The ice bucket challenge is weak.

[Mixolydian]

Never heard of it.

But very interesting considering a longtime friend of mine passed away from ALS this past week. :\

 

[cKGunslinger]

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

Uhh.. every item he has was useless. Ruler, paper, random lines, stick-figure drawing.. I think that was the joke.

 

[Markbnj]

My daughter is a cynic, I guess. Her comment on seeing Gates' video was that Zuckerberg and his three challenge-ees alone could fund ALS research for the next twenty years if they skipped this summer's vacation rental.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

My daughter is a cynic, I guess. Her comment on seeing Gates' video was that Zuckerberg and his three challenge-ees alone could fund ALS research for the next twenty years if they skipped this summer's vacation rental.

Ignoring the fact that, Gates at least specifically, donate amazing amounts of money to charity, there are also about 400 diseases on the list that also could use funding.

 

[Markbnj]

Ignoring the fact that, Gates at least specifically, donate amazing amounts of money to charity, there are also about 400 diseases on the list that also could use funding.

Yeah he does, and I told her that at the time.

 

[JMapleton]

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

That was filmed at his house. Pretty cool.

 

[Puppies04]

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.

Sweet they can pay their CEO, board of directors and hangers on a lot more this year then.

 

[stlc8tr]

Edit: Nevermind. Misunderstood challenge.

 

[kage69]

A good cause for sure, and I'm glad the turn out has been so good. Still, part of me is pretty let down by the whole 'just a bucket of cold water' thing.

Somehow I'm not too impressed at watching someone dump a bucket of cold water on Robert Downey Jr while he's standing in a pool.

I'd like to know what the donation stockpile would look like if instead we replaced the splash of water with a pair woven-frond gloves, embedded with a few dozen pissed off bullet ants. That'd be some good TV.

Give Congress the same offer, they deserve some agony and just think what it could do for their approval ratings (which I think rate somewhere between 'root canal' and 'jock itch' at this point) It'd be a great chance for some politicians who rant about the Hollywood elite to show they're made of the same, if not sterner stuff. Minority Leader Toad McConnell, I'm looking at you.

 

[Howard]

Uhh.. every item he has was useless. Ruler, paper, random lines, stick-figure drawing.. I think that was the joke.

Well, that's the thing. I don't know if he was actually going for the whole "I'll design this gantry from scratch" or if it was just a fun red herring.


Still, all that aside, the welding helmet for a blowtorch was especially over the top. Maybe it's just the difference between good delivery and bad delivery.

 

[alkemyst]

My daughter is a cynic, I guess. Her comment on seeing Gates' video was that Zuckerberg and his three challenge-ees alone could fund ALS research for the next twenty years if they skipped this summer's vacation rental.

Have her donate her allowance then

 

[Markbnj]

Have her donate her allowance then

She's 19, and hasn't gotten an allowance for some years.

 

[Wyndru]

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

They did not.

This, I just know that if you don't want to donate money to some cause you need to pour ice over your head. I think it's some fb thing college kids are doing ;-)

 

[alkemyst]

This, I just know that if you don't want to donate money to some cause you need to pour ice over your head. I think it's some fb thing college kids are doing ;-)

You can still donate. However; whether or not someone does had brought major awareness to this movement.

Lol at mentioning FB though as an issue.

 

[Printer Bandit]

How do you donate to ALS? I haven't seen a link to the website in any of the ice bucket videos.

 

[alkemyst]

She's 19, and hasn't gotten an allowance for some years.

That's really sad.

I worked three jobs through high school and was active in school and kept my grades up (more my test scores).

My parents got me a car, paid my insurance, gas, and gave me some cash each week.

Helped my college fund when they were incapacitated.

To each their own I guess.

My allowance is paying the 20+GB data plan I have to support for my kids iPhone 5s' as long as they do well in school and that starts again tomorrow.

I have to up my game though...more changes on the way.

 

[alkemyst]

How do you donate to ALS? I haven't seen a link to the website in any of the ice bucket videos.

Do you even Google, bro?

ALS Donations as a seed: http://www.alsa.org/donate/

please donate now.

 

[Wyndru]

You can still donate. However; whether or not someone does had brought major awareness to this movement.

Lol at mentioning FB though as an issue.

I just think its funny that one week the news is reporting on how dangerous these viral challenges can be, then the next week they are participating in them. Granted this isn't very dangerous, but if someone dies from it I wonder what the reaction will be.

The most dangerous one I've seen so far is the front end loaders dropping it on a group of people. Come on everyone, we can do better than that!!!! Let's get a dump truck now!!!

 

[alkemyst]

I just think its funny that one week the news is reporting on how dangerous these viral challenges can be, then the next week they are participating in them. Granted this isn't very dangerous, but if someone dies from it I wonder what the reaction will be.

The most dangerous one I've seen so far is the front end loaders dropping it on a group of people. Come on everyone, we can do better than that!!!! Let's get a dump truck now!!!

Jesus, take a knee/seat.

Viral challenges can be messed up.

This is not one of them unless you have a major health issue affected by cold.

 

[Wyndru]

Jesus, take a knee/seat.

Viral challenges can be messed up.

This is not one of them unless you have a major health issue affected by cold.

Many times it's the nature of people competing that makes them dangerous. Everyone has to outdo each other, eventually someone does something stupid that causes injury. I doubt that will happen here, but there have been other challenges that seem innocent that went wrong.

 

[jagec]

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

A Robinson? Lame, they need to do it with an Apache. Now THAT would be a video worth watching!

 

[alkemyst]

Many times it's the nature of people competing that makes them dangerous. Everyone has to outdo each other, eventually someone does something stupid that causes injury. I doubt that will happen here, but there have been other challenges that seem innocent that went wrong.

This is where you went

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6WHBO_Qc-Q

 

[Printer Bandit]

 

[Markbnj]

That's really sad.

I worked three jobs through high school and was active in school and kept my grades up (more my test scores).

My parents got me a car, paid my insurance, gas, and gave me some cash each week.

Helped my college fund when they were incapacitated.

To each their own I guess.

My allowance is paying the 20+GB data plan I have to support for my kids iPhone 5s' as long as they do well in school and that starts again tomorrow.

I have to up my game though...more changes on the way.

Sad? She didn't get an allowance because she works and provides her own pocket money. I didn't say we didn't pay for anything.

 

[KeithP]

My daughter is a cynic, I guess. Her comment on seeing Gates' video was that Zuckerberg and his three challenge-ees alone could fund ALS research for the next twenty years if they skipped this summer's vacation rental.

I think you used the wrong word there, the word you were probably looking for was "astute" not "cynic."

Certainly Gates, and I would imagine some other celebs/rich people have donated money to various causes. But lets face it, many more of these celebs do nothing more then lend their name and and maybe some face time (when promoting their movies, albums, whatever) to charities while raking in enormous piles of cash.

If someone wants to donate to ALS research (or any other cause) good for them. But this challenge is unbelievably stupid.

-KeithP