The founder and former head of Microsoft picked up the initiative leaders Apple and Facebook and dousing ice water within the charitable campaign ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.Video dousing Bill Gates is available on the video sharing YouTube.
The aim of the charity flash mob - to raise awareness about the disease of the central nervous system called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Celebrities who want to support the campaign Ice Bucket Challenge («test a bucket of ice water"), should be poured onto a bucket of cold water and place the record on the web. After that they can challenge their friends or colleagues - if they have not completed the task within 24 hours, they are required to make a donation of $ 100 benefit fund ALS Association, which is the initiator of the campaign.
In the beginning of the video clip Gates looks Zuckerberg, where the head of Facebook pours a bucket of water and passes the baton to charity. However, the Gates decides to approach the problem from the perspective of engineering and construction projects, tipping bucket of water per person, if he pulls the rope. At the end of the roller on the structure he feels himself, and then challenge led Tesla Elon Musk, actor Ryan Seacrest and the TED conference curator Chris Anderson.
Pouring ice water for charity also stood head and chief marketing Apple Tim Cook and Phil Schiller , CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, singer Justin Timberlake and actor Mickey Rourke and other famous people. At the same time, President Barack Obama has refused to pass the test with cold water, but promised to make a donation.