Jor-El: Last-ditch appeal to save the planet TED.com

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WfOiDqOZAM

About this talk

(This clip from the classic “Superman” TV show was originally posted for April Fool’s Day, but is staying on the site by popular request.) With the planet facing a growing threat from the sun, this passionate speech from the geo-visionary known as Jor-El challenged a packed council chamber to take action before it’s too late.

About Jor-El

Planet Krypton’s leading scientific genius, Jor-El invented a widely used hovercraft and discovered a parallel world called the Phantom Zone