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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie
USA
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PhDreamer
SFN Regular
USA
925 Posts |
 Posted - 11/13/2002 : 14:48:41 [Permalink]
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From the article:quote:
"If the product didn't work, I don't think I could keep my business," Park said.
Two words: John Edward.
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"Why would I say, 'yes, test this,' if I didn't have confidence in my product? Just because the Mayo Clinic is a good company, it doesn't mean they did a good job."
Hey, maybe the Mayo Clinic secretly ionized the non-ionized bracelets just to mess with the results. Oh, of course:quote:
Park pointed to possible flaws in the study including a potential mixup in ionized versus non-ionized samples.
Yes, I'm sure such experimental errors are plainly obvious to this clown.
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Legallee Insane
Skeptic Friend
Canada
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Posted - 12/01/2002 : 00:20:35 [Permalink]
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The people that claim this product works wonders are probably popping tylenol-3's in their spare time. The bottom line is that like many healing remedies, its nothing more than a placaebo. People are led to believe it has healing properties so their mind believes they are experiencing less pain.
Good examples of Placaebos
1. A friend of mine recently strained his knee, so to do physical activity he wore a knee brace that came with magnets to stick onto it. When asked what the magnets did he replied, "They create a magnetic field or something like that to help it heal faster." I seriously doubt it did anything for him at all that a regular brace wouldn't have but he seemed happy with it.
2. I worked at a summer camp for the past 2 years, and there are quite a number of small children (6-8 years) that tend to get homesick. To remedy the homesickness we give them pokemon vitamins and tell the kids they're eating homesick pills and it hasn't failed us once. |
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Tim
SFN Regular
USA
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Posted - 12/01/2002 : 01:51:13 [Permalink]
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Funny, all the pharmacies around here sell this junk...mostly copper bracelets and magnets...therefore, it must work. Another funny thing...It usually takes about a week for these things to work. Go figure!
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 12/01/2002 : 07:45:43 [Permalink]
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As piles of crap go, these bracelets at least haven't done anyone any harm (aside from lightening the wallets of the gullible, and why can't I work up a little more sympathy?). Too bad that can't be said for all too many other quackeries.
"Caveat emptor," is still one of the world's great pieces of advice.
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Kaneda Kuonji
Skeptic Friend
USA
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Posted - 12/07/2002 : 11:56:31 [Permalink]
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Caveat Emptor = Let the buyer beware, right?
Thank you all, that article helped make my day :) |
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Ivbalis.org
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