Easy way to help starving folks.

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Found out about this website from a forum outside of BF that I like to visit mostly for fun. I'm just going to quote the topic-starter from the other forum:

"There is a site called www.freerice.com which has a small game on it where they ask you the meaning of a word. You have 4 choices, and if you get it right, they donate 10 grains of rice. They do that each time you get it right. It started about a month ago, and began with a few hundred grains a day, but now is up to millions a day. It is sponsored by Life magazine and Discovery channel..."

Having bookmarked the site, I can tell you it only takes a few minutes to get enough rice for two bowls. Might not seem like much, but played on a regular basis, the rice really adds up. Oh, if you have to log off while playing, the site automatically registers the amount of rice you have already earned.
 
Even if it's legitimate (I very much doubt it) that doesn't belong on Bladeforums. Maybe we should create a new infraction for charity scam spam....

I looked into it a bit. Seems it's somewhat legitimate -- the website owner gives a fraction of the advertising money he takes in to charity. It's not clear just how small that fraction is and how much he keeps for himself.

If you want to help starving folks you can give more directly than that, without letting him skim profits from your donation.
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