing for sex offenders 497 00:22:10,228 --> 00:22:13,732 than anywhere else in New York City. 498 00:22:13,799 --> 00:22:15,167 They're pretty strict, as I understand. 499 00:22:15,233 --> 00:22:17,869 You can't be by schools, you can't be by... 500 00:22:17,936 --> 00:22:19,604 (truck drives by) 501 00:22:19,671 --> 00:22:22,941 can't live with a thousand feet of a, a school, 502 00:22:23,008 --> 00:22:26,445 can't be by children under the age of 17. 503 00:22:26,511 --> 00:22:28,947 But, you still have to have a place for them to go. 504 00:22:29,014 --> 00:22:31,983 And, for some reason, they picked Randall's Island, 505 00:22:32,050 --> 00:22:34,553 which is a little strange to me. 506 00:22:34,619 --> 00:22:37,322 Wilson: Do you think a lot of people here know that they're so close? 507 00:22:37,389 --> 00:22:39,524 I, I, I doubt it. 508 00:22:39,591 --> 00:22:42,360 I doubt that they even... 509 00:22:42,427 --> 00:22:44,229 have a clue that they're here. 510 00:22:44,296 --> 00:22:46,631 You can see there's a park right there. If you turn around, 511 00:22:46,698 --> 00:22:49,434 kids are playing in the parks, and they got about 512 00:22:49,501 --> 00:22:52,671 27 fields like that on this island. 513 00:22:52,738 --> 00:22:54,773 And right there, sex offenders. Right there. 514 00:22:59,444 --> 00:23:01,847 You wouldn't even know... If I showed you them, 515 00:23:01,913 --> 00:23:03,849 you wouldn't even-- Like, "no way." Like, 516 00:23:03,915 --> 00:23:05,350 I don't know how I look, 517 00:23:05,417 --> 00:23:07,986 but most people would never suspect that I'm a sex offender. 518 00:23:08,053 --> 00:23:09,588 -You know what I'm saying? -Wilson: Did you... 519 00:23:09,654 --> 00:23:12,324 I mean, I clean up good sometimes, you know what I'm sayin'? 520 00:23:12,390 --> 00:23:16,194 I'm homeless now because I can't live in certain situations 521 00:23:16,261 --> 00:23:19,598 -because of my level 2 sex offense. -(truck beeping) 522 00:23:19,664 --> 00:23:23,535 I was in with these crazy child molesters and shit. 523 00:23:23,602 --> 00:23:25,537 I couldn't deal with it. 524 00:23:25,604 --> 00:23:29,141 Most of the sex offenders in New York City 525 00:23:29,207 --> 00:23:30,776 go through this system right here, 526 00:23:30,842 --> 00:23:33,545 and most of them go to Clark Thomas. 527 00:23:33,612 --> 00:23:34,980 This is where you get off at, right there. 528 00:23:35,046 --> 00:23:37,215 That's the stop, and you go to Clark Thomas right there. 529 00:23:37,282 --> 00:23:39,751 It's the worst possible bus 530 00:23:39,818 --> 00:23:41,253 that you could get on. 531 00:23:41,319 --> 00:23:44,022 However you call the one in Afghanistan? 532 00:23:44,089 --> 00:23:46,725 That's what that bus is like. 533 00:23:46,792 --> 00:23:49,694 Most of the people that make the decisions about these places 534 00:23:49,761 --> 00:23:51,897 haven't experienced these places. 535 00:23:51,963 --> 00:23:54,766 They just come up with an idea, like, "That would be great. 536 00:23:54,833 --> 00:23:57,302 Let's go live on the moon." You never been to the moon! 537 00:23:57,369 --> 00:23:58,670 But, "Let's go live on the moon! 538 00:23:58,737 --> 00:24:00,105 "Let's make some housing on the moon. 539 00:24:00,172 --> 00:24:02,107 That shit would be great!" And they make it on the moon, 540 00:24:02,174 --> 00:24:05,143 then they realize, "Damn. There's no atmosphere here. 541 00:24:05,210 --> 00:24:06,545 How are we gonna live here?" 542 00:24:06,611 --> 00:24:08,947 With being a sex offense, 543 00:24:09,014 --> 00:24:11,850 you definitely have to admit to it. 544 00:24:11,917 --> 00:24:13,752 Even in the programs that they put you in, 545 00:24:13,819 --> 00:24:16,855 if you don't admit it, you're not going home. 546 00:24:16,922 --> 00:24:19,791 And a lot of people admit it just to go home. 547 00:24:19,858 --> 00:24:21,860 Wilson: Have you admitted it to yourself? 548 00:24:21,927 --> 00:24:25,463 At first, I didn't. I was in denial. 549 00:24:25,530 --> 00:24:27,332 I was in denial. Even talking about it now, 550 00:24:27,399 --> 00:24:28,733 I don't even wanna fully get into it 551 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:31,269 because I start to cry when I even think about what I did 552 00:24:31,336 --> 00:24:32,938 and what I did to her, 553 00:24:33,004 --> 00:24:35,173 and what I did to me and my family. 