If the little button on them was on the inside of the band and worn on the inside of the wrist, it could conceivably have some effect - I've seen such wristbands used to minimise motion sickness. Basically a form of acupressure. Works for some people, sometimes, but not really very effective.

I don't believe in holograms that are "programmed to mimic Eastern philosophies" though. And Bill Clinton's endorsement is more than enough to put me off :)

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After you can stand on one leg without falling or moving for 15 seconds, repeat -- with your eyes closed.

Ouch. After 15 years of drinking I think I'd really need to work up to that one. Even after the recent savage cutdown (yeah, yeah, again).

Then practice doing front, side, back and roundhouse kicks without putting your foot down in between (no, not in the bathroom or while brushing your teeth.)

It doesn't matter. That sheet of ice on the driveway during a Syracuse winter still guarantees your ass on the pavement at least once.

A friend who is a physical therapist also recommends standing on one leg while brushing teeth for developing balance and stability.

I would agree with the notion that people who think these bracelets give them more power are fooling themselves.
What do you think of the makers of these bracelets? Do they deserve admiration for taking advantage of suckers? They aren't forcing anybody. I think this is a more interesting question.
They are selling, people don't have to buy. They trick people into fooling themselves. Do such companies success deserve scorn? I have mixed feelings. So much stuff sold is such crap. Somewhere in me is admiration for people who can peddle obvious shit and make a crap load of money off of it.
I think it would be different if it was medicine (herbal remedies claiming to be medicine). I have a problem with the taking advantage of someones desire to be healthy. Taking advantage of someones vanity not so much. Kinda funny, kinda sad.

It doesn't matter. That sheet of ice on the driveway during a Syracuse winter still guarantees your ass on the pavement at least once.
Or your face, as my then-16yrold daughter and the ER Doc who stitched up her chin will attest. She was a good athlete and well versed in how to fall (Aikido)too. No bracelet would have saved her then, and no bracelet is going to save anyone now. It's fun to watch the inventor laugh all the way to the bank, tho.

Oy. I was at a dinner party last night populated by New age medicine people. One man, who apparantly graduated from Oxford but had never heard of Somerset Maugham, has created a magnetic hip therapy for dogs. I asked him if it worked, and his response is that dogs trust humans so much, it is the placebo effect that really makes his product effective. There's a certain amount of brillance in marketing a product that you admit doesn't actually work.

One of the women explained how after three massages in one week, she had released so much negative energy from\into her body, that she was paralyzed for three days. She left the conversation when I openly speculated how in the world did her ancestors make it through the last 50,000 years or so?

'his response is that dogs trust humans so much, it is the placebo effect that really makes his product effective. '

In other words, 'no'...

'that she was paralyzed for three days'

Sounds more like a slipped disc.

Kat, I hope your daughter is OK. Mine cut her chin falling off our porch in the summer. A gymnast no less.

I'm lucky with the falls. The only lingering damage is to my dignity. I hate looking out the door, telling myself "that looks pretty slick" and falling anyway. You'd think I'd know by now.

You've got no chance on wet ice and a sloped driveway. Bruce Lee would have been horizontal, too.

Nothing wrong with a little whimsy!

I got my baby a magic amber teething necklace. The oils on the amber release a calming chemical onto the skin... or so the story goes. Maybe it will work! Maybe it will hve a placebo effect making me calmer, thereby making her calmer! Maybe it will do nothing at all... maybe it will just be a pretty amber necklace. And it is very pretty.

Believing in God (s), magic necklaces, etc. is fun.

Thanks MarkD, she's fine, I found out that they use superglue and that it doesn't leave a scar if it's done right. Very cool, that.

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