Life Wave energy patches

[ratdog]

I have been a pilot for a couple of years and although there are aviation versions of "religous" arguments related to flying: high wing versus low wing, Lycoming engines versus Continental engine, etc; this is the first outright psuedoscience I can remember.

Life Wave energy patches

I am surprised that quantum effects are not mentioned.

From the product description:

patent pending organic structures act as frequency modulators

The patches communicate with the body through the human electro-magnetic field. This is known as resonant energy transfer.

With only a limited biology background, is there some way this could actually work?

 

[cbish]

ratdog wrote:

With only a limited biology background, is there some way this could actually work?

NO!


Are you sure this isn't made up. It has all the classics on this page. They use scientific and scientific sounding terminology like this.

Stamina Patch” utilizes a technology called Nanotechnology and is a non-transdermal energy and stamina patch.

They make unsubstantiated claims

The Energy Enhancer Patch communicates with your body’s own electro-magnetic field.

Tests at four major universities prove that new nanotechnology science can give you improved energy and stamina to help do the things you want to do without substances going into the body. Double-Blind studies prove that most users see gains in energy and stamina the first day. All materials in the Energy Enhancement patches are listed by the FDA under 21 CFR and manufactured at FDA registered facilities.

It always amazes me how busy "major universities" are in these research discoveries. Yet, it's all a big secret as to where and who these people are.

Also of interest is that Microsoft was recently granted patent 6,754,472 for "Method and Apparatus for Transmitting Power and Data Using the Human Body.

A patent is not a good indicator of scientific validity. You could patent a dog turd if you wanted to.
The LifeWave website is a little short on the scientific citation. Lots of testimonials, though.

Where's the money back guarantee? It's not scientifically valid without the money back guarantee.

 

[Ziggurat]

Absolute, total, utter hogwash. Can't even use the term "nanotechnology" correctly. The little science they do include is completely implausible. The statement that the US Olympic Committee tested them and didn't ban them just means that it doesn't actually violate any olympic regulations, it says nothing about its efficacy. In fact, if the patches don't do anything at all (the most likely case), then of COURSE they aren't going to be banned. They mention double-blind tests, but don't give any references or details.

The writing itself is so bad that I guarantee that this is a fraud. A legitimate company would spring for the money to hire real advertising copy writers.

 

[Bodhi Dharma Zen]

The terminology they use is an attempt to state something that sounds "scientific". Sadly, they succeed in sounding like that to people who knows nothing about science.

 

[ratdog]

The writing itself is so bad that I guarantee that this is a fraud. A legitimate company would spring for the money to hire real advertising copy writers.

I would agree if I had not bought several products from CheckMate. They are a reputable business making checklists for a variety of aircraft. This product is outside their area of expertise.

Before posting, I tried to find some information on the trials at major universities, but testimonials and baseless claims were the result.

 

[CaveDave]

I saw at the bottom of the page some 'sleep' patches. I guess you use these to get needed sleep during a layover. What if someone got them confused?

Would anybody notice the difference.

What if someone *believed* they got the wrong kind, and there also was a mishap.

Do I smell a lawsuit?

Dave

 

[neutrino_cannon]

I have been a pilot for a couple of years and although there are aviation versions of "religous" arguments related to flying: high wing versus low wing, Lycoming engines versus Continental engine, etc; this is the first outright psuedoscience I can remember.

Life Wave energy patches

I am surprised that quantum effects are not mentioned.

From the product description:




With only a limited biology background, is there some way this could actually work?

Well, call me a canard, composite, fly by wire, glass cockpit, STVOL, ultralight and downdraft theory endorsing heretic, but I have a pretty strong notion that this thig is useless. I would like to see the test results of the four major universities (unnamed), however, though (and call me cynical) I don't think they exist.

On the other hand, maybe you can slap them on your plane like apatch kit and get a few extra knots out of the deal. It would be kind of like using homeopathic remedies to fill your toilet bowl, or use magical talismans as paperwieghts, in the extreme inefficiency of it, but I retain the optimistic view that all things can become useful when used properly.

 

[Psi Baba]

This is the best part:
"What are in the patches?
The patches contain...amino acids, water, stabilized oxygen, and organics. There are no drugs, no chemicals, no herbs,..."
Um, yeah, whatever.

 

[cbish]

I thought herbs were good, though. Aren't they superior to anything man made? What about their bioenergy? Now, I'm confused.