‘The Onion’ Spoofs TED Talks, Can You Tell the Difference? [VIDEO]

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Annie Colbert
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‘The Onion’ Spoofs TED Talks, Can You Tell the Difference? [VIDEO]

The Onion presents an idea (probably not) worth spreading with a TED parody titled "Compost-Fueled Cars: Wouldn't That Be Great?"

Hotshot media professional in a blazer Cameron Hughes delivers a rousing lecture hyping the future of vehicles running on worm poop fertilizer. Sure, Hughes' lofty idea has a few holes, but world-changing visionaries have a lot of stuff to do, people.

The Onion's take on TED sure looks like the real thing, but do you think its content sounds familiar too? Tell us in the comments.

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