The ice bucket challenge is weak.

[Spydermag68]

LThe polar bear club is better.

 

[shortylickens]

Week?

 

[Capt Caveman]

I've done it. It's been great for generating awareness and raising money for ALS research.

A year ago, the ALS Foundation had only received $20k in donations. This year, they're close to $1.5 million.

Edit - I was incorrect, they're over $10million in donations this year.

 

[Printer Bandit]

Did a few people die from doing this ?

 

[zerocool84]

Did a few people die from doing this ?

No lol, you're thinking of the fire challenge. The Ice Bucket challenge is just dumping ice cold water on yourself.

 

[KillerBee]

Bill Gates is still alive last I heard

 

[Leros]

Bill Gates' ice challenge video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS6ysDFTbLU

Paul Bissonnette's ice challenge video is the I've seen so far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XOgsIAUpxI

 

[Engineer]

The University of Kentucky men's basketball team doing the ice bucket challenge after today's game (Bahamas) still in their game shorts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJQFvoTyFD4

 

[Printer Bandit]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINXz2f2EtA#t=38

 

[Capt Caveman]

I was incorrect. Donations are over $10million from the Ice Bucket Challenge.

 

[KillerBee]

I was incorrect. Donations are over $10million from the Ice Bucket Challenge.

wow - that's amazing congrats to whoever thought up the campaign to begin with 🙂

 

[NikolaeVarius]

I've asked 4 people that have done the challenge if they actually knew what ALS was.

They did not.

 

[KillerBee]

well - its all about the donations anyway

Maybe ATOT can come up with a good idea for Pancreatic Cancer awareness

PS I know I never knew anything about it till it hit one of my family members
but there is a cheap test which hopefully if it proves true will be available soon
invented by this young kid in Baltimore a few years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Andraka

 

[waggy]

I was incorrect. Donations are over $10million from the Ice Bucket Challenge.

wow. that's good.

i liked bill gates one. gotta respect the guy for willing to make fun of himself doing it.

 

[Pr0d1gy]

If you want to see how to do the ice bucket challenge the right way, go find the video of Chris Carter doing it...heheh

 

[Printer Bandit]

If you want to see how to do the ice bucket challenge the right way, go find the video of Chris Carter doing it...heheh

https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/A0...p4?versionId=5pDiiCnxrWHYIPyZQ1x.43gMGg5Gl1kS

 

[shortylickens]

I've asked 4 people that have done the challenge if they actually knew what ALS was.

They did not.

I do.

It took my dad.

 

[Howard]

Bill Gates' ice challenge video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS6ysDFTbLU

Paul Bissonnette's ice challenge video is the I've seen so far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XOgsIAUpxI

Bill Gates had to wear a welding helmet for a propane torch. Both items were useless for the application.

 

[alkemyst]

I've done it. It's been great for generating awareness and raising money for ALS research.

A year ago, the ALS Foundation had only received $20k in donations. This year, they're close to $1.5 million.

This is awesome!

My suggestion has been do the ice challenge and donate $10-20? or just give the $100.

Some ice challenges have been pretty impressive.

 

[alkemyst]

Bill Gates had to wear a welding helmet for a propane torch. Both items were useless for the application.

He didn't have to wear it. I do think he is a bit smarter than you in that endeavor.

 

[KillerBee]

Bill Gates had to wear a welding helmet for a propane torch. Both items were useless for the application.

When you're worth 76 Billion dollars - just one nose hair burn probably deflates your value by a couple million 😛

 

[Howard]

He didn't have to wear it. I do think he is a bit smarter than you in that endeavor.

Which endeavor in particular?

 

[JujuFish]

Maybe it's too comfortable under my rock, but I have no idea what this is.

 

[yuchai]

I've asked 4 people that have done the challenge if they actually knew what ALS was.

They did not.

And those same people would never know about it even if you had the best campaign in the world...

 

[utahraptor]

The ice bucket challenge showcases the human spirit. "I would rather expose myself to physical pain than try to help someone else." I think the next logical step would be the head slam challenge. When you are going through a shop door and someone is behind you instead of holding the door for them you can opt instead to slam your head against the door before entering and then shut it in their face.