The other day I was walking around the local mall with some friends
when I was approched by this young girl at a kiosk. She asked me if I
was
familiar with how all the negative ions in the air, which are caused
by cell phones, wireless equipment, etc interfere with the natual
processes of our bodies and disrupt our equalibrium. I truly have not
heard about this but being bored anyway I decided to let her lay this
rap on me. Besides she wasn't too hard to look at and so this made it
a lot more interesting.

She asked me to stand on my right foot only and stick my left arm
straight out and she asked me to try to balance. She then placed her
hand on my left wrist, applied some pressure and tipped me over. We
then repeated this process on the other side with the same results.

At this point she showed me what appeared to be simply a small rubber
"bracelet". She put this thing on my wrist and we repeated the
process. I was amazed to note that my balance was a lot better and she
was not able to tip me over on either side.

Being the sceptic, (and probably the most difficult person to try to
sell anything to) I had to confirm what had just happened. So we
repeated the whole process, twice more. Each time I was very careful
to note the position of her hand on my wrist, the downward force used,
etc. The seemingly ashtonishing results were the same.

It didn't seem to matter which hand the thing was on either. In fact
she offered that it would probably work if it was in my pocket,
although we didn't try that.

The "bracelet" was 25.00. I didn't buy one though. I told the girl
that I really wantd to find out more about this and she told me that
she would be there well into January. Surprisingly she wasn't pushy at
all.

Now this probably is going to sound a bit stupid but I do believe that
SOMETHIBG was happening there but I can't imagine what. I am sure that
I conducted the experiment using the same criteria each time and with
the same results. ( same pressure on the wrist, same position on the
wrist, etc.)

I'm not saying that I'm ready to go out and buy a bunch of these
things but I will admit I am truly intriguied.

I related this story to a friend and he suggested that I was obviously
too busy imagining what she must look like without her clothes on that
my judgement was clouded..Admitedly while I might have considered it
this was not what was going on. So other than to tell me to have my
head examined, does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Thanks, Lenny

klem kedidelhopper wrote in message
...
The other day I was walking around the local mall with some friends
when I was approched by this young girl at a kiosk. She asked me if I
was
familiar with how all the negative ions in the air, which are caused
by cell phones, wireless equipment, etc interfere with the natual
processes of our bodies and disrupt our equalibrium. I truly have not
heard about this but being bored anyway I decided to let her lay this
rap on me. Besides she wasn't too hard to look at and so this made it
a lot more interesting.

She asked me to stand on my right foot only and stick my left arm
straight out and she asked me to try to balance. She then placed her
hand on my left wrist, applied some pressure and tipped me over. We
then repeated this process on the other side with the same results.

At this point she showed me what appeared to be simply a small rubber
"bracelet". She put this thing on my wrist and we repeated the
process. I was amazed to note that my balance was a lot better and she
was not able to tip me over on either side.

Being the sceptic, (and probably the most difficult person to try to
sell anything to) I had to confirm what had just happened. So we
repeated the whole process, twice more. Each time I was very careful
to note the position of her hand on my wrist, the downward force used,
etc. The seemingly ashtonishing results were the same.

It didn't seem to matter which hand the thing was on either. In fact
she offered that it would probably work if it was in my pocket,
although we didn't try that.

The "bracelet" was 25.00. I didn't buy one though. I told the girl
that I really wantd to find out more about this and she told me that
she would be there well into January. Surprisingly she wasn't pushy at
all.

Now this probably is going to sound a bit stupid but I do believe that
SOMETHIBG was happening there but I can't imagine what. I am sure that
I conducted the experiment using the same criteria each time and with
the same results. ( same pressure on the wrist, same position on the
wrist, etc.)

I'm not saying that I'm ready to go out and buy a bunch of these
things but I will admit I am truly intriguied.

I related this story to a friend and he suggested that I was obviously
too busy imagining what she must look like without her clothes on that
my judgement was clouded..Admitedly while I might have considered it
this was not what was going on. So other than to tell me to have my
head examined, does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Thanks, Lenny



So what did the force gauge show ,measuring the force she was applying , in
both situations?

klem kedidelhopper wrote in message
...
The other day I was walking around the local mall with some friends
when I was approched by this young girl at a kiosk. She asked me if I

cut

I related this story to a friend and he suggested that I was obviously
too busy imagining what she must look like without her clothes on that
my judgement was clouded..Admitedly while I might have considered it
this was not what was going on. So other than to tell me to have my
head examined, does anyone have any thoughts on this?

Aything that can disrupt negative ions in its neighbourhood
would kill you on the spot.

Your body is literally filled with neg. ions.
Disrupt them -- instant death.

So the lady tried to swindle you.

This "effect" is simply the power of suggestion -- or a clever bit of street
magic.

It has long been believed that negative ions have a beneficial, not harmful,
effect on humans.

Furthermore, cell phones and various wireless equipment do not and cannot
ionize the air, because their photons do not have sufficient energy to knock
electrons loose from atoms.

Utter bilge.

On 19/12/2010 16:09, klem kedidelhopper wrote:
The other day I was walking around the local mall with some friends
when I was approched by this young girl at a kiosk. She asked me if I
was
familiar with how all the negative ions in the air

yawn....

It's a scamming trick, it looks but is not the same position on the wrist.

