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Junk Science Daily http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/ Junk Science Daily - LiveJournal.com Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:51:16 GMT LiveJournal / LiveJournal.com shampooscience 5324505 community http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/23366357/5324505 Junk Science Daily http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/ 100 100 http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/19017.html Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:51:16 GMT Oh this one just hurts. http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/19017.html It's bad enough that it's <a href="http://freeze-frame.com.au/home">a chemical you have to keep applying to your face</a> that only lasts for 8 hours and then has to be constantly reapplied. There's no mention of any side effects if you do keep on applying it. So it's sounding dubous already. <blockquote>More than just an Instant Botox-like face lift, freezeframe’s dual effect technology gives long term wrinkle reduction results with a clinically proven reduction of up to 63.13%</blockquote>So how the flipping heck do they calculate the change down to 4 decimal places? How do you tell the difference between a reduction of 0.6313 and 0.6312? <a name="cutid1"></a>See the graph below to check out these reductions. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67507070@N00/3981942579/" title="Showing the foolishness of claims by beauty products by Reynardo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3505/3981942579_3791a14d44_o.jpg" width="774" height="614" alt="Showing the foolishness of claims by beauty products" /></a> The reductions shown range from 63.11% to 63.14% - can you see a difference? Oh, I won't be buying it. Besides which, there's no indication on the site of how much it'll be. And you get a "free" gift worth $59.95, so it can't be cheap :-P http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/19017.html annoyed public reynardo 126431

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/18912.html Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:13:36 GMT Homeopath stuck with embarrassing retraction http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/18912.html Not usually within the remit of shampoo, but it's nice to see that some people have to wear PIG KILLER on their foreheads once in a while: <a href="http://www.arnica.com.au/index.php">http://www.arnica.com.au/index.php</a> http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/18912.html public moopet 217467

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/18392.html Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:43:32 GMT Eyes and Brains http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/18392.html In my own backyard! Science, slaughtered like a lamb. <a href="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=37804">iSee 200 Eye Massager</a> Maplin, when I was a kid, were quite good. I used to buy components from them through mail-order. Now they sell any old tat. This made me double-take, though. I get a lot of headaches, always have, and many of them involve pain in my eyes. So when, as I was grazing in the aisles, I spotted this little box of delights I picked it up for a closer look. The front of the pack seems reasonable enough. It has a picture of a high-tech looking eye... er, thing. <img src="http://images.maplin.co.uk/300/l72ar.jpg" alt="high tech shit" /> Here you see our model looking a bit like one of the Special X-Men. It also has the coolest name of any product from a high-street store. It's not just the Eye Massager. It's the Eye And Brain Massager. How can anyone resist its temptation? Then I read the back of the packet. Then I took a photo of it, came home and looked it up online. The packet says it works by the principles of acupuncture. The <a href="http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/213922835/Eye_massager_ISEE_200.html">first site</a> I found selling the product described it as working by magnetic therapy: "plenty of research and study proved that magnetic field can have great effect on human bodys tissue, organic, nervous system". What's wrong with saying it rubs your eyes and feels nice? Want to know what Maplin have to say in their description? "Now, here’s the science behind it all. Magnetic field, in the form of physical energy, when applied on special acupuncture points, can activate the function of the cell, enlarge the blood capillary and raise the level of oxygen supply, improving the nutrition state of tissues of cells, and balance the self-disciplined nerves" Yes, they say that. The bit about, "now, here's the science..." I shall be writing a stern email to them this evening. http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/18392.html acupuncture maplin magnets displeased public moopet 217467

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/18152.html Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:54:25 GMT Harmonic Plate Technology http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/18152.html "The only technology in the world that uses a metal as a medium to generate and emit photons" Apart from, you know, light bulbs. I'll give you a sample product description, for a piece of metal you strap to your motorbike: <blockquote> By placing and tuning the plates in the vehicle, the balanced ionic field created by the plates stops the decay of O2 and contamination of fuel by positive ions (Positive ions do not burn) caused by electric/magnetic fields, generated by electronics such as the alternator and high energy ignition system. The results, better air/ fuel combustion which equates to; • Reduced emissions • Increase power with smoother quieter running • Reduced operating temps • Reduced frictional drag • Increased fuel efficiency • Less driver fatigue due to counteracting the EMF field </blockquote> Sounds great. Costs two grand. But don't worry, for half that you can get a "lightower". "The Mini Lightower's modulated ionic field of 20km radius is also used to accelerate healing by focussing the beam of ions..." They also have a little button for asking a question about each product, which I may use. http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/18152.html public moopet 217467

