shared feeling???

[Strychnine]

But not without pointing out that the dollars donated to dollars spent on research ratio was completely fucked.

[Leah]

Related: And I tend to agree.


Mark Cuban has been called “unpatriotic” for his stance on NBA players participating in international competitions. Given his Fallen Patriot Fund and the Mavs’ annual night benefitting soldiers and their families, of course that notion is ridiculous.

Now Cuban will likely draw the ire of his critics for daring to not jump onto the coattails of America’s latest fad – the ALS Ice-Bucket Challenge.

Speaking on CBS Radio in Dallas last Friday, Cuban explained why he’s declined numerous “nominations” to video himself being doused with a bucket of ice water to raise awareness and donations to fight ALS.

“We’ve gotten to the point now where it’s not so much about ALS or raising money,” he said. “It’s really a social-media phenomenon and I’m starting to feel bad for a lot of the other charities who are going to have a far more difficult time raising money. A lot of people are going to try to copy what ALS has done and it’s going to be impossible. Someone else is going to have to come up with something completely different. Not to take anything away from ALS. Whatever amount of money they raise, good for them. It's a terrible disease. I don’t want trying to coming up with an idea to fund raise to be about who is the most creative on social media. I don’t want to see a lot of charities waste a lot of money trying to come up with the next social-media phenomenon. I just don’t feel comfortable with it at this point in time. Had I done it early I would have been like, ‘Yeah I was one of the early ones.’ That’s just my style.”

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/Ev...272732971.html

Another reason why I love him.

[talisman]

Potential Darwin Award winner here:

Man Nearly Dies In Ice Bucket Challenge After Plane Drops Water On Him


Belgian photographer Bruno Brokken is in critical condition after having 396 gallons of water dropped on him from a firefighting plane at a height of only 22 feet near Girona, Spain. That's thousands of pounds of water.

Water weighs 8.34 pounds per gallon, which makes the weight of this aquatic payload just over 3,300 pounds, roughly the weight of a Toyota Camry. Now imagine having that dropped on you from 22 feet high. In addition to the weight, the speed at which the water was traveling is also a factor, so it's no surprise the guy was badly injured.

While there is no argument that the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has been a huge success in raising money and awareness for research, the compelling need of some people to become a viral video hit is alarming. There have been some fun results from people who have taken it to the next level, but sometimes that backfires. Less than a week ago, a Scottish teenager drowned in a cliff-diving stunt, thought to be linked to the challenge.

It's tragic (and perhaps coincidental, considering his name?) that Mr. Brokken suffered injuries as a result of this stunt. A little more forethought would have suggested using much less water. I wonder how his photos came out.

http://flightclub.jalopnik.com/man-nearly-dies-in-ice-bucket-challenge-after-plane-dro-1629289753/+matthardigree?utm_campaign=socialflow_jalopnik_facebook&utm_source=jalopnik_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

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Furguson Missouri.