We have all seen outrageous YouTube videos, some of the popular ones such as "Ouch Charlie" and "David Goes to the Dentist". They are entertaining, funny, and the next day we find ourselves quoting them. The number of views these videos are incredible, millions of people around the world see the same video and we are connected to each other. Imagine what we could do with the support of the viewers of "Ouch Charlie" alone, which happens to be over 121 millions people. Thats only 10 millions less than the voter turnout for the 2008 election (census.gov).
Well a group of guys called "Dude Perfect" thought of the power of the people. They started out as six college roommates and one day decided to film themselves making outrageous basketball shots and putting them up on YouTube. Amazing basketball shots such as the video included have been drawing in viewers.
What started out as a funny pass time turned into a charitable hobby. They have a series of seven different videos and for every 100,000 views they sponsor one impoverished child through and organization called Compassion International. This group of average guys have only begun to use the power of the people to give back. Whether they are successful in their endeavors or if the videos are fake ti doesn't matter. Imagine if individually or even combined their videos reach 121 million views. That is 1210 children who are now sponsored, all by people watching a video for a few minutes.
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