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10 Great Snake-Oil Gadgets

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wanna-buy-a-bridge dept.

The Byelorussian Strikes Again writes "Wired offers up 10 of the most awesome snake oil gadgets, from industrial cables sold as $200 ionized pain-relieving bracelets to a plastic chip that cures anything, improves gas mileage and cleans swimming pools. One truly sad development: the infamous $500 wooden volume knob is no longer on sale."

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  1. Wooden knobs == PC case mods by EmbeddedJanitor · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    How are wooden knobs any sillier than that geeky waste: the modded PC case.

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  2. Re:Not to mention... by Slashidiot · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I feel all of these inventions to be good for the natural selection. I don't mind them being there. If you are so gullible and so stupid to think these artifacts work, then be my guest, and waste all your money. You had it coming. This way, with some luck, you will not be able to sustain a family, and/or die from starvation. Not my fault. Good for humankind.

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  3. What about religion? by Coward+Anonymous · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    The ultimate snake-oil.
    People contribute their life savings, sacrifice their lives, their children and often murder others in the name of fantastic fictional characters and their self declared human representatives who promise them favors in this life or the next in return.

    The gadgets in this article are amateur jobs compared to the scam that is religion.