Power Balance wristbands

[EaseNgrace]

There are two ways of looking at it I suppose. I remember reading about an experiment (forgive me if my recollection is a bit fuzzy) in which they tested 2 groups of people. One group had been diagnosed with insomnia, the other had Narcolepsy. They were asked to test some different medications, both were given sugar tablets and told by doctors that they were tranquilizers/stimulants (whichever is relevant to the subject), in both cases the drugs were unanimously successful. But even more astonishingly the insomniacs were given stimulants but were told by doctors it was a sedative, vice versa for the narcolepsy sufferers, and again the power of the placebo effect was strong enough to reverse the effect of the substance they were given. I was shocked.It makes you wonder how many doctors are prescribing sugar tablets.
The implications of this effect on fad items such as these bracelets as I said can be seen in two ways. I guess it depends on whether you are gullable, or a skeptic. But is it possible to be voluntarily gullable in order to reap the apparent benefits??? I don't know i'm talking crap now

 

[Owen_Thomas_14]

A load of sh*t to be honest

 

[Smigger79]

I bought a bracelet of immortality from viz a couple of years ago and have been enjoying the benefits of eternal life ever since.

 

[chris661]

I bought a bracelet of immortality from viz a couple
of years ago and have been enjoying the benefits of eternal life ever since.

 

[StrangelyBrown]

Snake oil... get your snake oil here...

 

[JustOne]

But is it possible to be voluntarily gullable in order to reap the apparent benefits???

In a word.....


RELIGION

 

[Ethan]

There are two ways of looking at it I suppose. I remember reading about an experiment (forgive me if my recollection is a bit fuzzy) in which they tested 2 groups of people. One group had been diagnosed with insomnia, the other had Narcolepsy. They were asked to test some different medications, both were given sugar tablets and told by doctors that they were tranquilizers/stimulants (whichever is relevant to the subject), in both cases the drugs were unanimously successful. But even more astonishingly the insomniacs were given stimulants but were told by doctors it was a sedative, vice versa for the narcolepsy sufferers, and again the power of the placebo effect was strong enough to reverse the effect of the substance they were given. I was shocked.It makes you wonder how many doctors are prescribing sugar tablets.
The implications of this effect on fad items such as these bracelets as I said can be seen in two ways. I guess it depends on whether you are gullable, or a skeptic. But is it possible to be voluntarily gullable in order to reap the apparent benefits??? I don't know i'm talking crap now

There are plenty of clinical trials where the placebo effect is strong. It tends to be weaker for hard endpoints such as death or fracture healing than for subjective endpoints such as pain or anxiety. As such, something such as "balance" is ripe territory for snake oil. The other element is that people who buy or try these are a self selected bunch who are more likely to be persuaded/gullible than those who say bollox and walk away.

The fact is that there are no anatomical or physiological energy meridians in the body, and these devices wouldn't affect them even if there were.

If you believe a power balance bracelet works, can I direct you to the For Sale section where I will be posting an ad for a lucky rabbits foot and some invisible leprechauns who will direct your golf ball towards the target. Sometimes.

 

[Swinger]

If you believe a power balance bracelet works, can I direct you to the For Sale section where I will be posting an ad for a lucky rabbits foot and some invisible leprechauns who will direct your golf ball towards the target. Sometimes.

How many invisible leprechauns are we talking about here?

 

[JustOne]

I will be posting an ad for a lucky rabbits foot and some invisible leprechauns who will direct your golf ball towards the target. Sometimes.

Do you accept Paypal?

 

[bigslice]

There are two ways of looking at it I suppose. I remember reading about an experiment (forgive me if my recollection is a bit fuzzy) in which they tested 2 groups of people. One group had been diagnosed with insomnia, the other had Narcolepsy. They were asked to test some different medications, both were given sugar tablets and told by doctors that they were tranquilizers/stimulants (whichever is relevant to the subject), in both cases the drugs were unanimously successful. But even more astonishingly the insomniacs were given stimulants but were told by doctors it was a sedative, vice versa for the narcolepsy sufferers, and again the power of the placebo effect was strong enough to reverse the effect of the substance they were given. I was shocked.It makes you wonder how many doctors are prescribing sugar tablets.
The implications of this effect on fad items such as these bracelets as I said can be seen in two ways. I guess it depends on whether you are gullable, or a skeptic. But is it possible to be voluntarily gullable in order to reap the apparent benefits??? I don't know i'm talking crap now

There are plenty of clinical trials where the placebo effect is strong. It tends to be weaker for hard endpoints such as death or fracture healing than for subjective endpoints such as pain or anxiety. As such, something such as "balance" is ripe territory for snake oil. The other element is that people who buy or try these are a self selected bunch who are more likely to be persuaded/gullible than those who say bollox and walk away.

The fact is that there are no anatomical or physiological energy meridians in the body, and these devices wouldn't affect them even if there were.

If you believe a power balance bracelet works, can I direct you to the For Sale section where I will be posting an ad for a lucky rabbits foot and some invisible leprechauns who will direct your golf ball towards the target. Sometimes.

invisible leprechauns! mmmmmm how will brendy deal with that

 

[chrisd]

Lucky rabbits foot ???

Wasn't so lucky for the rabbit!!

Chris

 

[grumpyjock]

and you keep sitting on the little buggers.

 

[Ethan]

If you believe a power balance bracelet works, can I direct you to the For Sale section where I will be posting an ad for a lucky rabbits foot and some invisible leprechauns who will direct your golf ball towards the target. Sometimes.

How many invisible leprechauns are we talking about here?

I tried to count them but being invisible, it is kinda hard to be sure. Lets just say there are as many as you will need.

 

[colint]

Will the leprechauns be wearing balance wristbands ? If so I'll take a dozen

 

[USER1999]

If they were, at least you could find the buggers.

 

[Snelly]

They are a total and utter crock of shi***.

Poulter should be ashamed of himself. It isn't like he needs the cash from endorsing them.

These bands are jewellery for the cretinous - simple as that.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

They are a total and utter crock of shi***.

Poulter should be ashamed of himself. It isn't like he needs the cash from endorsing them.

These bands are jewellery for the cretinous - simple as that.

That'll be a no then will it?

 

[viscount17]

Power Balance® is a performance technology that uses holograms embedded with frequencies that react positively with your body's natural energy field. - sounds like a load of old tosh to me.

if this were true, and given that everyone is different, they would have to scan your body to detect the frequency range that is suited to you - I don't recall them doing that.

what it probably is, is that the hologram is embedded with a code that reads out as 'mug alert' when ever you enter an overpriced shop.