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/17756.html Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:32:32 GMT 'Rebirthing' Therapist out of prison http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/17756.html X-posted from my site, <a href="http://childtorture.wordpress.com/">A Search For Survivors: childtorture.wordpress.com</a> <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_10068874">Therapist in 'rebirthing' death out of prison</a> If you bumped into Connell Watkins in the grocery store (now that she's sprung from prison, chances are you might if you live in the American Southwest), my bet is you wouldn't look twice. You would not suspect that here was a person who had wrapped a 10-year old child up in a full-body blanket restraint, lay down on top of her with several other adults (a combined weight of 673 pounds to Candace Newmaker's 75), mocked the child's cries for help and calmly suffocated her to death. 'Rebirthing,' as some of you may already know, is <a href="http://childtorture.wordpress.com/">one of various incarnations of attachment therapy</a>, which has been <a href="http://childtorture.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/the-disturbing-truth-about-attachment-parenting/">denounced by the APA and the scientific establishment as "harmful pseudoscience."</a> The following is excerpted from the <a href="http://childtorture.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/candace-newmakers-attachment-therapy-session-the-abridged-transcript/"> the video transcript of Candace's fatal "rebirthing" attachment therapy session</a>: CANDACE: Whoever is pushing on my head it’s not helping. I can’t do it. I can’t do it. I can’t breathe. It’s too dark under here. Please quit pushing on my head. I can’t do it. Somebody’s sitting on top of me. CANDACE: I can’t do it. [Screams] I’m gonna die... PONDER: Do you want to die? CANDACE: No, but I’m about to... WATKINS: Go ahead and die. CANDACE: Please, please I can’t breathe. CANDACE: Please quit pushing on me. CANDACE: I need some help. Help! Help me please... CANDACE: Can you let me have some oxygen? You mean, like you want me to die for real? PONDER: Uh huh. CANDACE: Die right now and go to heaven? PONDER: Go ahead and die right now. For real. For real... WATKINS: Just go ahead and die. It’s easier… CANDACE: You said you would give me oxygen. WATKINS: You gotta fight for it. CANDACE: [vomits] OK, I’m throwing up. I just threw up. [Vomiting] I gotta poop. I gotta poop. CANDACE: Uh, I’m going in my pants. PONDER: Go ahead. WATKINS: Stay in there with the poop and vomit. CANDACE: Help! I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. It’s hot. I can’t breathe... WATKINS: Getting pretty tight in here. PONDER: Yep… less and less air all the time... PONDER: She gets to be stuck in her own puke and poop. WATKINS: Uh huh. It’s her own life. Quitter. JEANE NEWMAKER: Baby, do you want to be born? CANDACE: [Weakly responds] No. [This is Candace’s last word.] WATKINS: Candace is used to making her life everybody else’s problem. She’s not used to living her own life. PONDER: Quitter, quitter, quitter, quitter, quit, quit, quit, quit. She’s a quitter... [Ponder and Watkins chitchat about their dream homes and a million-dollar property nearby that is being remodeled.] WATKINS: Let’s talk to the twerp. [They unwrap Candace.] WATKINS : Oh, there she is sleeping in her vomit. I've written about <a href="http://childtorture.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/darkness-visible/">my own sessions with attachment therapist Conrad Boeding and his associates</a>. After 162 days and untold sleepless nights, I still can't figure out how or why I survived and Candace didn't. Boeding certainly wasn't a lighter touch than Watkins. It was probably dumb luck, which accounts for so many things. Also, as evidenced by the last word she ever uttered, Candace had more integrity than I ever did. Hell, I told my torture team anything they wanted to hear, even when I came close to death. For the <a href="http://childtorture.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/in-memoriam/">other child casualties of attachment therapy/parenting, go HERE.</a> http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/17756.html public waywardradish 15100397

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/17549.html Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:26:51 GMT Some kind of pilled air http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/17549.html Oxygen. In pill form. Personally, I think that would have to be pretty darn cold to work, but these guys claim to have it down. The throw in every buzz-word they can, like fire-energy-amplification and homeopathy. It's a hit with the chiropractors apparently so it must be good. <a href="http://www.oxygenresearch.com/oxybliss/capsules.html">http://www.oxygenresearch.com/oxybliss/capsules.html</a> http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/17549.html public moopet 217467

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/17193.html Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:11:48 GMT Anti-Aging Cream Using Stem Cell Technology…er, Maybe Nott. http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/17193.html This is such an apt site. I love it for exposing science terms turning into advertising buzz words…which is a fancy way of saying: lying. And at $190.00 an ounce, this isn't pocket change that these guys are trying to extract from us. Now Amatokin by Voss Laboratories is claiming to use stem cell technology in their anti-aging cream. Except on closer inspection…well, frankly, they don't. This is another bogus product that is causing the Marketing Director Gina Gay to backpedal considerably when confronted with their astonishing claims, as the advertising insert you find with the product states: "These new Stem Cell emulsions are changing everything:" She says that there is merely confusion around whether this product actually contains stem cells, "which it does not" she admitted. Ohh. What then? During the same conversation she says Voss Laboratories "focuses exclusively on stem cell technology." But the product Amatokin "highlights" the stem cells found in skin. And what does Highlighting mean, since there is not medical or structural change in the body termed highlighting. Nor are there any stem cells in any wrinkle and skin care products that use stem cells. The product insert says that the stem cell emulsions actually rejuvenate your skin by awakening your body's own reservoir of undifferentiated Stem Cells. But the real definition of stem cells can be quickly googled. Here is a definition of Stem Cells from MedTerms: Definition of Stem Cell Stem cell: One of the human body's master cells, with the ability to grow into any one of the body's more than 200 cell types. All stem cells are unspecialized (undifferentiated) cells that are characteristically of the same family type (lineage). They retain the ability to divide throughout life and give rise to cells that can become highly specialized and take the place of cells that die or are lost. Stem cells contribute to the body's ability to renew and repair its tissues. Unlike mature cells, which are permanently committed to their fate, stem cells can both renew themselves as well as create new cells of whatever tissue they belong to (and other tissues). Bone marrow stem cells, for example, are the most primitive cells in the marrow. From them all the various types of blood cells are descended. Bone marrow stem-cell transfusions (or transplants) were originally given to replace various types of blood cells. Stem cells from bone marrow can also, quite remarkably, give rise to non-marrow cells. In a 1999 report in the journal Nature, scientists from Boston led by Dr. Louis M. Kunkel reported that they gave bone marrow transplants from normal mice to dystrophic mice. Some 12 weeks later about 10% of the muscle fibers in the diseased animals were making the correct form of dystrophin, the protein that is defective in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This work suggests that bone marrow stem cells may offer new ways of treating muscular dystrophy (and other non-blood diseases). They are not found on the surface of the skin which is the depository of the dead skin cells that we are sloughing off. And this cream, like all skin creams is not going to penetrate much deeper than that layer of dead cells. Once again, another skin cream manufacturer is asking the customer to buy into malarkey dressed as scientific fact. http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/17193.html amused public cartoonmayhem 6220295

