How much does your life weigh? - A 10 second car and reducing baggage from Up in the Air
Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) makes the following speech in front of an audience. By the way this is from the movie, Up in the air. “ How much does your life weigh?” , he says as the crowd retains the staggering silence. “ Imagine for a second that you're carrying a backpack. I want you to feel the straps on your shoulders. Feel 'em? * pauses * Now I want you to pack it with all the stuff that you have in your life. You start with the little things, the things on shelves and in drawers the knick-knacks, the collectibles. Feel the weight as that adds up. Then you start adding larger stuff - clothes, table-top appliances, lamps, linens...your TV... The backpack should be getting pretty heavy now. And you go bigger. Your couch, bed, your kitchen table. Stuff it all in there. Your car, get it in there. Your home, whether it's a studio apartment or a two bedroom house. I want you to stuff it all into that backpack. Now try to walk. *laughs f...