EPTMike Morhaime and Kim Phan take on the ice bucket - Page 3
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dezi
Germany1536 Posts
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dogmeatstew
Canada574 Posts
On August 22 2014 01:38 Fuchsteufelswild wrote: Thanks for the explanation. The only reason I mentioned the cold shower is that, I'm not convinced in this case because that really looked like very little the two Blizzard people had to deal with, only on them for less than a second, whereas a cold shower, while not as cold, could last as long as you want it to (longer than 1 second...). 0° isn't so bad, let alone for that short space in time. I've been in -6°C temperature and I'm sure many people have been in far, far worse in SK, Canada, Russia, northern Europe etc., so a small bucket that hits you so briefly doesn't sound very fearsome. K-pop members do it better. The differences is that water transfers heat a lot better than air. I live in Edmonton, Canada, in the winter here we get weeks of between -20C and -40C, and sure in a coat it's not that bad, but being wet makes all the difference. If you dumped water on your head and went outside in -20C wearing a t-shirt you'd be dead from exposure pretty quickly, try it next time it drops even below 5C where you are. But the biggest point is that its not meant to be an ultimate suffering but just a taste of the discomfort people with ALS go through every day for the rest of their lives, so the challenge isn't really the point. The point is to raise awareness and funds for research. | ||
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vult
United States9395 Posts
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Haku
Germany550 Posts
On August 22 2014 00:04 Draconicfire wrote: This is pretty cool haha. Flash should've nominated Jaedong or some other player though. If you wanna see JD, he is already nominated by HuK. So we are hopefully gonna see a wet Jaedong soon :D | ||
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BathTubNZ
New Zealand2556 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland23096 Posts
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NovemberstOrm
Canada16217 Posts
On August 22 2014 04:38 Advantageous wrote: where's huk's als challenge video? | ||
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KaienFEMC
Canada127 Posts
On August 22 2014 00:28 Barrin wrote: It is interesting to see how successful this campaign continues to be. Props to all who do the challenge or donate money. Before you want to thank everyone for doing the challenge. Please read this first... Lawmakers Who Cut Funds For ALS Research Take Ice Bucket Challenge For ALS Research | ||
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Circumstance
United States11403 Posts
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Nafa
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Wuster
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On August 21 2014 23:55 digmouse wrote: You completely don't get the point, the whole Ice Bucket thing is to raise awareness for the ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a kind of neural degeneration that causes the sufferer to lose control of his muscle over time, it is one of the very few diseases that have no known prevention method and cure, and is one of the most painful ways to see your life devoured by it. The most famous sufferer of this disease would be theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. The Ice Bucket Challenge is to let people understand how these patient feel daily, because what you feel when freeze cold water is dumped on your head is very similiar to the feeling that ALS victims have everyday, the feel that your body isn't reacting to what your mind commands it. Comparing this to what Terror did is great embarrassment and disrespect to this cause. Also, if you mix ice with water, the mixture will be zero degree celsius, it is freezing cold, way colder than a cold shower. This sounds like revisionist history since the Ice Bucket Challenge started life as a Breast Cancer fundraiser (here's some people doing it in June: http://www.vvng.com/victor-valley-gets-wet-for-breast-cancer-awareness/). Actually a little Googling shows me that it's even older and seemed to be something firefighters were doing for generic charities (http://www.firecritic.com/2014/05/29/cold-water-challenge/). In any case, this has raised more money for ALS research than they normally get in a good year (to say the least). So even those calling it a gimmick have to admit it's done a lot of good ya? | ||
Liquid`Zephyr
United States996 Posts
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kyomezzo
57 Posts
On August 22 2014 08:25 BathTubNZ wrote: Who did Flash challenge? his coach H.O.T-Forever, Reach and Caster Jeon Yong Jun | ||
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Svarvsven
Sweden33 Posts
On August 22 2014 10:03 Nafa wrote: Heres how it's supposed to be done, not some sissy throw a little water and ice on you. Yeah, but what they don't show in this video is that they - most likely - spent some time in a Sauna prior to that and then it's not that bad. Been there, done that. :-) | ||
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AWalker9
United Kingdom7229 Posts
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=701259753281005 | ||
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GiveMeCake
148 Posts
Most charities have a running cost and people they have to pay. Some charities spend up to 80% of the donation... I promise you there are some now millionaires over night due to this fad. With that said, this is entertaining and it does still help the cause and it was fun seeing flash getting splashed! | ||
Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
On August 22 2014 04:08 Zprit wrote: It went viral, #Kony was the same thing and it did absolutely nothing but making people feel good about themselves, at least this time some are donating money at least. I'm just how this thing has exploded, it started less than a week ago I think and now everyone all over the world is doing it. Whoever came up with this idea is going to have one hell of a thing to put on his/hers CV. Heck now even Kespa has done it, that's like if FIFA and Blatter would do it ... not really but still. It's completely mind blowing of how fast things spread nowadays. Small correction, its been around for well over a month. Some guy here died after doing the challenge back in July (as he chugged a 1l jim beam after the challenge and went into cardiac arrest). It has really taken off in the last week or so though. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11291475 | ||
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ClanRH.TV
United States462 Posts
On August 21 2014 23:55 digmouse wrote: You completely don't get the point, the whole Ice Bucket thing is to raise awareness for the ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a kind of neural degeneration that causes the sufferer to lose control of his muscle over time, it is one of the very few diseases that have no known prevention method and cure, and is one of the most painful ways to see your life devoured by it. The most famous sufferer of this disease would be theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. The Ice Bucket Challenge is to let people understand how these patient feel daily, because what you feel when freeze cold water is dumped on your head is very similiar to the feeling that ALS victims have everyday, the feel that your body isn't reacting to what your mind commands it. Comparing this to what Terror did is great embarrassment and disrespect to this cause. Also, if you mix ice with water, the mixture will be zero degree celsius, it is freezing cold, way colder than a cold shower. I was wondering after reading the OP and the first few posts why this hadn't been mentioned. You're supposed to donate after doing the challenge and the challengers are suppose to do the same afterwards. | ||
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dabom88
United States3483 Posts
TotalBiscuit also does the Ice Bucket challenge. With an unexpected twist. | ||
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Genome852
United States979 Posts
On August 26 2014 11:17 dabom88 wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDJXmGYHg7M TotalBiscuit also does the Ice Bucket challenge. With an unexpected twist. True TB fashion. More money than God. | ||
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