Eccentric former head of Microsoft's Steve Ballmer after Tim Cook and Bill Gates poured over his head a bucket of ice water in the context of charity campaign ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.Video dousing Ballmer posted on his page on YouTube.
The aim of the charity flashmob - talk about diseases of the nervous system called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). People who want to support the campaign, should be poured over a bucket of cold
water and place the record on the web. After that they can challenge their friends - if they do not fulfill the task within 24 hours, they are required to make a donation of $ 100 in favor of the fund ALS Association, which is the initiator of the campaign.
Steve Ballmer took the challenge of basketball recently purchased their club in the National Basketball Association "Los Angeles Clippers" Spencer Hawes and poured it on his head a bucket of ice water, removing it on video. At the end of the roller he defied coach "Los Angeles Clippers" Doku Rivera and football analysts Hal Wright and Rick Neyheselu.
Pouring ice water for charity already withstood Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Apple's vice president of marketing Phil Schiller , singer Justin Timberlake and actor Mickey Rourke and other famous personalities. The campaign helped in just 2 weeks to bring a donation of $ 4 million.
Total campaign was attended by several thousands of Americans across the country. Bucket of ice water poured over even 86-year-old Ethel Kennedy, widow of Senator from the State of New York, Bobby Kennedy. Doused himself with water elderly woman threw a challenge to Barack Obama. Last rumored to have refused to pass a test with cold water, but promised to make a donation.