When Mark Zuckerberg challenged Bill Gates to complete the ice bucket challenge, he designed a lovably dorky high-tech contraption for the low-tech task of pouring a bucket of water on himself. <br /> <br />"I'm glad to give to ALS, it's a great cause," he says in the video. "But I want to accept this challenge, I want to do it better than it's been done. I've been working on this ... got this design ..." <br /> <br />SEE ALSO: Ice Bucket Challenge Wasn't Originally About ALS link: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x23tk56_ice-bucket-challenge-wasn-t-originally-about-als_lifestyle <br /> <br />The 58-year-old sits at a drafting table on what looks to be a private dock, sketching the perfect drenching design to the sound of the waves. He tests a small wooden and paper model before donning a welder's mask to put the finishing touches on his creation. <br /> <br />Gates nominates Elon Musk, Ryan Seacrest and Chris Anderson before pulling the rope and getting a slo-mo soaking in business casual attire. <br /> <br />The Ice Bucket Challenge, which has taken over Twitter and Facebook, entails donating $20 to the ALS Association or film yourself pouring a bucket of ice water on your head, then challenge three more people to do the same. <br /> <br />ALS stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurodegenerative nerve disease that slowly destroys the brain's ability to move the body. It's also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, after the beloved baseball player whose career it ended. <br /> <br />According to the ALS Association, the challenge has raised $9.5 million dollars for ALS research.
