ALS ice bucket challenges gone terribly wrong!

Some of these look funny but we've had deaths here in New Zealand and there have been health warnings about the dangers. Apparently throwing cold water over the face and head can cause closing of the larynx which slows the heart rate and can cause a person to stop breathing.

I would have never guessed that. I am thankful you shared this with us.

The doesn't know how a bucket works was great

I have a childhood friend who did the challenge on FB and his two sons dumped a cooler of water over his head and the cooler slammed shut on his head.

DH did it the other day and I wanted him to stand in the driveway and have DS and nephew dump the water on him from the porch and he said "No way they'll drop the whole bucket on me and knock me out!" Guess he's smarter than I give him credit for lol!

I won't do it because it would hurt me. I have what you could call an "allergy" to cold. I get hives, swelling, and severe muscle cramping. It was discovered when I was 12 and jumped into a spring-fed lake and ended up almost not being able to breathe.

So, yeah, NO, I won't be doing this challenge.

Dald222, That's in my state. The band at Campbellsville University asked the fire department to help them with their challenge. The firemen used a ladder truck to spray them. As they were lowering the ladder with 2 men on it, it came too near an electrical wire, the wire "arced" and the two men on the ladder were critically injured. One is still in critical condition in the burn unit, the younger one is doing better. The 2 firemen on the lower part of the truck were slightly injured as well, but were treated and released from the hospital.

This was close to me. Really sad and the whole town was without electric most of the day too because of it

I'm in Russell Springs. Lake Cumberland area

Just heard on radio a little while ago that their conditions had been updated. One to critical and one to fair.