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/16900.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:51:34 GMT Entangelment of Matter Amplifies Energy Upon Anihilation With Anti-matter? http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/16900.html i hope this is an apropriate place to ask this, i have a question about the mass and gravitational effects of entangeled particles. Essentialy, i have been led to believe that entangeled particles are the exact same matter, the same mass, occupying different space (premiss), and though what happens to it in one space also effects it in the other space, what happens to the field(s, electromagnetic, gravitational, whatever) that surround it(with it as their source)? Because it seems to me that this would have an effect of increasing gravity, though not about one specific point, but in general. Likewise, if the mass at one point was annihalated, by anti-matter, would energy be released at both points? Would energy then be increased in the universe, or would energy be divided between them? and if that was the case, we could not know how much energy would be released from a matter-antimatter collision because we would not know if the particle was entangeled with some far off matter somewhere else in the universe? All Serious comments appreciated, and whatever science that negates these issues muchly apreciated. thanks. http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/16900.html public jonamo_cat 2508354

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/16878.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:10:01 GMT Clinically Proven to Annoy The Hell Out of Me http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/16878.html Clinically Proven!! The two most annoying words used in advertising today. Used in—guess what—diet ads (And face cremes, of course). The worst offender used to be for a diet aid Lipozene. It must have been such an over the top fraud that the ad was pulled but it was regularly featured on the Spike network—not exactly known for it's erudite ads or programming. Google the 14 most effective words in advertising and you will see why so many advertisers are using the words clinically proven but when Dr. Scholl's Gel Pads are getting in on using Clinically Proven!!, it's gone too far. The only ad that has used the words facetiously (I hope) is the Pedigree dog food ads where they show 30 seconds of a dog munching on their dry food products. The two words are the only thing that keep this ad from being 100% irritating. I have maintained for a while that advertisers who use Clinically Proven!! are unsure the public will by their product or are completely trying to pull a fast one. Diet ads are in the latter category. In fact, their claims got so far fetched that in North America, advertisers were forced to change their claims to add "diet and exercise recommended" in a big asterisk, or outright announcing "…that with diet and exercise…" a la Slim Quick ads. Yes, and everybody knows that fame and $1.50 will buy you a cup of coffee. I worked in the advertising industry, so I am even more cynical than usual about their angles. Guaranteed!!! If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little. George Carlin http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/16878.html public cartoonmayhem 6220295

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/16623.html Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:15:56 GMT Do I laugh? Cry? http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/16623.html On one of the local communities, someone is certain that mentally activating your DNA will... no, I'll let you read it for yourself: <a name="cutid1"></a> Theta Healing DNA BOOK IN NOW FOR JULY! This is the first level of Theta Heling as originally taught by Vianna Stibal of Natures Path. This course teaches you how to set aside limiting beliefs that may be blocking you from your full potential. Change 'negative' programs held in the deep subconsious on many levels. For yourself and others. "Basic DNA introduces ThetaHealingtm techniques and focuses on activating the 12 strands of DNA within each participant. The chronos, or youth and vitality chromosome is activated, the telomeres are strengthened to reverse the aging process, and the students experience an opening to the Unconditional Love of the Creator."-- Natures Path. Three day course - generally Friday, Saturday and Sunday - 9am - 5pm. Learn how to: * Locate and identify limiting beliefs and programming held in the deep subconscious on all levels. * Facillitate deep healing on all levels. * Open and develop psychic abilities. Learn how to utilise your latent gifts and use them to 'read' as accurately as any psychic. * Learn about Quantum Physics and DNA Activation and how this validates and supports Theta Healing as an immensely powerful tool. * See clairvoyantly into the body, locate problem areas, understand and talk to the body. * See and speak to guides, guardian angels, elementals, ancestors. * Contact and communicate with Higher Self, for yourself & others . * Activate 12 Strand DNA and Dormant Chromosomes for Youth and Vitality. * Find and change genetic pre-dispositions, such as poor eyesight, health, balding etc. * Clearing and prevention of psychic attacks and negative energies. * Cleansing and returning Soul fragments for self and others. * Clear homes, offices, schools, buildings etc of negative energies and beliefs and programs. * How to powerfully manifest wealth and abundance and clear poverty and money issues. Includes all tuition, books, manuals, morning and afternoon tea. Bookings are essential. Payment plans available. Pensioner discounts available. Please visit www.dreamerawake.com.au for more information and for contact details. Yanked from <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/canberra/682443.html">this entry</a> on <a href='http://community.livejournal.com/canberra/profile'><img src='http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif' alt='[info]' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://community.livejournal.com/canberra/'>canberra</a>. http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/16623.html public reynardo 126431

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/16383.html Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:12:49 GMT http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/16383.html <a href="http://www.newwaysclinic.com/works.html">New Ways Clinic</a> BIO REDUCTION THERAPY Everything has Frequency Frequency is the measurable rate of energy flow that is constant between two points. It is a well established scientific fact that every substance has at its own frequency, living creatures, plants, objects, disease, nicotine, alcohol & drugs, everything has frequency, including the human body, which has an average frequency range of 62 Hz to 68 Hz (click here for further details). The frequency range of alcohol, nicotine or drugs can be measured, processed and delivered back to the individual to remove that substance so the body no longer wants or craves it. Bio-Reduction Therapy™ is based upon the well known scientific principle of destructive interference or phase cancellation which occurs when two waves of the same wavelength (frequency) cancel each other out. Phase Cancellation: Sound engineers use phase cancellation all the time to cancel unwanted background noise, the effect of combining two waves that are out of phase with each other. Since the waves are not in phase, the crests and troughs will not match up, if the wavelengths are completely 180° out of phase, there will be no sound. We use this basic principle combined with our unique Formula 23™ to remove the unwanted patterns of nicotine, alcohol or drugs. http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/16383.html public deathboy 155475

