The No-Bathing Weekend

Ludwick Marishane, inventor of DryBath Bath-substituting™ skin gel, has been trying to raise money to promote the DryBath™ No-Bathing Weekend. The idea is that you buy his DryBath sachets and simultaneously pledge not to wash with water for a couple of days. He hopes this will "bring awareness to the billions of people who don’t have water to bathe when their health depends on it."

To sweeten the deal, Ludwick made his own pledge:

I will be matching your donations with a personal pledge to use DryBath™ instead of bathing:
1. If we reach the campaign target of 1 million skipped baths...I will not bathe for 1 month
2. If we skip 2 million baths...I will not bathe for 3 months.
3. If we skip 20 million baths...I will not bathe for a YEAR!

But it looks like Ludwick hoped to raise $500,000 and only got $761. This means (I assume) that he'll continue to be taking baths every day.

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Posted By: Alex - Sun Jul 21, 2013
Category: Hygiene | Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods

Comments

So.. buy me NOT using water some 3rd worlder is going to have some water? I don't get it. :roll:

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 07/21/13 at 10:34 AM

I think this drip is all wet. Water you gonna do ?
If I want to save water I'll bathe or shower with my wife ( or Patty although she wouldn't really go for it 😖 :down: )

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 07/21/13 at 10:56 AM

What?? Patty doesn't bathe?

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 07/21/13 at 11:55 PM

What does he Think he Is?... French?

Posted by Timothy J. McCorkle on 07/23/13 at 12:50 PM

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