Powerful Magnetic Copper Bracelet For Pain

[Kira]

"The Ionizer" was a bulge filled with 3 kinds of metal turnings from lathes, for example, you spliced into your fuel line.

It was said to "molecularly fluff-up" the fuel so it "burned like kindling for more power". They sent me a half hour pitch on a cassette. $18?

Thou must laugh.

 

[TheBig2003]

I just can't with this nonsense. All the education, knowledge, higher learning and evaluations trumped by internet and fake medicine. But hey, power of positive thinking never hurt anyone initially.

 

[4WD]

Had a consultant on contract - he was married to the sister of a famous NFL players wife.
He did lots of commercials for stuff like this … and they sent him plenty … was piled up in one of the barns …

 

[Dr_Dr3i]

The only magnets that I'd recommend are the ones you can place around an oil filter perhaps, or drain plugs with a magnet core.

Using magnets for one's health is pointless. At best, it does nothing. At worst, a powerful magnet could potentially slow down blood flow since RBCs contain large amounts of the protein ferritin.

Ferritin binds oxygen and CO2 for gas exchange in the alveoli of the lungs; ferritin contains iron (if you've ever tasted your own blood after a cut, you'll know) and iron sticks to magnets.

As I said, pointless at best and potentially harmful at worst.

 

[tasch72]

Yes I think it lined up the gas molecules. Same as that vortex thingy for your air intake. All garbage.

There is some truth to carb spacers. Phenolic resin won't transfer heat from the intake manifold, so those can be functionally beneficial to reduce heat into the air/fuel mix.

Otherwise yeah pretty much any metal throttle body/carb spacer is only worth it's scrap weight and isn't going to get you any actual performance gain (unless you need it for install clearance)

 

[Number_35]

I remember the gimmick about taping two magnets on opposite sides of your fuel line before the carburetor. This was back during the gasoline crisis in the 70’s. The magnets supposedly improved fuel economy.

Ah, the cow magnets ... popular here c. 1979. There were TV news stories touting them.

 

[Number_35]

JC Whitney sold that junk

They were selling the plastic swirly things at NAPA here. The counter man was very enthusiastic about them, but admitted he didn't use one on his own vehicle.

Perhaps it's time to revive the very entertaining "gas-saving gimmicks" thread from a few years ago. It seems that between the various BITOGers, most of the devices and elixers had been tested and found to be ineffective.

 

[Job]

If the falsehood is big enough, people for some reason want to believe it. It's psychology.

 

[vweosdriver]

If the falsehood is big enough, people for some reason want to believe it. It's psychology.

An orthopedic doctor recommended a patch with magnets on it for my wife's lower back pain. Placebo or not it reduced her pain.

 

[vweosdriver]

I remember the gimmick about taping two magnets on opposite sides of your fuel line before the carburetor. This was back during the gasoline crisis in the 70’s. The magnets supposedly improved fuel economy.

Several years ago an orthopedic doctor recommended that my wife get a patch with magnets on it for her lower back pain. Placebo effect or not it did reduce her pain.

 

[Wolf359]

Several years ago an orthopedic doctor recommended that my wife get a patch with magnets on it for her lower back pain. Placebo effect or not it did reduce her pain.

Placebo effect is about 30%. You will naturally get better whether you do anything or not.

Perhaps it's time to revive the very entertaining "gas-saving gimmicks" thread from a few years ago. It seems that between the various BITOGers, most of the devices and elixers had been tested and found to be ineffective.

I remember Andy Rooney did a piece about all those gas saving devices. He said the only problem with them was that he saved so much gas that he had to stop every few miles to siphon out all the extra gas he was saving as it was over 100% when he used them all.