Comments on: It's a start

by: arteitle

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:54:44 +0000

And there's also Sucrosa.

by: Steven Den Beste

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:43:37 +0000

Well, there's always Placebitrol.

by: magetoo

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:23:33 +0000

Well, duh, obviously it's not for real.

I wouldn't mind sending them some money though, to sponsor this sort of thing. But then again, since apparently few got the joke maybe that's not such a good idea...

by: Simon

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:53:24 +0000

The 'testimonials' page especially, rather suggests that it's all just a bit of a hoax. "By the time your product arrived I was nearly fully cured"? Not to mention "Mrs. I.M.Rabeed"...

Anyone gone far enough to see whether they'll actually accept your money?

by: RichVR

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:46:53 +0000

I would almost not feel like I was ripping people off if I were them. Almost.

by: EEK

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:56:39 +0000

I have to salute them for being mostly honest. They come right out and admit that it's expensive water, and does nothing medically.

Then they expect you to buy it. I suppose the "target market" (idiots) is understanding of this sort of thing. More power to them!

Myself, when I'm feeling terrible, I just resort to the good old "drink more water, get fresh air, and take two aspirin" method. Works for almost everything.

by: Kagato

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:28:56 +0000

Sounds to me like you'd get sugar pills that have had a drop of water dripped onto them. (Assuming they don't just reply saying "can't you people take a joke??")

I'd like to be even more up-front, and start a line of "medication" under the Placebo(R) brand. Just think of the marketing...

"Experience For Yourself The Placebo Effect(TM)!

The Placebo Effect(TM) has been scientifically proven* to relieve the effects of pain and discomfort.

Placebo(R) tablets contain no harmful artificial chemicals as their active ingredient, and are completely safe to take.

Placebo(R) - It's As Effective As You Want It To Be!"

by: Daniel Rutter

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:15:35 +0000

Yeah, that's kind of the point :-).

I'd be interested to see what, if anything, they send you if you go through with the PayPal ordering process. There's no shipping fee no matter where you are, but the asking price would probably cover shipment of a dropper-bottle of water to anywhere in the world :-).

by: Steven Den Beste

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:22:54 +0000

Their "about" page seems reasonably honest. It admits that after dilution there's "not one atom" of the original stuff left. And it says that any efficacy is due to the placebo effect.