Power Bands and Cubing

[gundamslicer]

They make ur times worst cuz it bugs my wrist... Just wear it for the design tho

 

[Cool Frog]

A sticker lulz.

 

[Thompson]

Guys Im actually not trolling I swear. My times have been slower ever since I took that band off.

 

[RyanReese09]

Ever hear of the boy who cried troll?

 

[buelercuber]

Power bands don't work.

this.

 

[Edward]

Ah placebo and chance

Kind of like saying I solve better when my hard drive is organized (no really! It helps my brain!)

 

[ElectricDoodie]

There are weak-minded people who still fall for the Power Balance scam?
Wow.

 

[ImJustANubCuber]

Power Bands were proven scams. Any demonstration you may see is simply playing with physics.

watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpLt0oUWfOk

 

[Zubon]

If you think that your times are faster, there is an easy way to test. Get a friend to make a "fake power band" covered in duct tape and have a "real" one also covered in tape so there is no way you can distinguish between them.
Get him to put them on you randomly and then solve cubes. After doing this enough times to give you statistically significant results, you can see if they actually make a difference.
These tests have been done time and time again and they consistently show that if people don't know if they have one on or not, their performance does not match tests done when they know they have one on.

 

[cubersmith]

They 'work' in lots of ways: magnets, holograms, ****ing magic, etc.

But they don't actually work. I could do the same balance tests, using a stick, and get the same results.

I'm not saying it's likely to work, but had you actually tried it before you decided it didn't work?

 

[chrissyD]

i solve better with socks on

 

[AshBali]

meh they look cool so just buy one of the cheaper and fake ones lol

 

[Bapao]

If you think that your times are faster, there is an easy way to test. Get a friend to make a "fake power band" covered in duct tape and have a "real" one also covered in tape so there is no way you can distinguish between them.
Get him to put them on you randomly and then solve cubes. After doing this enough times to give you statistically significant results, you can see if they actually make a difference.
These tests have been done time and time again and they consistently show that if people don't know if they have one on or not, their performance does not match tests done when they know they have one on.

They don't work if you cover them in tape...*guffaw*

 

[HelpCube]

placebo...

 

[Bapao]

placebo...

Yay! If you insist;

 

[benmeister]

enjoy your free tutorial http://revision3.com/scamschool/placebobands

 

[Bapao]

Fun OT read:

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=747107

 

[AshBali]

Lol the placebo effect is unlikely to work

 

[Stefan]

Lol the placebo effect is unlikely to work

Uh... do you understand why it's called "effect"?

 

[Sillas]

Uh... do you understand why it's called "effect"?

Of course not.. xD