When I became a parent, I figured, you know what?

But then I stopped, because I figured, Oh, you know, I made it.

I figured it out.

You know, I looked at the map I picked out 17 sites I figured, no problem.

But I figured I gotta do this.

I thought I had her all figured out.

I figured yeah, well he's dreaming.

I don't know about you, but I haven't quite figured out exactly what technology means in my life.

What else have you figured out?

I figured, they're not workaholics. They're workafrolics.

So I just figured that out earlier.

I also figured out that if you really want something badly enough, you can do anything for 30 days.

I also figured out that if you really want something badly enough, you can do anything for 30 days.

But then I stopped because I figured, Hey, I'm good enough.

I figured it'd be popular with the young kids.

I'll let you know when I've figured it out.

I was going to be a wrestler. I had it all figured out.

Kevin Bales Okay, you figured it out. That's a spoof.

And so I figured for Mexico and babes, I could do just about anything.

And then I went in, and measured all the geometry because I figured, hey, biomimicry.

But basically, I figured out that I could find those alien creatures right on Earth.

But it's a big part of the Bible, so I figured I had to address it.

Well, a couple of friends and I figured out how to do this.

So, I looked a little further, and what I figured out was that he wasn't a nutcase.

One of my girlfriends in graduate school, Marie, said, Kim, I figured it out.

I beat out all the Ph.D.'s because I figured that if you treat children like human beings, it increases the likelihood they're going to behave that way.

I figured I'd come back in a couple of weeks and talk to the grandmother.

And I'm pretty much the one who figured it out, because I was a nerd.

I figured out their bios, their passions in life and their art styles, and I started making their work.

And yet, for someone who's apparently done this already, I still haven't figured anything out yet.

At seven years old I figured it out. I got three and a half cents for a thousand coat hangers.

He figured out the system.

So I figured I needed to learn a little bit more about business, so I went to Stanford Business School and studied there.

And I figured I'd put it on the Internet for all employees under stress to help you better deal with what you're going through on your job.

I figured he was either really on to something, or he was one of these academic nutcases.

At the train station, once I had figured out where the queue for tickets actually was, I began the long wait.

We easily figured out the password.

Recognition issues have also figured prominently.

It is tempting once you've figured this out it is tempting to keep writing the same poem, or keep telling the same story, over and over, once you've figured out that it will gain you applause.

But then I stopped, because I figured I was this hot shot guy and I shouldn't have to work at ideas, they should just come like magic.

My first try, I figured that I could do something similar, and I created a water tank, and I filled it with ice and freezing cold water.

And again, some of these may be far fetched, but I figured if there's anywhere to present far fetched ideas, it's here at TED, so thank you very much.

So, one question I often get after this talk so I figured I'd answer it now is, well, what happens to the animal?

And the first time I figured out that way was in this little single person submersible called Deep Rover.

It has a tail. And just when you think you've figured out nature, this kind of thing happens.