Feed the Needy Worldwide with Freerice.Com

A few weeks ago I stumbled upon an interesting little website in freerice.com. The sites premise is simple; Answer questions, donate food to the needy, feel good about yourself, rinse, lather, repeat. A quick explanation of their efforts can be seen at the top of every page.

"For each answer you get right, we donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program."

That's pretty cool! But here's the kicker; For each answer you get wrong, they give you an easier question. Normally I'd scoff at the notion of making things easier when someone fails(mostly because I've been told that life isn't fair and Ii should get over it one too many times). But this is for charity, so It's all gravy as far as I'm concerned.

Speaking of which, why is there no Free-Gravy.com? I'm sure people in third world countries would appreciate anything to fill their stomachs, but gravy would make what little they do have taste better. Gravy's so great, it can be used to make the plot for "Lost" a lot easier to swallow.

There are more than ten different subjects to choose from. Topics include Art, Math, English Grammar & Vocabulary,Geography and Chemistry. While I'm able to crush the questions, I find unexpected difficulty in identifying what article creating which painting. Seems like Van Goug did just about everything.

How do the people who run this site pay for the rice? Sponsors have ads displayed at the bottom of every page. Unlike most web sites that that have banner ads, freerice.com doesn't suffer because of them. You won't see any annoying, seizure inducing flash ads here. The ads are from United Nations World Food Programme, From Hunger to Hope, and other charitable organizations.

If you've got some time to kill, like to procrastinate or just want to help someone less fortunate, take a few of the tests on freerice.com. Make a game of it by keeping track of how much rice you help donate in a day, then see if you can surpass that the next day.

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