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(USA Today) Obvious Cu later scammers: study finds copper bracelets not useful for pain relief   (blogs.usatoday.com) divider line 203
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Fluff Girl [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 01:51:29 PM  
l-userpic.livejournal.com

 
CPT Ethanolic [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 01:53:27 PM  
Cu later..


/I see what you did there.

 
Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 02:13:56 PM  
img8.imageshack.us

YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE, COPPERS!

 
Fluff Girl [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 02:14:21 PM  
CPT Ethanolic: /I see what you did there.

O.

 
stonner [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 02:17:36 PM  
It won't make any difference.

True believers won't be swayed by any amount of evidence. They'll claim that the results were falsified, or that the whole study was fake from the start, and they'll believe commercials and "uncle Bob's story about his bracelet" over the science.

The sales might dip, or the companies might rename themselves. But they'll come back, keep making money, and people will keep believing.

No one ever went broke betting on people's gullibility.

 
Sid_6.7 [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 02:31:23 PM  
I had a science teacher way back in middle school who wore one of these. It kind of damaged his credibility in my eyes.

 
McManus_brothers [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 02:33:50 PM  
Chi Chi Rodriguez said to be devastated.

 
ScubaDude1960 [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 02:36:26 PM  
They have to be used WITH THE MAGNETS.

/and the crystals
//and don't forget the scented candles.

 
Tr0mBoNe [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 02:45:14 PM  
Good thing I bought the Titanium ones.

 
baka-san [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 02:47:42 PM  
Yeah, but they are still snazzy.

 
iamrex [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 02:59:49 PM  
ScubaDude1960: They have to be used WITH THE MAGNETS

jesus. I have a customer who is into the magnets. He sent his wife in one day to try to try to recruit me. It took forever to get her off my back. Ugh.

 
Bucky Katt [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 03:03:14 PM  
iamrex: ScubaDude1960: They have to be used WITH THE MAGNETS

jesus. I have a customer who is into the magnets. He sent his wife in one day to try to try to recruit me. It took forever to get her off my back. Ugh.


was she hot?

 
Somaticasual [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 03:14:01 PM  
A fool and his money are soon parted..

 
Paris1127 [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 04:24:22 PM  
Au, that's too bad.

 
Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 04:47:00 PM  
ScubaDude1960: They have to be used WITH THE MAGNETS.

LOBSTER STICKS TO MAGNET

 
Makh [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 05:07:44 PM  
OH SnAP

 
nytmare 2009-10-18 05:10:48 PM  
My copper bracelet has double the magnetivity of regular copper bracelets -- for twice the effectiveness!

 
Earl of Chives 2009-10-18 05:12:07 PM  
stonner: It won't make any difference.

True believers won't be swayed by any amount of evidence. They'll claim that the results were falsified, or that the whole study was fake from the start, and they'll believe commercials and "uncle Bob's story about his bracelet" over the science.

The sales might dip, or the companies might rename themselves. But they'll come back, keep making money, and people will keep believing.

No one ever went broke betting on people's gullibility.


Religion is going to be very upset that you're talking.

 
Kumana Wanalaia [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 05:12:15 PM  
But rubbing wax on my forehead will still cure my headaches, right?

 
phishfood 2009-10-18 05:12:32 PM  
thank god I still have my crystals and rocks...

 
Salacious Salad 2009-10-18 05:13:10 PM  
I know people who swear by them. They know the science is bs and that it's probably a placebo but it actually helps them. If it works for them who cares.

 
Addicted 2009-10-18 05:13:20 PM  
My friend Tim's older brother says that if you wear one with magnets on your weiener, you gain 2-3" in length and up to 1" in girth. He says that its incredible and that all his friends are now wearing the copper bracelets with magnets.

/true story
//go buy one
///it'll make yur wiener grow hugemongous

 
dead_dangler [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-10-18 05:13:53 PM  
Copper bracelets do work, but only if they're made from the same copper that they use for Monster Cables.

 
stickintehmud 2009-10-18 05:19:42 PM  
Salacious Salad: I know people who swear by them. They know the science is bs and that it's probably a placebo but it actually helps them. If it works for them who cares.

Fark cares.

 
cwicseolfor 2009-10-18 05:20:07 PM  
Earl of Chives: stonner: It won't make any difference.

True believers won't be swayed by any amount of evidence. They'll claim that the results were falsified, or that the whole study was fake from the start, and they'll believe commercials and "uncle Bob's story about his bracelet" over the science.

The sales might dip, or the companies might rename themselves. But they'll come back, keep making money, and people will keep believing.

No one ever went broke betting on people's gullibility.

Religion is going to be very upset that you're talking.


Religion would rightly be upset with that, because it's so applicable to them. Also, entirely accurate.

 
Wolfmanjames [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 05:22:08 PM  
Paris1127: Au, that's too bad.

I'll give you nine out of tin.

 
Slartibartfaster 2009-10-18 05:22:18 PM  
Copper bracelets WORK !!!

They relieve pain, almost immediately, and extremely effectively

/ Only if you buy the copper from me
// And it relieves my pain not yours

 
BikerRay 2009-10-18 05:23:27 PM  
At least they didn't debunk the green stripe written on the CD.

 
Doc Loliday 2009-10-18 05:24:06 PM  
Kumana Wanalaia: But rubbing wax on my forehead will still cure my headaches, right?

If you apply directly to the forehead.

