It’s ingrained in humans’ DNA to play games, and over the millennia this has evolved to…solitaire, Tetris, and other time-killing games played out to while away boredom. But—here’s an elegant idea—what if each game resulted in giving food to very hungry people?
That’s the practice behind http://freerice.com. The New York Times Magazine (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/magazine/09wwln-consumed-t.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=freerice.com&st=nyt&oref=slogin) hipped me to FreeRice, and in the first five minutes I’d donated 600 grains of rice (supported by corporate advertisers) to the United Nations food program.
Check it out. You’re going to be tested—but no one will criticize you if you’ve forgotten what retiary means (net-like) in the multiple-choice answers. FreeRice presents the player with a word and four choices as to the meaning. Click, learn the right answer and get another word. Correct answers lead to a higher score and harder words.
P.S. I’m up to just 46 points, so excuse me if I leave you now to go back to FreeRice.
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Just a post script that came to me after watching CNBC:
The day will come--shortly--when we'll see freecaviar.com, providing sustenance for hedge fund managers and bankers who're wringing their hands. Think of these people driving unwashed Maybachs, struggling to support chateaux in Normandy and haunted by the fear of suspended country club privileges. It brings a little tear to my eye. (Look closer, closer to see the tear.)
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