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/16089.html Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:53:00 GMT NIVEA - My Silhouette http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/16089.html I contacted NIVEA to politely request a peek at the evidence for their product <a href="http://www.nivea.co.uk/products/show/16222">My Silhouette Body Gel-Cream</a>, "the natural Bio-Slim Complex" that "leads to a reduction of up to 3cm on targeted body parts". I asked to see the studies, and also if they could link me to any other information regarding White Tea and Anise extract, which they confidently refer to as "high-performance active ingredients". They said no. <a name="cutid1"></a> Dear Ms Melville, Thank you for your email regarding NIVEA Body My Silhouette. In response to your enquiry, our products are tested using a combination of physical measurement, expert grading and consumer in-use testing to support all claims made. The studies themselves are strictly confidential as this information is useful to our competitors. I am sorry I cannot be of further help in this instance. Yours sincerely The Consumer Relations Team So... I'm expected to take their word for it? I'm not saying this product doesn't work but I find it completely unacceptable that their methods aren't available. I have no idea how these studies are regulated (if they are). For now, I'll stick to my own method: Not Eating. http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/16089.html public keyeri 645911

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/15827.html Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:05:54 GMT KOSMED/SCENAR http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/15827.html Who can resist something with a name like KOSMED? Actually, the interesting thing about this one is the domain name: <a href="http://www.whatreallyworks.co.uk/start/handson.asp?article_ID=100">whatreallyworks.co.uk</a> It's a "healing" box that does nothing, obviously, but it says nice things including the body creates a special electrical team of cells and messages to carry out a repair job and then, when it thinks a good enough job has been done, disbands this team. These are the cells that KOSMED talks to and triggers to finish the job properly Claims are modest: the overnight disappearance of an ovarian cyst the size of a grapefruit in one woman, and the repair of blood vessels to the foot of a man who was, until he had the KOSMED treatment, facing an amputation. It has even been shown to completely repair scar tissue. [ADD TO BASKET] ? http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/15827.html public moopet 217467

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/15445.html Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:46:18 GMT TAKE THAT, EINSTEIN http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/15445.html <lj-embed id="1" /> Homeopathy, lolwut. http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/15445.html public synthclarion 1305789

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/15349.html Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:06:23 GMT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/15349.html You may have read about the <a href="http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2007/07/yet-again-tax-c.html">WSJ's recent hilarious attempt at demonstrating the existence of "supply-side economics"</a>. The important part, which I will be keeping for future reference, is this spectacular bit of line-fitting: <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/sockatume/thoma1.png"> http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/15349.html public sockatume 1053669

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/14974.html Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:36:23 GMT Teddy bear http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/14974.html New Scientist magazine mentioned this particularly egregious example in its Feedback page, and I have to share. The PDF is <a href="http://www.revital.co.uk/assets/Revital_Winter_Brochure.pdf">here</a>. All of it's pretty awful, but pay close attention to the segment about Timmy the Teddy Bear on page 5. A brand new concept for the naturally healthy household, ‘Timmy’ is a delightful cuddly, soft toy who is literally ‘alive’. New Scientist puts it best, so I'll quote, 'Have they never seen the horror movies about that sort of thing?' Timmy has been developed to re-energise the ‘dead’ atmosphere in centrally heated, indoor rooms – effectively bringing the natural elements from fresh air – inside! Like pollen and bits of dead insects? Either that or it somehow generates oxygen. In which case it'd probably be cheaper, easier and longer-lasting to get a pot plant instead of it. Does the same thing in the end, pretty much. Combining gentle magnetic fields in his tummy, with natural daylight energy in the form of photon platinum fabric, I have only just finished my basic science education. But what exactly is 'photon platinum fabric'? Interestingly enough, if I Google it, I get three hits, all of which are to do with the bear. Hmm. Timmy helps to neutralise electrical smog, encouraging restful sleep and general well-being. I get more Google hits for 'electrical smog', but most of them seem to be to do with various suspiciously expensive devices sold by places with names with the worlds 'health' and 'natural' in the title, and the few that aren't seem to be about hardcore mechanics. Until then I will remain firm in my (probably wrong, please correct me if I am) belief that 'electrical smog' sounds far too much like a Pokémon attack to take fully seriously. Timmy would make an original gift for any child. He comes with a delightful little storyline jigsaw in his box which explains how ‘he was born in the stars and rode to England on a moonbeam’…. Sadly I think this is the part of the whole thing which makes the most scientific sense. Timmy the Energy Bear is £29.99 Again from New Scientist - '...makes us wonder how much real, natural platinum is involved'. Still, for thirty quid, you can have an stuffed, bearlike, light-speed-travelling xenoform with photon platinum fabric and gentle magnetic fields eliminating your electrical smog with natural daylight energy. I wonder if these people know about false advertising laws. http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/14974.html sarcastic public firefly99 3259721

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/14751.html Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:29:53 GMT New 'Biophsics Center' opens in Rochester, MI http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/14751.html Our local paper, apparently trying to generate future ad revenue, ran a puff piece on this new business that just opened on June 21. An online version of the article is here: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/26rxng">http://tinyurl.com/26rxng</a> They offer services such as ionic foot baths, but the one that I find the most interesting are the 'bioscans' that can be used to diagnose distortions in the 'person's quantum field'. This will apparently enable them to recommend which 'infoceuticals' (!) they need to sell you as well as treatments in their Novalite 3000 machine which uses light projected through gemstones to provide 'corrective frequencies' to one's quantum biofield. Perhaps if their business model would employ QLM - quantum level marketing, they would really be successful. The business has a web site at biophysicscenter.com. http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/14751.html public jonantoinesmith 13220528

