snake oil
 

Use this thread to debunk your least-loved bullshit claims.

Not limited to products -- also include notions that are popularly believed to be true but do not stand up to the light of day.

Here's a good one. In double-blind testing, no better than hanger wire:

Monster cable

Complete snake oil, yet thriving commerce. Check out the prices! A good part of how they stay alive is to provide direct kickbacks to the end retailer for sales. At those prices, they can. But it's still complete bullshit.

Got one?

19 views, and you all buy Monster cable, don't you?

no i don't, i dont have a stereo set ;)

i do know another big bullshit claim:

self-tanning lotion that doesn't leave stripes/smugdes (any brand). yea right :rolleyes: on a tiger!

"the difference can be heard"
- Michel Tremblay 10/2004

with reviews like that, how could I not buy Monster Cable ? It's indispensable.


edit: I've also noticed that when I wrap Monster Cable around my head, I can pick up my favorite radio station. It's really an amazing product.

As another fair person who has occasionally yearned to appear tanned, I'm sure it's just because we didn't exfoliate enough beforehand. :rolleyes:

The five second rule
(If you drop a food item on the floor and pick it up with in 5 seconds it doesn't get any germs or other cooties on it)

I know for a fact that it takes less than a quarter second for cat hair to permanently attach itself to the carelessly dropped sucker at my favorite cat lady's house.

JOE: For the last time, I’m pretty sure what’s killing the crops is this Brawndo stuff.
SECRETARY OF STATE: But Brawndo’s got what plants crave. It’s got electrolytes.
ATTORNEY GENERAL: So wait a minute. What you’re saying is that you want us to put water on the crops.
JOE: Yes.
ATTORNEY GENERAL: Water. Like out the toilet??
Joe: Well, I mean, it doesn’t have to be out of the toilet, but, yeah, that’s the idea.
SECRETARY OF STATE: But Brawndo’s got what plants crave.”
ATTORNEY GENERAL: “It’s got electrolytes.
JOE: Okay, look. The plants aren’t growing, so I’m pretty sure that the Brawndo’s not working. Now, I’m no botanist, but I do know that if you put water on plants, they grow.
SECRETARY OF ENERGY: Well, I’ve never seen no plants grow out of no toilet.
SECRETARY OF STATE: Hey, that’s good. You sure you ain’t the smartest guy in the world?
JOE: Okay, look. You wanna solve this problem. I wanna get my pardon. So why don’t we just try it, okay, and not worry about what plants crave?
ATTORNEY GENERAL: Brawndo’s got what plants crave.
SECRETARY OF ENERGY: Yeah, it’s got electrolytes.
Joe: What are electrolytes? Do you even know?
SECRETARY OF STATE: It’s what they use to make Brawndo.
JOE: Yeah, but why do they use them to make Brawndo?
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: Cause Brawndo’s got electrolytes.

If you drop a piece of butter toast, the odds of it falling buttered side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.

Altho this formula is often true, the whole ratio goes amiss if it is your last piece of bread.

monster cable is my husband's #1 hot button issue. if he really dislikes someone he's likely to say, "i'll bet he buys monster cable, too."



a dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's mouth.

BUNK! they're just as dirty. but they've got their own doggie style germs so their germs don't make you ill. that doesn't mean they're clean, though.

$25 tin foil hats do not stop aliens from stealing your thoughts.

for instance, it is well known that this guy, just as most humans do, likes to eat french fries during sex.

(flashback to The Big Bang Theory)

I think that's Britney (sp) sleepin' with the fries. :eek:

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