Power Balance Silicone Wrist Bands

WHIP IT! · 16-11-2010 11:37PM

Doug Cartel wrote: »

Comparing this to facebook makes no sense. Facebook is supposed to be a website that allows you to keep in touch with people, and it does exactly that. I can send a message to somebody and they get it - ta-da, it works. People who disagree with going on facebook, do so because they don't like what it does and how it does it, not because they think it doesn't actually work.

Also check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd0Gb9EgkHA

You are missing sooo many points today, it's almost funny. Myself and Wonkagirl were comparing the attitudes of the "cute hoors" who don't get "sucked in" by Facebook or Powerbalance bracelets or "any of that oul sh*te" - they're much too cute for that and they love letting you know.

Me, I love pissing about on Facebook and I love me fancy new powerbalance bracelet

Doug Cartel · 16-11-2010 11:40PM

d'Oracle wrote: »

I am blatently gonna design wrist wraps with these in them.

This is partially why these kinds of things get under my skin. I wish I had the stones to try and pull this kind of thing off. It looks pretty easy, provided you can keep a straight face, and you have the seed cash to get a minor celebrity to endorse it.

How about a pendent infused with Himalayan rock salt? Ancient Buddhist monks prised this salt for its ion-purifying properties. Now you can harness its powers to help improve every aspect of your life. Only €15. Shur you wouldn't miss a measly 15 yo-yos, would ya?

sexwolf · 16-11-2010 11:44PM

G'em, Hanley and Will Heff what do you think of the Power Balance bands?

Doug Cartel · 16-11-2010 11:44PM

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Didn't Alanis Morrisette write a song about you?? :pac:

As I said, if you or anyone else can tell me how power balance works, then I'm all ears.

Myself and Wonkagirl were comparing the attitudes of the "cute hoors" who don't get "sucked in" by Facebook or Powerbalance bracelets or "any of that oul sh*te" - they're much too cute for that and they love letting you know.

It's an irrelevant comparison, why are you making it? Do you know what a straw man is?

d'Oracle · 16-11-2010 11:54PM

Doug Cartel wrote: »

This is partially why these kinds of things get under my skin. I wish I had the stones to try and pull this kind of thing off. It looks pretty easy, provided you can keep a straight face, and you have the seed cash to get a minor celebrity to endorse it.

How about a pendent infused with Himalayan rock salt? Ancient Buddhist monks prised this salt for its ion-purifying properties. Now you can harness its powers to help improve every aspect of your life. Only €15. Shur you wouldn't miss a measly 15 yo-yos, would ya?

You are miles off.
It needs to sound sciency.
Ancient mysticism alone does not cut it.

What you really need is a phrase or two which are laughable to people with any level of scientific knowledge. "Harmonic energy oscillation" in this case. As the people who buy the bunkum you are selling don't understand, they will think its "a scientific fact" despite it not actually meaning anything.

Ion-purifying is to close to actually meaning something.

Doug Cartel · 17-11-2010 12:02AM

d'Oracle wrote: »

Ion-purifying is to close to actually meaning something.

You're right, it's dangerously close to being a testable claim. That could get me in a lot of trouble. Back to the drawing board then.

Canis Lupus · 17-11-2010 12:28AM

sexwolf wrote: »

G'em, Hanley and Will Heff what do you think of the Power Balance bands?

Ask the experts is it?

WHIP IT! · 17-11-2010 12:29AM

Doug Cartel wrote: »

Do you know what a straw man is?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure he had a powerbalance band too - helped him with his tennis elbow...

Mickk · 17-11-2010 02:39AM

Haha I stung someone who really believes in these last week. He did the silly balance test where they push down on your arm ect. but when he gave me the band I dropped it behind me without him seeing. All of a sudden my balance was perfect because he thought I had it in my hand...

Doug Cartel · 03-01-2011 06:03PM

Well it seems the jig is up for them in Australia, and they have to pay back all the people they've ripped off over there.

http://www.powerbalance.com/australia/ca

the powerbalance website wrote:

In our advertising we stated that Power Balance wristbands improved your strength, balance and flexibility.
We admit that there is no credible scientific evidence that supports our claims and therefore we engaged in misleading conduct in breach of s52 of the Trade Practices Act 1974.
If you feel you have been misled by our promotions, we wish to unreservedly apologise and offer a full refund.
To obtain a refund please visit our website www.powerbalance.com.au or contact us toll-free on 1800 733 436
This offer will be available until 30th June 2011. To be eligible for a refund, together with return postage, you will need to return a genuine Power Balance product along with proof of purchase (including credit card records, store barcodes and receipts) from an authorised reseller in Australia.
This Corrective Notice has been paid for by Power Balance Australia Pty Ltd and placed pursuant to an undertaking to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission given under section 87B of the Trade Practices Act, 1974.

Kevin! · 03-01-2011 06:56PM

http://focalprice.com/HL625B/Power_Balance_Silicone_Energy_Bracelet_Wristband_Size_M_190cm_Black.html

2.10$ on focalprice, free shipping haha.

Granted their probably fake, they still have the same effect of the real ones which is nada.

Rycn · 03-01-2011 09:26PM

Two spaghetti legged fairys in the gym changing room telling me about how much easier lifting weights is when you wear 1 of these.

"Clearly."

WHIP IT! · 03-01-2011 09:32PM

Mine's stayin firmly on - back/hip feels great and me wristband looks ever so pretty!

Canis Lupus · 31-01-2011 02:16PM

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Mine's stayin firmly on - back/hip feels great and me wristband looks ever so pretty!

I'm curious. Why don't you take it off and see what happens.

WHIP IT! · 31-01-2011 05:17PM

Canis Lupus wrote: »

I'm curious. Why don't you take it off and see what happens.

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

Barry.Oglesby · 31-01-2011 05:36PM

There's lots of good books out there on the Placebo effect, but no book I've read explains the harm of "harmless" stuff like this better than Ben Goldacre's Bad Science

I know this will come off as condescending but I feel genuinely sorry for anyone sucked in by stuff like this.

WHIP IT! · 31-01-2011 05:47PM

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

I know this will come off as condescending but I feel genuinely sorry for anyone sucked in by stuff like this.

You're right, it does...

The Guvnor · 31-01-2011 05:49PM

These things are pretty popular aren't they.

IIRC some soccer players or athletes 'swear' by them.

Good price for some silicone!:D

Barry.Oglesby · 31-01-2011 05:51PM

The Guvnor wrote: »

IIRC some soccer players or athletes 'swear' by them.

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.

Barry.Oglesby · 31-01-2011 06:22PM

WHIP IT! wrote: »

You're right, it does...

Right again then. People say it's tough at the top but they're wrong...

COH · 31-01-2011 06:22PM

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 · 31-01-2011 08:47PM

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 · 31-01-2011 09:46PM

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 · 31-01-2011 10:27PM

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 · 31-01-2011 10:31PM

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

Canis Lupus · 01-02-2011 11:04AM

WHIP IT! wrote: »

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

Chicken

Mellor · 02-02-2011 02:19AM

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

t-ha · 02-02-2011 12:09PM

@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 · 02-02-2011 12:11PM

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 · 02-02-2011 02:38PM

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

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