Applied Kinesiology - How it's Done
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Piu75P8sxTo


http://cynicalreview.wordpress.com/2...rbalancebands/

--
Adrian C

On 12/19/2010 11:04 AM, Adrian C wrote:
On 19/12/2010 16:09, klem kedidelhopper wrote:
The other day I was walking around the local mall with some friends
when I was approched by this young girl at a kiosk. She asked me if I
was
familiar with how all the negative ions in the air

yawn....

It's a scamming trick, it looks but is not the same position on the wrist.

Applied Kinesiology - How it's Done
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Piu75P8sxTo


http://cynicalreview.wordpress.com/2...rbalancebands/


That's all to funny.

Jeff

That's all too funny.

Not when people waste money on such junk. And please, no remarks about
audiophools, because I don't consider myself one.

On 12/19/2010 4:26 PM William Sommerwerck spake thus:

That's all too funny.

Not when people waste money on such junk. And please, no remarks about
audiophools, because I don't consider myself one.

I think a reference to audiophools would be perfectly appropriate here.
And why, pray tell, are you so sensitive on the issue if you're not one?
Don't think anyone's accusing you of such here.


--
Comment on quaint Usenet customs, from Usenet:

To me, the *plonk...* reminds me of the old man at the public hearing
who stands to make his point, then removes his hearing aid as a sign
that he is not going to hear any rebuttals.

That's all too funny.

Not when people waste money on such junk. And please, no remarks
about audiophools, because I don't consider myself one.

I think a reference to audiophools would be perfectly appropriate here.
And why, pray tell, are you so sensitive on the issue if you're not one?
Don't think anyone's accusing you of such here.

I'm an audiophile, thank you. The terms hardly mean the same thing. I saw no
reason not to dismiss any potential wise remarks before they occurred.

On 12/19/2010 9:04 AM Adrian C spake thus:

On 19/12/2010 16:09, klem kedidelhopper wrote:

The other day I was walking around the local mall with some
friends when I was approched by this young girl at a kiosk. She
asked me if I was familiar with how all the negative ions in the
air

yawn....

It's a scamming trick, it looks but is not the same position on the wrist.

Applied Kinesiology - How it's Done
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Piu75P8sxTo

http://cynicalreview.wordpress.com/2...rbalancebands/

Interesting review by a self-professed "skeptic", but it's a pity they
were so technically clueless as to not be able to simply refute the
hucksters' horse**** junk-science claims on their face:

POWER BALANCE'S Mylar Holographic Disk (the same substance used to
keep static electricity from damaging electrical components) has been
imbedded with an electrical frequency that restores your body’s
electrical balance, promoting a free exchange of positive and
negative ions and align your body’s energy pathways.

The high density Disk acts much like a switch, resonating within your
system and turning on your energy field while it clears the pathways
so the electro-chemical exchange functions like the well-tuned
generator it was designed to be.

When the static Power Balance Hologram comes in contact with your
body’s energy field, it begins to resonate in accordance with each
individual's biological, creating a harmonic loop that optimizes your
energy field and maintains maximum energy flow while clearing the
pathways so the electro-chemical exchange functions like the
well-tuned generator it was meant to be.

So, class, can you tell us what's wrong with:

o "imbedded with an electrical frequency"
o "high-density Disk acts much like a switch"
o "... begins to resonate in accordance with each individual's biological"?

So much hogwash to bamboozle the technically-challenged, so little time ...


--
Comment on quaint Usenet customs, from Usenet:

To me, the *plonk...* reminds me of the old man at the public hearing
who stands to make his point, then removes his hearing aid as a sign
that he is not going to hear any rebuttals.

klem kedidelhopper wrote:
The other day I was walking around the local mall with some friends
when I was approched by this young girl at a kiosk. She asked me if I
was
familiar with how all the negative ions in the air, which are caused
by cell phones, wireless equipment, etc interfere with the natual
processes of our bodies and disrupt our equalibrium. I truly have not
heard about this but being bored anyway I decided to let her lay this
rap on me. Besides she wasn't too hard to look at and so this made it
a lot more interesting.

She asked me to stand on my right foot only and stick my left arm
straight out and she asked me to try to balance. She then placed her
hand on my left wrist, applied some pressure and tipped me over. We
then repeated this process on the other side with the same results.

At this point she showed me what appeared to be simply a small rubber
"bracelet". She put this thing on my wrist and we repeated the
process. I was amazed to note that my balance was a lot better and she
was not able to tip me over on either side.

Being the sceptic, (and probably the most difficult person to try to
sell anything to) I had to confirm what had just happened. So we
repeated the whole process, twice more. Each time I was very careful
to note the position of her hand on my wrist, the downward force used,
etc. The seemingly ashtonishing results were the same.

It didn't seem to matter which hand the thing was on either. In fact
she offered that it would probably work if it was in my pocket,
although we didn't try that.

The "bracelet" was 25.00. I didn't buy one though. I told the girl
that I really wantd to find out more about this and she told me that
she would be there well into January. Surprisingly she wasn't pushy at
all.

Now this probably is going to sound a bit stupid but I do believe that
SOMETHIBG was happening there but I can't imagine what. I am sure that
I conducted the experiment using the same criteria each time and with
the same results. ( same pressure on the wrist, same position on the
wrist, etc.)

I'm not saying that I'm ready to go out and buy a bunch of these
things but I will admit I am truly intriguied.

I related this story to a friend and he suggested that I was obviously
too busy imagining what she must look like without her clothes on that
my judgement was clouded..Admitedly while I might have considered it
this was not what was going on. So other than to tell me to have my
head examined, does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Thanks, Lenny

**It's an old con-trick. Of course it's complete bull****.


--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au