This video features Ahmed, a YouTuber, who travels to Chiang Mai, Thailand to learn about making paper from elephant excrement. He visits a park where a couple, Tan and her Canadian husband, have developed a process to create paper from elephant waste. Ahmed participates in the process, which involves collecting the excrement, boiling and cleaning it, mixing it with water and food coloring, and then forming it into paper. He is impressed by the end result, which is a high-quality paper that can be used to make various products. Ahmed reflects on the environmental benefits of using animal waste to make paper, rather than cutting down trees. He also shares his goal of inspiring his viewers and promoting creative thinking.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Conventional paper is made from wood from trees, which causes environmental problems.
2. Elephants sleep for 4-6 hours a day and stay awake for approximately 20 hours.
3. Elephants spend 80% of their time eating.
4. An elephant excretes about 40 tons of waste per year.
5. Four to five elephants can produce waste that weighs more than a car.
6. Some people in Thailand make paper from elephant excrement.
7. The paper made from elephant excrement is made by boiling and cleaning the fibers.
8. The fibers are then mixed with water and food coloring to create a pulp.
9. The pulp is then formed into paper using a frame.
10. The paper is dried and can be used to make various products.
11. Other animals' waste, such as cows and horses, can also be used to make paper.
12. Over 200 million trees are cut down every day to make paper.
13. Chiang Mai in Thailand is considered the capital of elephants in the world.
14. Elephant Hon is the national symbol and animal of Thailand.
15. The Elephant Bobo Pepper Park in Chiang Mai is a special park that makes paper from elephant excrement.