554 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:38,310 You know what I mean? I've been selfish my whole life, 555 00:24:38,376 --> 00:24:40,779 so I think about it, of course, but 556 00:24:40,846 --> 00:24:43,381 I haven't forgiven myself for what I've done. 557 00:24:45,016 --> 00:24:48,153 I'm still living with that right now, you know what I mean? 558 00:24:48,220 --> 00:24:50,322 Trying to forgive myself for what I've done. 559 00:24:50,388 --> 00:24:54,292 So, you know, even if she forgave me... 560 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:57,729 (stammering) I got to forgive me. You know what I mean? 561 00:24:57,796 --> 00:25:00,699 I can't-- I gotta forgive me, and it's hard for me to do that. 562 00:25:00,765 --> 00:25:03,435 ♪ ♪ 563 00:25:03,501 --> 00:25:05,971 Wilson: Maybe your past isn't something 564 00:25:06,037 --> 00:25:09,107 that you can just throw away. 565 00:25:09,174 --> 00:25:13,778 Because it'll always be part of you in one way or another. 566 00:25:15,780 --> 00:25:17,749 As I was about to leave the island, 567 00:25:17,816 --> 00:25:20,719 I saw that a fire started in the trashcan 568 00:25:20,785 --> 00:25:23,021 at the bus stop we passed. 569 00:25:23,088 --> 00:25:26,291 And it didn't really seem to faze anybody there. 570 00:25:29,461 --> 00:25:31,963 And even though I was standing right next to it 571 00:25:32,030 --> 00:25:33,565 the whole time, 572 00:25:33,632 --> 00:25:37,369 I still had no idea how it started. 573 00:25:38,970 --> 00:25:41,206 This is just another day in a shelter system, man. 574 00:25:41,273 --> 00:25:42,707 This is what they do. You're dealing 575 00:25:42,774 --> 00:25:45,176 with mentally ill people, man. 576 00:25:45,243 --> 00:25:46,778 Like what do you expect when you put a bunch 577 00:25:46,845 --> 00:25:48,980 of mentally challenged people and you're not helping them? 578 00:25:51,049 --> 00:25:52,317 (Wilson speaking) 579 00:25:52,384 --> 00:25:54,386 It's about to go out, but it's still dangerous. 580 00:25:54,452 --> 00:25:56,254 Fumes and shit like that. 581 00:25:58,723 --> 00:26:00,492 Officer: Hit at the bottom, the bottom! 582 00:26:03,528 --> 00:26:06,564 (indistinct chatter) 583 00:26:07,465 --> 00:26:09,301 (inaudible) 584 00:26:09,367 --> 00:26:12,437 (birds chirping) 585 00:26:15,874 --> 00:26:18,910 ♪ ♪ 586 00:26:21,579 --> 00:26:24,115 Wilson: Once you decide something is a piece of trash, 587 00:26:25,517 --> 00:26:28,987 it becomes hard to see it as anything else. 588 00:26:29,054 --> 00:26:32,624 Even though there's still a part of you in there somewhere. 589 00:26:34,592 --> 00:26:36,828 And if you don't figure out the right way 590 00:26:36,895 --> 00:26:39,264 to deal with all your stuff, 591 00:26:39,331 --> 00:26:44,169 it could end up doing lasting damage to somebody else. 592 00:26:44,235 --> 00:26:48,640 So even if your problem seems insignificant in the moment, 593 00:26:48,707 --> 00:26:52,777 you should find a way to deal with it while you still can. 594 00:26:52,844 --> 00:26:56,147 Because once you're able to recognize the person 595 00:26:56,214 --> 00:26:58,149 that you were, you can 596 00:26:58,216 --> 00:27:01,419 finally start to work on who you want to become. 597 00:27:03,455 --> 00:27:07,826 And then you might not have to throw anything out. 598 00:27:07,892 --> 00:27:12,030 Because even if something seems toxic now, 599 00:27:12,097 --> 00:27:14,065 there's a good chance it'll be valuable 600 00:27:14,132 --> 00:27:16,801 to someone else one day, 601 00:27:16,868 --> 00:27:19,371 and could even be used to educate them 602 00:27:19,437 --> 00:27:21,473 -about what not to do. -(clang) 603 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:24,509 So long as you warn them about 604 00:27:24,576 --> 00:27:27,545 the stuff that you left behind, 605 00:27:27,612 --> 00:27:29,814 they should be able to decide 606 00:27:29,881 --> 00:27:32,150 how close they want to get to it. 607 00:27:33,885 --> 00:27:36,388 And even though you feel bad for having created a mess 608 00:27:36,454 --> 00:27:38,323 in the first place, 609 00:27:38,390 --> 00:27:40,725 future generations will thank you 610 00:27:40,792 --> 00:27:42,994 for doing the right thing. 611 00:27:44,596 --> 00:27:47,265 This is John Wilson. Thanks for watching. 612 00:27:48,633 --> 00:27:51,703 (dogs barking "Happy Birthday") 613 00:27:57,342 --> 00:27:58,743 (howl) 614 00:28:00,578 --> 00:28:03,048 -(barking stops) -(paper crinkling) 615 00:28:03,114 --> 00:28:06,151 ♪ ♪