Evastar Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 They are everywhere now! hologram or mineral braclettes that are supposed to help give you strength and balance. They came from NASA and people swear by them. My husband had a demo done on him at the fair where they had him stand on one leg with his arms out, they tried to push him down and were able to easily. Then they had him put a braclette on and tried again and they couldn't even make him budge! anyone ever try this??? Link to comment
odile Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 They are everywhere now! hologram or mineral braclettes that are supposed to help give you strength and balance. They came from NASA and people swear by them. My husband had a demo done on him at the fair where they had him stand on one leg with his arms out, they tried to push him down and were able to easily. Then they had him put a braclette on and tried again and they couldn't even make him budge! anyone ever try this??? I've never seen them. I'd be skeptical over whether these bracelets have any amazing properties in their own right, but the placebo effect is a scientifically proven marvel. If you believe it works for you, then great! Link to comment
Brittney2008 Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I tried this at a street fair. I easily got pushed over the first time and I put on the bracelet and he couldn't even sway me, took the bracelet off and he could push me over. So idk I guess it does? I was interested but decided against the $30 price tag. Link to comment
Circe Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 We learned at uni (a science class) that they have been proved 100% NOT to work (the magnetic fields they affect are not at all the same ones that work in your body. Link to comment
odile Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I tried this at a street fair. I easily got pushed over the first time and I put on the bracelet and he couldn't even sway me, took the bracelet off and he could push me over. So idk I guess it does? I was interested but decided against the $30 price tag. Is it not possible that the person doing the pushing during these demonstrations exerts more force when you are not wearing the bracelet, and less force when you are? An unscrupulous person trying to sell you a $50 piece of fiddle-faddle might do such a thing. (To be fair, it's possible too, that if the seller actually believes in the magic of the bracelets, they might subconsciously exert more or less force, without even being aware of the fact that they are doing so. It really is nice to have something to believe in). Link to comment
Sky-Cherries Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 My friend just bought one today and was showing me how it works so this is a weird coincidence. We cut out the hologram and it still "worked", and we decided it was placebo effect. Link to comment
FathomFear Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Scientifically they are just gimmicks. There might be some power of suggestion involved (think Kreskin) but in terms of science you won't find any credibility really. Link to comment
mfan Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 //They came from NASA// The North American Scam Association? Even if it is from the real NASA, it's just a way for them to unload their worthless failed experiments, same as that memory foam stuff. You are essentially buying someone else's garbage. Link to comment
Brittney2008 Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Is it not possible that the person doing the pushing during these demonstrations exerts more force when you are not wearing the bracelet, and less force when you are? An unscrupulous person trying to sell you a $50 piece of fiddle-faddle might do such a thing. (To be fair, it's possible too, that if the seller actually believes in the magic of the bracelets, they might subconsciously exert more or less force, without even being aware of the fact that they are doing so. It really is nice to have something to believe in). Yes possibly he could have. It didn't seem like it but then again he could have been a professional. But yeah I agree with the general consensus, it's bogus. Link to comment
Cognitive_Canine Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 They have absolutely no scientific backing. If you tell someone that putting a magnet shaped hat on with proven by NASA science behind it, they will feel better. The placebo effect has been proven many times. Link to comment
karvala Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Yes of course they work, but only ones made of a special silver. They're more expensive, but it's been proven that they benefit your love life as well, and they're not fake like the the other ones. I've got an unused one here as it happens, merely $499.99 to you. I'll take a check. Link to comment
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