Following on from last year's power bracelet thread....
Gazlar
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...and the question, do they work?
Well I said I wouldn't pay 30 notes for a bit of silicon with half a panini shiny stuck to it, but I would if they were the pound or two they deserve to be, well guess what?
They are, ( well life force knock off versions) available in poundland for a pound oddly enough, so in for a penny etc etc I thought I'd try one.
Initial reaction is the rubber feels nice and errr that's about it, oh other than I've not fallen over so it's not adversley affected my balance.
Anyway, anyone else here fancy throwing away, I mean gambling a pound and comparing notes? Go purchase one!
Well I said I wouldn't pay 30 notes for a bit of silicon with half a panini shiny stuck to it, but I would if they were the pound or two they deserve to be, well guess what?
They are, ( well life force knock off versions) available in poundland for a pound oddly enough, so in for a penny etc etc I thought I'd try one.
Initial reaction is the rubber feels nice and errr that's about it, oh other than I've not fallen over so it's not adversley affected my balance.
Anyway, anyone else here fancy throwing away, I mean gambling a pound and comparing notes? Go purchase one!
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Con,placebo effect etc :roll:
And gayPower Balance bracelets, the popular performance accessory worn by athletes including Drew Brees, Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant, provide no scientific edge, the company confessed this week.
The California-based company was forced to admit the lack of evidence supporting its claims of natural power after coming to an agreement with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Associated Press reported.
Athletes who wore the bands insisted they provided a boost. Science said otherwise.
[Related: Lakers oversleep due to faulty iPhones]
The bracelets, first released in 2007, were embedded with holograms and supposedly designed to interact with the energy flow of a body. They sold for $29.95 and were worn by athletes and celebrities like Shaquille O'Neal, David Beckham and Robert De Niro.
Power Balance expected sales of $35 million in 2010. With the confession that the bands are more charm than power source, that total could drop in 2011. If, indeed, that's what happens, the company has no one to blame but itself.
Why even bother making the claim that the bracelet gave power? Why not dance around the issue and refuse to make a definitive statement about them? Issue vague comments about natural energies and positive karma (like a hippie selling a crystal at a Phish show) and let fans of the product do the rest of the promotion by word of mouth.
[Rewind: What's with MLB players' thick necklaces?]
Just like lucky socks, those titanium necklaces worn by baseball players or that $5 putter you bought from a sale rack at a pro shop, the only benefit derived from the Power Balance bracelet is the idea that it makes you better. Belief is a powerful thing; just watch a basketball player during a hot shooting streak or a golfer with the yips. Deep down we all know wearing the same sweatshirt on NFL Sunday doesn't change the outcome of our favorite team's game, but we wear it anyway, just in case.
Nobody really cares if the bracelet actually provides any positive effect, they just care that they think it does. By claiming the former, Power Balance caused people to doubt the latter.
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Yeah yeah you can prove anything with facts!
I don't doubt they're a con but I thought for a quid and a giggle give it a try0 -
Suppose it's a cheap way to look like a d1ck.I don't do smileys.
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yeah, they are amazing. i was faster than steve peat when i wore it...0
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Well you may mock, but it's certainly improved my quality of sitting down in front of the telly!0
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You obviously won't get any benefit from fake holograms :roll: Chances are they'll be aligned wrong and have a low level of bullshittium crystals.Uncompromising extremist0
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Well today's findings are I found it harder than usual to get up this morning, oh and the silicone has a nice feel.
I shall be retiring it until I ride the weekend though, I don't want to use up all it's powers0 -
Oh no. You are so stupid I'm going to punch you in the face to see what a hollow skull sounds like if there's ever a succesful CC meet up. You realise that don't you?Gazlar wrote:I don't doubt they're a con but I thought for a quid and a giggle give it a try
Interesting fact, did you know the Welsh don't have a word for "gullible"? We just call them a word which basically means "retarded" instead.0 -
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true. We do, however, have a word for Cosworth, and Penguin. 0 -
i wish you would have a different word for what ever you use "coch" to describe, we english dont like having to ask for the start of a trail with that word in its name!0
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you're just mispronouncing it! And it means "red" by the way. 0
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My coch was red after the added power my power band gave me0