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/14395.html Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:04:17 GMT The Psychotronic Money Magnet™ Nano 1.0 http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/14395.html We have been <strike>selling</strike> using this device ourselves for some time now and experienced a massive increase in company income and profits just a few days after the first creation of <a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/THE-ULTRA-ADVANCED-PSYCHOTRONIC-MONEY-MAGNET-NANO-1-0_W0QQitemZ130118401462QQihZ003QQcategoryZ1523QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem">The Ultra Advanced Psychotronic Money Magnet™</a>. What I don't understand is why when you look through this guy's <a href="http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=aurumsolis&&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller&sspagename=VIP:feedback:2:uk&iid=130118401462">feedback</a> you can see so many people have bought these things. Aren't they a joke? I mean, the Scalar Vector Programming Method™ which we have adopted can raise the subtle energy characteristics and the manifesting capabilities of The Psychotronic Money Magnet™ more than one hundred fold! It utilises state of the art psychotronic technology. It's a <a href="http://www.lifetechnology.org/images/moneymagnetnano.jpg">marble</a>. I love ebay. It's way better than myspace. http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/14395.html public moopet 217467

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/14275.html Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:20:23 GMT ebay find: scar healing cream http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/14275.html I came across this item: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320119872619&sspagename=ADME:B:RTQ:UK:1">HEAL SCARS, STRETCH MARKS, ACNE SCAR, BURNS, KELOIDS</a> linked off the main page on ebay the other day and looked at it out of curiosity. It makes some interesting claims, and has before-and-after photos that are clearly misleading. Based on the text in the item description I made a couple of queries to the seller: <a name="cutid1"></a> Me:<blockquote>You make some remarkable claims and repeatedly state that your product has been "clinically proven" - could you provide any information or link to a study about this? Thanks.</blockquote> Their swift reply:<blockquote>Hi, No the product itself isn't clinicaly proven, we just state it has proven results... which is quite obvious from the feedback and user photo's! Thanks Daniel</blockquote> My followup:<blockquote>You do, however, state: "I want to give you 4 criteria you absolutely, positively must have in any Scars product you obtain: 1: It must contain 100% pure 'all natural' ingredients 2: It must have Clinically Proven results" I have no idea of your reasoning for point (1), but if your product isn't clinically proven, aren't you suggesting people shouldn't buy it in point (2)?</blockquote> They haven't replied this time. Any thoughts? http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/14275.html public moopet 217467

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/13988.html Mon, 21 May 2007 22:13:13 GMT Wine Enhancer http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/13988.html <a href="http://www.wineenhancer.net/">Wine Enhancer Accessories and Supplies</a> - Reduce Tannins and Red Wine Headaches, Improves Flavour * Smoother and brighter flavor with longer finish * Releases fruit in both the bouquet and the taste * Lessens burn, astringency, and chalky feeling on tongue. * Makes young wines ready to drink in minutes rather then years of aging. * Reduces or eliminates Red Wine Headaches (Based on numerous user testimonials) * Releases all the flavor and complexities the wine maker crafted. * Smoothes the burn in all spirits. Our Wine Enhancers do not contain magnets --- well, thank christ for that. http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/13988.html public deathboy 155475

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/13730.html Tue, 01 May 2007 12:32:52 GMT Predatory Bubblegum http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/13730.html I just heard this morning about a chewing gum manufactured in Japan that's alleged to increase the size of a woman's bustline. It's called, creatively enough, <a href="http://www.bust-up-gum.com/" target="_blank">Bust-Up Gum</a>. If the name isn't enough to tell you what it's supposed to do, the graphic used on the packaging makes it even more obvious: <center><img src="http://pics.livejournal.com/vyoma/pic/0002ryb7"></center> 100 pieces of the gum sells for US $50, which is some pretty pricey chew. Having heard about this particularly outrageous claim, I had to go look at the <a href="http://www.bust-up-gum.com/faq.shtml" target="_blank">FAQ</a> to see how it's supposed to work. I mean, it's not like just any gum makes boobs grow. According to the info given by the distributor, results begin after two months of chewing 8 pieces of gum per day. In other words, $50 doesn't even buy an effective dose (it will take 480 pieces of gum, or $240 worth, before anything is even supposed to happen). Better still, those results aren't supposed to be permanent! Once the breasts have reached desired size, the newly-jiggly chewer can reduce their usage to a maintenance dosage, which is half the growth dose. That means spending about $150/month to prevent shrinkage. Nowhere in the FAQ is it explained why the gum has this effect. However, I found <a href="http://www.bustgum.com/" target="_blank">this page</a>, where it is explained that the active ingredient is a plant extract (it's always a plant extract with this sort of snake oil) from Pueraria mirifica, a plant "in the kudzu family." The plant does, indeed, contain a pair of potent estrogen-like compounds, miroestrol and deoxymiroestrol. These are under scientific investigation, in fact, for use in hormone replacement therapy... and here's the key to why this gum could kill you. If the gum really does contain these compounds, it should not be used without close medical supervision. A woman using this stuff is very likely to be raising her risk of heart disease or stroke, not to mention the possibility of a number of cancers. All in all, what we've got here is snake oil at its worst. Not only is the stuff absolutely not going to cause an appreciable increase in bust size, but it poses a significant health risk. It's nothing more than a bunch of scam artists preying on women's insecurities about their appearance. This is about as low and loathsome as it gets. I've admitted it before, and have no problem admitting it again... I'm a hopeless boob-junkie. I make no pretense about this; I love breasts as much as anybody on the planet. As far as I'm concerned, the words "breasts" and "too big" can never appear in the same sentence. If there were a legitimate product that could safely increase bust size, I would be the first guy jumping up and down and trumpeting its merits. The thing is, there isn't, and there isn't likely to ever be one. For every guy with a bit of a fetish like mine, there's one at the opposite end of the spectrum. There's really no point at all for women to even worry about this sort of thing (unless, of course, you really want to attract me in particular, in which case you're going to piss LL right off!). But they will, and there will always be nasty bastards like the ones hawking Bust-Up Gum to take advantage of that fact. And for that very reason, I think that these "herbal supplements" need to be regulated. By not producing a refined chemical, but instead a "plant extract," the pushers of snake oil get away with doing this sort of thing. The chemicals in question, however, are exactly the same; it's only the degree to whcih they're removed from their source matrix that differs, and in terms of effects, that rarely makes any difference at all. This stuff isn't a supplement, it's poison, pure and simple. http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/13730.html public vyoma 134681

