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WHEYsted 05-02-2011 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by eddy89 (Post 7418086)
so you can't take negative criticism?

You should wear it around your balls. Is more effective that way.

At least it will fit on my balls. You should grow a pair and share the results.

trancehead 05-02-2011 09:28 PM

one review on the site

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This thing is great! I can jump off my roof and stop speeding bullets with my teeth while wearing this. Before getting this, I could hardly get off the couch.
definitely a MUST BUY:troll:

Spidey 05-04-2011 08:21 PM

bwhahahahah... oh man.. placebo effect at best... snake oil anyone? penis enlargement pills anyone?

RacePace 05-04-2011 08:27 PM

http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/x...read_aw_sh.jpg

racerman88 05-24-2011 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by kluk (Post 7418106)
my cousin plays for HK baseball team and i see everyone on his team using these. The ones they use are from Japan called Phiten something and they all tell me that after a long day of baseball it actually helps relax their muscles. I know they sell these in hk for 300-400$hkd for a bracelet and 1000-2000$hkd for a necklace. Pretty ridiculous if you ask me.

http://www.phitenusa.com/

I was going to say that it is the same concept as phiten. You see a lot of pro baseball players wearing these.

OTG-ZR2 11-27-2011 10:19 AM

Power Balance files for bankruptcy after retracting health claims
 
Power Balance, the Laguna Niguel company behind the silicone bracelets favored by athletes such as Shaquille O’Neal, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The company has suffered a net loss of more than $9 million in the 10 months ending in October after earning a $11.7 million profit last year, according to documents filed in federal court in Santa Ana on Friday.

Its bracelets contain “hologram technology adopted from Eastern philosophies that is believed to improve and enhance people’s lives,” according to the filings. Power Balance employs about 40 people.

The company has struggled with a class action lawsuit originating from “inappropriate marketing claims” from an Australian distributor, which in turn led to Power Balance losing customers around the world.

Advertisements claimed that the wristbands improved balance, strength and flexibility -- benefits that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission challenged.

The agency said last year, after Power Balance admitted that there “is no credible scientific basis for the claims,” that consumers who felt misled would be offered a refund.

Power Balance files for bankruptcy after retracting health claims - latimes.com

LSF22 11-27-2011 11:03 AM

I thought this was about that stupid ad for the "iRenew" bracelet shit that keeps coming up on TV

eurochevy 11-27-2011 11:08 AM

i laugh like crazy at ppl that buy this thinking a piece of rubber around their wrist will help them with their balance etc, its all in your head you could be wearing a piece of string lol

maxxxboost 11-27-2011 08:06 PM

LOL. I saw people at the mall standing on one leg trying to balance themselves after putting on the bracelet.:fuckthatshit:

Fcukedd 11-27-2011 10:43 PM

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmc6i1756Q1qefat2.gif

SkinnyPupp 11-27-2011 10:58 PM

I know someone who has bought into this bullshit. They said I should have an "open mind"

I am about as open minded as people get, but not when it means being willfully ignorant. So at that moment, I learned that sometimes having an open mind means being stupid.
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G 11-27-2011 11:54 PM

It's weird, you see pro athletes from tennis, hockey, basketball wear these and you wonder...:pokerface:

LiquidTurbo 11-28-2011 01:07 AM

What is there to fucking wonder?

Manic! 11-28-2011 01:17 AM

This scam was on 60 minutes.

For the balance test on one foot first they pull the hand down and away. With the bracket on the just pull straight down. Think about a ladder. You can put hundreds of pounds on it and it will not move. But you can push it over from the site with one hand.


RRxtar 01-06-2012 11:01 PM

was at the mall the other day and i swear these things were in 8 of the 10 stores i went into. mind blasting.

that being said, catch me on the right day with a couple extra bucks in my wallet and you might be able to sell me one of those phiten ones in the summer for no other reason than a couple look neat and my wrist feels naked since i stopped wearing a watch. lol

JF. 01-06-2012 11:37 PM

So its a scam..
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SkinnyPupp 01-07-2012 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by RRxtar (Post 7752373)
was at the mall the other day and i swear these things were in 8 of the 10 stores i went into. mind blasting.

that being said, catch me on the right day with a couple extra bucks in my wallet and you might be able to sell me one of those phiten ones in the summer for no other reason than a couple look neat and my wrist feels naked since i stopped wearing a watch. lol

I have a friend who is a manager for them here in HK. I get so frustrated when I am talking to him and I just want to fucking yell in his fucking face that he is selling stupid shit and if he believes any of his own bullshit he is an idiot.. but I can't :okay:

mickz 01-07-2012 07:59 PM

I put one of these holofoil cards in my pocket and it gave me the strength to lift like a level 67 Machamp.

http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile..._6089088_n.jpg

edit: I just found two of them on eBay for $0.01.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-1st-Editio...item35b875594f

MUCH better deal than $40 for one of those bracelets that do the same thing if you ask me.

Keroleen 02-07-2012 10:41 AM

guess its an interesting piece of jewelry i guess...:)

gdoh 02-07-2012 11:36 AM

yo i got this special bracelet made with a special all natural ingredient that i managed to get my hands on. its said that the key ingredient can give you superman like strength, increased cardio, a powerful core, almost all pains gone, and increase your sex appeal to the opposite sex all this can be yours for 1 easy payment of 35.95 and 1 years subscription to your local gym

AzNightmare 02-08-2012 04:14 AM

I bought a sweat band a few months ago.
Sweat used to get in my eyes.
But now my game has improved drastically since then.
Only cost me $5. I swear it really works.
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spideyv2 02-08-2012 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by mickz (Post 7753546)
I put one of these holofoil cards in my pocket and it gave me the strength to lift like a level 67 Machamp.

http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile..._6089088_n.jpg

edit: I just found two of them on eBay for $0.01.

2 1st Edition Machamp Pokemon Cards | eBay

MUCH better deal than $40 for one of those bracelets that do the same thing if you ask me.

I remember getting a Charizard, best day of my 6 year old life.
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Fuhrër-Z 03-03-2012 09:21 PM

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