Power Balance Silicone Wrist Bands

COH

There's millions to be made by the first person to make the powerbalance infrared weightlifting condom belt... Lift 800% more while protecting yourself against airborne ninja herpes :rolleyes:

The Guvnor

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

You could write a book on the stupid stuff people believe... and in fact, people have

I'll tell you something else, if they were twice as expensive, I bet they'd be twice as effective.

LOL - I went on the site and they are keen to stamp out counterfeits (obviously), however they did not go so far as to say that the non-original ones have no power - which I find interesting!

Rycn

I know these things are a load of bollox but if they actually do the things people say they do then they should really start putting these things around the ankles of horses and greyhoundsand shit like that.

Or maybe they could make "hologramabix" or something along those lines, could ingesting them in large quantities give you superhuman powers and the ability to fly?

FTA69

WHIP IT! wrote: »

You're right, it does...

In all fairness though, the idea that a plastic hologram on a bit of rubber is capable of physically curing sprains, ailments and increasing strength is bullsh*t. Plain and simple like. It's a fallacy, and one people have bought into because of a slick marketing campaign which encourages people to spend money for a useless gimmick. If you paid money for a "magic ring" or a "mystical pendant" or a "power balance rubber duck" you'd still get the same effect, that effect is the placebo - it has nothing to do with the scientifically-proven power of magic holograms or whatever rubbish.

And pointing out the fact that the whole concept behind this product is utter b*llocks isn't condescending.

FTA69

Also, this argument is a moot one considering the company itself has publically admitted their product does f*ck all.

Canis Lupus

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Because I might die... you'd feel like a right c*nt then, wouldn't ya! :pac:

Chicken

Mellor

Anyone dumb enought to spend thier cash on these doesn't deserve the cash in the first place,

t-ha

@WHIP IT!

The book that Barry referenced "Ben Goldacre's Bad Science" is a really good read if you have the time or the inclination to read it. You brought up the point here that no-one had bothered to investigate how the braclet might work and were therefore being willfully ignorant themselves. That book explains (better than I can) the method that western doctors and scientists use to evaluate techniques, theories etc., and the reasoning behind it - and also goes through why the same people often do not support "alternative" treatments. It's not simply a case of pure bias - if you read the book he explains the reasoning very well, and not condascendingly except to the most sensitive.

Hanley

t-ha wrote: »

@WHIP IT!

The book that Barry referenced "Ben Goldacre's Bad Science" is a really good read if you have the time or the inclination to read it. You brought up the point here that no-one had bothered to investigate how the braclet might work and were therefore being willfully ignorant themselves. That book explains (better than I can) the method that western doctors and scientists use to evaluate techniques, theories etc., and the reasoning behind it - and also goes through why the same people often do not support "alternative" treatments. It's not simply a case of pure bias - if you read the book he explains the reasoning very well, and not condascendingly except to the most sensitive.

Posted by T-ha... holy sh!t!!

t-ha

Ha ha - I never left, I've just been waiting...

Dave!

Jayzus I didn't think people over here were gullible enough to buy into this sh*te, but there ya go...

We really need to introduce a critical thinking class to the school curriculum.

Barry.Oglesby

The really funny thing is how simple the "trick" of the one leg balancing thing is. It's been used by magicians for 200 years and is a very simple psychological trick of the mind, yet people still buy it. I can't understand how people don't know these things to be honest.The power of suggestion initially, followed by cognitive dissonance once the purchase has been made.

Mellor

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

The really funny thing is how simple the "trick" of the one leg balancing thing is. It's been used by magicians for 200 years and is a very simple psychological trick of the mind, yet people still buy it. I can't understand how people don't know these things to be honest.The power of suggestion initially, followed by cognitive dissonance once the purchase has been made.

It's not a psychological trick.
It's a physical trick. Pushing down at an angle, either toward the body or away. There was a video posted before

Rycn

Mellor wrote: »

It's not a psychological trick.
It's a physical trick. Pushing down at an angle, either toward the body or away. There was a video posted before

It's psychological, all tricks are psychological.

Mellor

Rycn wrote: »

It's psychological, all tricks are psychological.

lol, Yes all tricks are psychological in that they attempt to make you believe something that it's true. But I was refering to the fact that it tricks you via physical manipulation means rather than psychological manipulation. As in its even simplier.

If you view it like "all tricks are psychological" then the phrase is redundant.




Serious, has a thread on powerbands gotten this serious :eek:

Rycn

Mellor wrote: »

lol, Yes all tricks are psychological in that they attempt to make you believe something that it's true. But I was refering to the fact that it tricks you via physical manipulation means rather than psychological manipulation. As in its even simplier.

If you view it like "all tricks are psychological" then the phrase is redundant.




Serious, has a thread on powerbands gotten this serious :eek:

It's still a psychological trick though, the physical manipulation has a psychological effect!

Just sayin'!

t-ha

If you put on 5 of them do you become 2,500% stronger?

Canis Lupus

t-ha wrote: »

If you put on 5 of them do you become 2,500% stronger?

Nah they don't stack.

/nerdism

rubadub

Rycn wrote: »

they should really start putting these things around the ankles of horses and greyhoundsand shit like that.

Rycn wrote: »

It's still a psychological trick though, the physical manipulation has a psychological effect!

Thing is they might be able to put them on a dog and push the dog over in a similar fashion and then say "see! proof, it even works on dogs"

placebo effect on animals actually shows a lot of google hits

http://www.thebark.com/content/dogs-and-placebo-effect

A recent double-blind veterinary study involved arthritic dogs randomly assigned to either a treatment or a placebo group. Their response to treatment was objectively assessed by force-plate analysis, which precisely measures the use of individual limbs while a dog is in motion. The result? Fifty-six percent of placebo-treated dogs had an objectively measured, significant, positive response.

hmmm, could be more dodgy science.