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/13367.html Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:40:46 GMT Magnet therapy http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/13367.html I just sent an email to a company called <a href="http://www.zarifeh.co.uk">Zarifeh</a>. I could explain it, but the email says it all. Comments? Think I'm fighting the good fight or wasting my life? <a name="cutid1"></a> I came across a small collection of your products in my local chemist this morning and read the staff information sheet with some concern. You claim there, and on your website that, "Magnet Therapy is known to have helped in the treatment of many ailments" and include an unlikely assortment of conditions. The shop staff unfortunately haven't done any research into "Magnet Therapy" and know only what is printed on the promotional material. Since magnet therapy has never passed any credible scientific test, since all the research points to it being placebo and since also the hypotheses for its function are in conflict with known science, I'd like to ask how you support your claims? I'd also like to ask if you are going to continue to present the pseudoscience behind your jewellery in such terms as to lead the purchasing public - you "are selling thousands" - to believe it has health benefits? You are selling costume jewellery marked up in price because it contains cheap magnets, not because they look attractive but because you are telling people they will find relief from their ailments. Many sellers of pseudoscientific cures are careful to not present any falsifiable claims, however, you state boldly, "Magnets help to increase the circulation, promote well-being, relieve pain and reduce stress" - a claim which can be easily tested, and whenever it has been tested it has been proved false: see Collacott et al, 2000 or Ratterman et al, 2002, or the BMJ, January 2006. Finding studies and results from reputable sources takes very little time on the Internet and I cannot believe that you are unaware of the true nature of your product. It is problematic legally as well as morally: see such cases as Magnetherapy, Inc., vs. State of Texas, 1998 or European Health Concepts vs State of California, 2002. Thank-you for reading this - I'd appreciate your thoughts? Ben Sinclair. http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/13367.html public moopet 217467

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/13058.html Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:42:16 GMT Why I don't take audiophiles seriously http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/13058.html A cross-post from my personal journal. It's a bit of a ramble and hard to read because my formatting's hideous but I've got some interesting links, so I thought it was worth sharing. <a name="cutid1"></a> The archetypal piece of audiophile frippery is <a href="http://www.referenceaudiomods.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=NOB_C37_C" target="_blank">the knob.</a> The knob, in fact, and perhaps even worthy of proper noun status as The Knob, as it's been around the internet and thus needs no introduction. Apparently vibrations in the Bakelite potentiometer knob can produce a qualitative reduction in the quality of the sound of your system, whereas lacquered Beech has a much more favourable profile. Now, the stupidity should be obvious here: unless you've got it on an isolation platform on a par with a a scanning tunnelling microscope, the system as a whole is going to be bombarded with vibrations of far higher magnitude than those passing through that knob. And even if you could eliminate vibrations completely, the presence of a listener in your room is going to have an effect of far higher magnitude than microscopically vibrating components in the signal path. (Prediction: some fad for supercooling components to remove quantum mechanical vibrations in the future). Okay, so it's a bit extreme, but it's got a bit of luxury and taste about it. Wouldn't you want a lacquered wood volume knob on your $20,000 sound system? Well, the knob's the tip of the iceberg. It's symbolic of a whole heap of voodoo. Let's take a look: <a href="http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina31.htm" target="_blank">The brilliant pebbles</a>. "What the heck is it? Brilliant Pebbles is a unique room & system tuning device for audio systems and satellite TV. Original (Large) Brilliant Pebbles is a 3-inch clear glass bottle containing various minerals/stones. A number of highly-specialized, proprietary techniques are used for preparation/assembly. Brilliant Pebbles acts as both a vibration "node damper" and EMI/RF absorber, depending on application, via atomic mechanisms in the crystal structures." <a href="http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina17.htm">http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina17.htm</a> "Via atomic mechanisms in the crystal structures". Well I, for one, would like to know just what the heck these mechanisms are. The guy behind these (and the Tru-Tone Duplex Covers, below) is a Bachelor in Aerospace Engineering so it's some kind of wonder that his discussion of solid state chemistry is utter science salad. These pebbles are apparently incredibly efficient at absorbing both acoustic energy and radio frequency EM, and there's no explanation given for where this energy goes once the rocks convert it into heat. It's preposterous. Of course, it's possible that putting a big jar of rocks behind your speakers and in the corners of your room will improve audio, but you've got to wonder whether the choice of rocks matters. In fact the obvious question is whether placing any sufficiently heavy object behind your speakers will improve bass response (by reflection) or indeed placing wall hangings in the corners to reduce harmonics (audiophiles are strangely ignorant of the environmental aspects of acoustics, presumably because it can be rectified in a cheap and low-tech manner, which goes against the ritual). <a href="http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina44.htm" target="_blank">Tru-Tone Duplex Covers</a> They don't even bother trying to explain how these work, but apparently it's dependent on not screwing them to the wall too tightly. They're plastic plates for your wall sockets. <a href="http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina41.htm" target="_blank">The Clever Little Clock</a>: "The Clever Little Clock is a small, battery-powered alarm clock that has been extensively modified using a number of highly-specialized techniques. The Clever Little Clock does not plug into the wall and has no direct or indirect influence on the "audio signal" per use -- not on house wiring, audio components, cables, interconnects, power cords or acoustic waves in the room. Yet the Clock has a pronounced affect on the sound produced by all digital and analog playback systems. In addition, all video systems/formats in the house will be improved by placing one or two clocks in the listening room; the video picture will be clearer, with better contrast and color saturation -- TV, cable TV, DVD, etc. Remove the Clock from its clear bubble pack and place it anywhere in the listening room. The sound will be considerably more musical and live-sounding -- there will be less distortion, more information and a deeper, more coherent soundstage. Low frequencies will be articulate, extended and dynamic, high frequencies exceptionally smooth with phenomenal inner detail. In other words, More of Everything!!" This really does take audiophile voodoo to credulity-stretching levels. Were its inventor not a <a href="http://www.belt.demon.co.uk/whatamess.html" target="_blank">card-carrying quack</a>, I would've written it off as parody. But no, it's true, they're selling a generic battery alarm clock with an orange sticker on it for $199: <img title="" height="195" src="http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue23/images/timex_clock.jpg"> Once again, the mechanism by which it functions is shrouded in mystery. Do not question the shaman. In summary That is really what bothers me about it: these people are so dedicated to getting the result they want, that they'll delude themselves, and they can be easily manipulated for profit. There's the occasional awful attempt to justify whatever they're prattling on about through a twisted pseudoscience, which is also met with instant credulity. These people utterly lack (or willingly suspend) the ability to critically assess information, and that's not just unscientific, it's a terribly naive way to live your life. So I can only apologise if I bite your head off the next time you go on about your fantastic valve amplifier. Further reading: Cargo Cult Science by Richard P. Feynman. (I wasn't going to mention this as I'm in the huff with him for making my MChem project a living hell through the medium of time-dependent perturbation theory, but it's a fantastic speech.) And anything you fan find about alchemy and Animal Magnetism. And the miscellany: <img title="" height="467" src="http://www.shakti-innovations.com/images/Hoffman-pic-1.jpg"> I think it's an optical illusion on a stick but it improves sound quality through aligning your charkas, or something. Speaking of alignment, the <a href="http://www.china-highend-hifi.com/prod0212111121.htm" target="_blank">JSMR Magic Ring L</a> will alight all of your nuclei (even in your zero-spin atoms!) to... improve signal stability. Somehow. I'm quite impressed that it has a great enough field strength for it to align nuclei to some significant degree, yet they've managed to stop it horribly interfering with the rest of the important magnetic components of the system, such as the speakers. Spectacular! <img title="" src="http://www.soundstage.com/audiohell/pics/200306_limes.jpg"> "not just limes sonny, SPECIALLY TREATED ELECTRICITY CLEANING VIBRATION ABSORBING RFI/EMI CUSHIONING ACCOUSTIC LIMES!! SPECIALLY TREATED LIMES SUPPORTED BY SPECIALLY TREATED ACCOUSTIC FRUIT POLOS, YOU TONE DEAF PLEBIANS!!" Apparently. http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/13058.html public sockatume 1053669

