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02-13-2010, 10:41 AM #1
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02-13-2010, 11:54 AM #2
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I don't understand...
A hologram is a picture. How do you embed "frequencies" into a picture?
A frequency is a repeating event (a wave). So, what is moving/waving?
Beneficial frequencies? There are all kinds of repeating events in the body, which ones are they benefitting, and how do they know that every single human is going to react the exact same way?
And I thought we were all supposed to be wearing those magic titanium BB tubes to make us better athletes? Now it's pictures encased in silicone instead?
I'm so confused...
(Maybe I'll just do it the old fashioned way, and exercise to get myself more fit. I'm so behind the times.)
ETA: by the way, I often have patients ask me about various magic talismans they see advertised. The placebo effect is incredibly strong and very well documented, so I try to give diplomatic answers.Last edited by KnottedYet; 02-13-2010 at 12:03 PM.
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02-13-2010, 12:05 PM #3
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[QUOTE=KnottedYet;491635]I don't understand...
A hologram is a picture. How do you embed "frequencies" into a picture?
A frequency is a repeating event (a wave). So, what is moving/waving?
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The're like the pictures in Harry Potter, they move
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02-13-2010, 03:56 PM #4
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Let's see: Power and balance.
I could strength train, do hills, lift, then work the core and flexibility, do yoga and more Aikido, lose weight to increase the strength/weight ratio plus it's easier on the joints therefore better balance ....
think I could get an infomercial, be on QVC with this?
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02-13-2010, 07:10 PM #5
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Your problem is trying to apply logic to an item of superstition. Professional athletes are some the the most superstitious around.
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
I don't understand...
A hologram is a picture. How do you embed "frequencies" into a picture?
A frequency is a repeating event (a wave). So, what is moving/waving?
Beneficial frequencies? There are all kinds of repeating events in the body, which ones are they benefitting, and how do they know that every single human is going to react the exact same way?
And I thought we were all supposed to be wearing those magic titanium BB tubes to make us better athletes? Now it's pictures encased in silicone instead?
I'm so confused...
(Maybe I'll just do it the old fashioned way, and exercise to get myself more fit. I'm so behind the times.)
ETA: by the way, I often have patients ask me about various magic talismans they see advertised. The placebo effect is incredibly strong and very well documented, so I try to give diplomatic answers.Last edited by HillSlugger; 02-13-2010 at 07:51 PM.
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02-13-2010, 07:23 PM #6
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Okay. My mom bought me one, maybe a month after my dad died, along with one for herself and one for my sister.
I tried it. It didn't improve my balance at ALL... in fact, it made me feel drunk. And off balance. Seriously, drunk. It was the only change I made.. wore it for a day and a half, felt really weird and wobbly the whole time. Took it off and felt better within a couple hours.
It was strange. My mom returned all three of them, but I was the only one to notice any kind of effect.. positive or negative.
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02-13-2010, 07:31 PM #7
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Has anyone dissected one of these? I'd love to know what the frequency(of what? light waves? Sound waves? Microwaves?) producing holographic picture looks like.
If it doesn't require a power source to produce a frequency-modulated wave of something (whatever it may be), it could be the holy grail of perpetual motion!Last edited by KnottedYet; 02-13-2010 at 07:34 PM.
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02-13-2010, 08:08 PM #8
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Artifactos - did the bracelet thing apply pressure to a particular point? I'm wondering if that is what affected your balance.
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02-14-2010, 05:47 PM #9
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Not really. The bracelet was barely snug on my wrist, and I moved the little round part (with the hologram thing in it) around pretty often. It really wasn't tight enough to hit any kind of pressure point - it was about as snug as a livestrong bracelet for me. Easy to turn, but required a little effort to take off/put on. Originally Posted by bmccasland
I don't know why it made me wobbly, but it did!
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02-13-2010, 04:18 PM #10
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Yes. Yes I do......... Originally Posted by Zen
Doesn't Wonder Woman wear those?
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02-13-2010, 04:29 PM #11
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I assume they're color-coordinated with your broom?
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02-13-2010, 06:48 PM #12
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Well duh! Fashion forward Snap, that's me... Originally Posted by SadieKate
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02-13-2010, 08:15 PM #13
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Do you have the boots, too? Originally Posted by snapdragen
Yes. Yes I do.........
I'd rather be swimming...biking...running...and eating cheesecake...
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02-14-2010, 08:05 AM #14
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I changed out the boots.. Originally Posted by MDHillSlug
Do you have the boots, too?
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