 
Slartibartfaster 2009-10-18 05:24:09 PM  
Salacious Salad: I know people who swear by them. They know the science is bs and that it's probably a placebo but it actually helps them. If it works for them who cares.

Did these same friends represent a large purchasing group for fark headline t-shirts ?

 
sseye 2009-10-18 05:24:54 PM  
ScubaDude1960: They have to be used WITH THE MAGNETS.

/and the crystals
//and don't forget the scented candles.


and you have to belieeeeeve! and have a positive attitude!

/wife has cancer, really smokes out the quacks in our world

 
sseye 2009-10-18 05:25:43 PM  
Wolfmanjames: Paris1127: Au, that's too bad.

I'll give you nine out of tin.


that might be the best one sulfur.

 
SomeoneDumb 2009-10-18 05:26:13 PM  
I unknowingly bought a copper ring covered with a thin gold foil veneer once when I was drunk. A day later, when my finger turned green, I didn't feel good at all.

 
johnny queso 2009-10-18 05:29:02 PM  
any good that is done is cancelled out by the "get rid of undigested food in your intestines" crap on the right side of the page.

 
sseye 2009-10-18 05:29:03 PM  
If you want to make periodic table puns you better hurry before the good ones argon.

 
Kumana Wanalaia [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 05:31:30 PM  
sseye: If you want to make periodic table puns you better hurry before the good ones argon.

I heard that puns are bad ferrous.

 
Fark_Guy_Rob 2009-10-18 05:32:09 PM  
I think my new hobby will be putting up cookie-cutter style websites that sell various scam items.

'Magic lead in pencils that make you score better on tests'
'Magic cup with a magnet at the bottom that keeps you healthy'
'Bottles filled with fresh air from the top of Mount Everest that cures cancer'.

I figure $10 dollars a month for hosting fees of about 50 of these sites considering how little bandwidth I'll get, and how little content I'll have. A few of them I might buy two or three domain names for and give each one a different angle.

One sale a month will cover my costs and my claims will be so outrageous nobody will be able to prove them wrong, and I won't be generating enough income to really have to worry about legal troubles form it.

Once the sites are up, they are zero maintenance. Virtually no risk involved.

 
Honest Bender 2009-10-18 05:32:11 PM  
farm1.static.flickr.com

"And if your hands were made of metal that would mean something."

 
misanthropic1 2009-10-18 05:32:56 PM  
My copper bracelets and magnets totally work; that's why I haven't gotten cancer from chain-smoking.

 
TheForkOfJustice 2009-10-18 05:33:07 PM  
Placebo effect.

That is all.

 
The_Time_Master 2009-10-18 05:35:54 PM  
But Placebos work 30% of the time!

 
Wolfmanjames [TotalFark] 2009-10-18 05:36:16 PM  
Kumana Wanalaia: sseye: If you want to make periodic table puns you better hurry before the good ones argon.

I heard that puns are bad ferrous.


Or worse yet, carbon copies.

 
Xenothaulus 2009-10-18 05:36:45 PM  
Doc Loliday: Kumana Wanalaia: But rubbing wax on my forehead will still cure my headaches, right?

If you apply directly to the forehead.


Apply directly to forehead.

 
jsmi 2009-10-18 05:39:52 PM  
I for one am shocked. Shocked!

 
Nurglitch 2009-10-18 05:40:05 PM  
Wait, since when is copper poisoning supposed to be good for us?

 
trancemission 2009-10-18 05:41:32 PM  
stonner: It won't make any difference.

True believers won't be swayed by any amount of evidence. They'll claim that the results were falsified, or that the whole study was fake from the start, and they'll believe commercials and "uncle Bob's story about his bracelet" over the science.

The sales might dip, or the companies might rename themselves. But they'll come back, keep making money, and people will keep believing.

No one ever went broke betting on people's gullibility.


I swear sometimes it seems the flimsier the evidence for something, the more likely people will believe it.

 
eKonk 2009-10-18 05:42:36 PM  
Fark_Guy_Rob: I think my new hobby will be putting up cookie-cutter style websites that sell various scam items.

'Magic lead in pencils that make you score better on tests'
'Magic cup with a magnet at the bottom that keeps you healthy'
'Bottles filled with fresh air from the top of Mount Everest that cures cancer'.

I figure $10 dollars a month for hosting fees of about 50 of these sites considering how little bandwidth I'll get, and how little content I'll have. A few of them I might buy two or three domain names for and give each one a different angle.

One sale a month will cover my costs and my claims will be so outrageous nobody will be able to prove them wrong, and I won't be generating enough income to really have to worry about legal troubles form it.

Once the sites are up, they are zero maintenance. Virtually no risk involved.


You don't want to claim the fresh air cures cancer, you want to state that it "helps the body to resist cancer, naturally." That way you don't get quite as many idiots who went out and got themselves cancer filing law suits against you.

/I'll take two when they're out, so let me know.

 
Jebus Slaves 2009-10-18 05:42:42 PM  
Ag, the stupid it burns!

/precious metal pun trifecta complete

 
FormlessOne 2009-10-18 05:45:40 PM  
Jebus Slaves: Ag, the stupid it burns!

/precious metal pun trifecta complete


Depressing that copper is now practically a "precious metal," eh?

 
jsmi 2009-10-18 05:48:07 PM  
Speaking of which, I have over a mile of that precious coppery metal strung in my crawl space. I of course had to call the electrician when copper was through the roof.

Made the checkbook squeal like a pig.

 
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