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/12924.html Tue, 14 Nov 2006 23:10:33 GMT BEHOLD! Science! http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/12924.html for your consideration.... DNA Report -- by Greg Braden Below are three astonishing experiments with DNA which proves that DNA can heal itself according to the "feelings" of the individual as reported recently by Gregg Braden. In his recent program entitled Healing Hearts/Healing Nations: The Science of Peace and the Power of Prayer, Gregg Braden discussed how in the past we lost huge amounts of information from ancient spiritual traditions (when the library at Alexandria burned we lost at least 532,000 documents), and that there may be information in those traditions which could help us understand some of the mysteries of science. To this end he reported on three very interesting experiments. Gregg Braden started off as a scientist and engineer, before he began pursuing these larger questions. <a name="cutid1"></a> EXPERIMENT #1 The first experiment reported was done by Dr.Vladimir Poponin, a quantum biologist. In this experiment, first a container was emptied (i.e. a vacuum was created within it), and then the only thing left photons (particles of light) they measured the distribution (ie the location) of the photons and found they were completely random inside the container. This was the expected result. Then some DNA was placed inside the container and the distribution (location) of the photons was remeasured. This time the photons were LINED UP in an ORDERED way and aligned with the DNA. In other words the physical DNA had an effect on the non- physical photons. After that, the DNA was removed from the container, and the distribution of the photons was measured again. The photons REMAINED ORDERED and lined up where the DNA had been. What are the light particles connected to? Gregg Braden says we are forced to accept the possibility that some NEW field of energy, a web of energy, is there and the DNA is communicating with the photons through this energy. EXPERIMENT #2 These were experiments done by the military. Leukocytes (white blood cells) were collected for DNA from donors and placed into chambers so they could measure electrical changes. In this experiment, the donor was placed in one room and subjected to "emotional stimulation" consisting of video clips, which generated different emotions in the donor. The DNA was placed in a different room in the same building. Both the donor and his DNA were monitored and as the donor exhibited emotional peaks or valleys (measured by electrical responses), the DNA exhibited the IDENTICAL RESPONSES AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. There was no lag time, no transmission time. The DNA peaks and valleys EXACTLY MATCHED the peaks and valleys of the donor in time. The military wanted to see how far away they could separate the donor from his DNA and still get this effect. They stopped testing after they separated the DNA and the donor by 50 miles and STILL had the SAME result. No lag time; no transmission time. The DNA and the donor had the same identical responses in time. What can this mean? Gregg Braden says it means that living cells communicate through a previously unrecognized form of energy. This energy is not affected by time and distance. This is a non- local form of energy, an energy that already exists everywhere, all the time. EXPERIMENT #3 The third experiment was done by the Institute of Heart Math and the paper that was written about this was titled: Local and Non local Effects of Coherent Heart Frequencies on Conformational Changes of DNA. (Disregard the title! The info is incredible.) This is the experiment that relates directly to the anthrax situation. In this experiment, some human placenta DNA (the most pristine form of DNA) was placed in a container from which they could measure changes in the DNA. Twenty-eight vials of DNA were given (one each) to 28 trained researchers. Each researcher had been trained how to generate and FEEL feelings, and they each had strong emotions. What was discovered was that the DNA CHANGED ITS SHAPE according to the feelings of the researchers: 1. When the researchers FELT gratitude, love and appreciation, the DNA responded by RELAXING and the strands unwound. The length of the DNA became longer. 2. When the researchers FELT anger, fear, frustration, or stress, the DNA responded by TIGHTENING UP. It became shorter and SWITCHED OFF many of our DNA codes! If you've ever felt "shut down" by negative emotions, now you know why your body was equally shut down too. The shut down of the DNA codes was reversed and the codes were switched back on again when feelings of love, joy, gratitude and appreciation were felt by the researchers. This experiment was later followed up by testing HIV positive patients. They discovered that feelings of love, gratitude and appreciation created 300,000 TIMES the RESISTANCE they had without those feelings. So here's the answer to what can help you stay well, no matter what dreadful virus or bacteria may be floating around. Stay in feelings of joy, love, gratitude and appreciation! These emotional changes went beyond the effects of electro- magnetics. Individuals trained in deep love were able to change the shape of their DNA. Gregg Braden says this illustrates a new recognized form of energy that connects all of creation. This energy appears to be a TIGHTLY WOVEN WEB that connects all matter. Essentially we're able to influence this web of creation through our VIBRATION. SUMMARY: What do the results of these experiments have to do with our present situation? This is the science behind how we can choose a timeline to stay safe, no matter what else is happening. As Gregg explains in The Isaiah Effect, basically time is not just linear (past, present and future), but it also has depth. The depth of time consists of all the possible prayers and timelines that could ever be prayed or exist. Essentially, all our prayers have already been answered. We just activate the one we're living through our FEELINGS. THIS is how we create our reality - by choosing it with our feelings. Our feelings are activating the timeline via the web of creation, which connects all of the energy and matter of the Universe. Remember that the law of the Universe is that we attract what we focus on. If you are focused on fearing whatever may come, you are sending a strong message to the Universe to send you whatever you fear. Instead if you can get yourself into feelings of joy, love, appreciation or gratitude, and focus on bringing more of that into your life, you are going to avoid the negative stuff automatically. You will be choosing a different TIMELINE with your feelings. You can prevent getting anthrax or any other flu, virus, etc, by staying in these positive feelings, which maintains an incredibly strong immune system. So here's your protection for whatever comes: Find something to be happy about every day, and every hour if possible, moment-to- moment, even if only for a few minutes. This is the easiest and best protection you can have. If nothing else, be joyous that the criminals have "already been caught" by the Universe! Gregg Braden is the author of the following books "Awakening to Zero Point" "Walking Between the Worlds: The Science of Compassion" "The Isaiah Effect" <a href="http://www.greggbraden.com">http://www.greggbraden.com</a> http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/12924.html public seonaidh 632739

