"Dave Hall" wrote...

But this isn't the first time I've heard people swear that some "product"
they bought improved their performance, and it made no logical sense
from an engineering standpoint, so who knows......

Like the magnetic water and fuel economy devices?
Those who fall for such cons are probably so keen to believe something that
they will believe they see some effect when there is nothing to see.

Have you ever seen David Blaine, where he levitates? When asked, some
people say they saw him lift feet from the ground. These people may not be
stooges and may well believe their story but two or three inches is more
realistic. However, having purposly asked people "how high" and found
someone believing they saw him rise several feet, they were in a position to
use that clip to back up the specially edited version on shown TV and video.

It is well known that "witnesses" can often give strange reports. Just as
David Blaine would have picked out the best responses to show on TV,
dodgy dealers will pick out the best stories as "proof" of their claims...
they
may even add new claims to match the wild stories from some people.

If you can get an "expert" to think they see something happen, then even
more people will be willing to believe it. If they find out the truth and
complain, you simply tell them that "experts" have proved their claims...
you must be using it wrong.


Regards,

Peter
http://www.citizensband.radiouk.com/