Jamaican bobsleigh team crowd funded by fucktons of people, make shittons of money - Polidicks

[QUOTE]UPDATE: On Tuesday, with the help of generous donations, the Jamaican bobsled team surpassed its previous goal and netted more than $120,000 from various crowdfunding websites. The team, which will use the money to upgrade their equipment and help ship the sled to Russia, stopped collecting funds because they don't want people to see them as "crooks". "We want people to have positive thoughts about us from this little tiny island," Winston Watts told Today.com. "It's so overwhelming that we have so many fans out there. The whole nation has come together and donated the funds for us," he added.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.cbssports.com/olympics/eye-on-olympics/24415052/crowdfunding-site-raises-more-than-25k-for-jamaican-bobsled-team[/url] [QUOTE]Jamaica's bobsleigh team has raised more than $110,000 (£67,000) in a series of online fundraisers after qualifying for the Winter Olympics. Donations have been pouring in to crowdfunding platforms, and via dogecoin, the internet currency. The two-man bobsleigh team will be returning to next month's Games in Sochi, Russia, after a 12-year absence. The team had initially hoped to raise $80,000 to cover various costs including travel and equipment. Driver Winston Watts and brakeman Marvin Dixon will represent Jamaica. Mr Watts said he had spent around $150,000 of his own money in an attempt to ensure qualification. He said that financial constraints had prevented them from flying to Europe to take part in the final qualifying races. On Monday, the Jamaica Olympic Association said it would cover the teams's travel costs, and the Sochi organising committee will also provide assistance. However, the team said it still needed money for basic equipment such as "proper jackets" and a second pair of runners for the sled. The pair launched a funding appeal on their website, which was then picked up by the online community. Users of Reddit were encouraged to donate to the Jamaican team in the form of dogecoins, a virtual currency with a fluctuating valuation, similar to Bitcoin, and based on the Doge meme. Liam Butler, who runs the Dogecoin foundation, said he had been inspired by the team's plight. "As someone who grew up in the 90s, [the 1993 Disney film] Cool Runnings was the ultimate feel-good movie about underdogs out of their element achieving their dreams," Mr Butler told the Guardian. "We started without a concrete plan in mind. I sent a few emails out… but that was the extent of it," he said. Lincoln Wheeler, who started the Crowdtilt campaign, said he was thrilled to have helped the team. "It's wild to harness the power of the internet like this," he told ESPN. "Obviously the movie had some influence, but I think this also became about the idea that we, as fans, could have an opportunity to influence sports." Jamaica first qualified for the Winter Olympics in 1988 in Calgary, an achievement later portrayed in the film Cool Runnings, and last competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25823934[/url]

Good vibes.

cool runnings sequel go

[video=youtube;u15mQ31WzZQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u15mQ31WzZQ[/video]

[QUOTE=SexualShark;43623002][video=youtube;u15mQ31WzZQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u15mQ31WzZQ[/video][/QUOTE] was that a 1 second stock horn sound put into a 12 second video

[QUOTE=EnlightenDead;43623022]was that a 1 second stock horn sound put into a 12 second video[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnRrPqgKBS0[/media]

[video=youtube;kmqOV4JkRcs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmqOV4JkRcs[/video]

[QUOTE=SexualShark;43623002][video=youtube;u15mQ31WzZQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u15mQ31WzZQ[/video][/QUOTE] Step 1: Play vid on youtube (it doesn't work as well on embedded) Step 2: Play vid until 0.25-.50secs Step 3: Press J Step 4: Repeat Step 2 and 3, three more times or until you feel content Congrats! You are now a qualified Jamaican Producer!

Dogecoins save the day.

[QUOTE=Brt5470;43623194]Dogecoins save the day.[/QUOTE] to the [del]moon[/del]olympics

If underdog countries get this much support for doing sports out of their climate zones I'd like to see Eskimos and volleyball next time.

[QUOTE=SexualShark;43623043][video=youtube;kmqOV4JkRcs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmqOV4JkRcs[/video][/QUOTE] I don't know how, but your avatar matched perfectly with that video.