http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/12708.html Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:11:21 GMT Welcome to the world of nanomicrons and beyond! http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/12708.html I recently had reason to dig up <a href="http://atomchip.com/index.html">this bunch of con-artists</a>' URL. Shockingly, their hilariously unprofessional demo video is gone. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060114064830/http://www.compu-technics.com/images/solar+memory.WMV">God bless the Wayback Machine.</a> (WMV, Save As, very slow server) Let's look at some of their guff, shall we? <a href="http://atomchip.com/db4/00366/atomchip.com/_uimages/256Mx61.jpg">Image link, it's thumbnail sized on their site but it's actually just an HTML-resized giganto-pic</a> Apparently: NvIOpRAM 24GB-128GB [3-pin] 1. Removable NvIOpRAM 2. Optical lens 3. Pinout [Power supply] 4. Pinout [Read/Write enable] 5. Pinout [Ground] 6. Stationary adapter, which is connected to the optical fiber and electrical cables, mounted to the case of the computer 7. Pinouts [Power supply,Read/Write enable and Ground) Look more like optical minijack adaptors to me, but what do I know about quantum mechanics? These people have patents! They have an award from the WIPO! Jesus wept. (x-posted to my own journal) http://community.livejournal.com/shampooscience/12708.html nauseated public sockatume 1053669

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Mon, 05 Oct 2009: Oh this one just hurts.: ...by reynardo

It's bad enough that it's a chemical you have to keep applying to your face that only lasts for 8 hours and then has to be constantly reapplied. There's no mention of any side effects if you do keep on applying it. So it's sounding dubous already. More than just an Instant Botox-like face lift, freezeframe’s dual effect technology gives long term wrinkle reduction results with a clinically proven reduction of up to 63.13%So how the flipping heck do they calculate the change down to 4 decimal places? How do you tell the difference between a…
Tue, 16 Jun 2009: Homeopath stuck with embarrassing retraction: ...by moopet

Not usually within the remit of shampoo, but it's nice to see that some people have to wear PIG KILLER on their foreheads once in a while:http://www.arnica.com.au/index…
Sat, 21 Feb 2009: Eyes and Brains: ...by moopet

In my own backyard! Science, slaughtered like a lamb.iSee 200 Eye MassagerMaplin, when I was a kid, were quite good. I used to buy components from them through mail-order. Now they sell any old tat.This made me double-take, though.I get a lot of headaches, always have, and many of them involve pain in my eyes. So when, as I was grazing in the aisles, I spotted this little box of delights I picked it up for a closer look.The front of the pack seems reasonable enough. It has a picture of a high-tech looking eye... er, thing.Here you see our…

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