Comments on: Don’t let the disclaimer at the bottom of the page alarm you, everyone knows that engineers always give the best medical advice. http://punkassblog.com/2006/12/30/dont-let-the-disclaimer-at-the-bottom-of-the-page-alarm-you-everyone-knows-that-engineers-always-give-the-best-medical-advice/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:05:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Rich http://punkassblog.com/2006/12/30/dont-let-the-disclaimer-at-the-bottom-of-the-page-alarm-you-everyone-knows-that-engineers-always-give-the-best-medical-advice/#comment-36848 Rich Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:31:19 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/12/30/dont-let-the-disclaimer-at-the-bottom-of-the-page-alarm-you-everyone-knows-that-engineers-always-give-the-best-medical-advice/#comment-36848 Perhaps to be scientific you should write to this company and ask for a gallon of this water and test it out in a controlled manner. This would remove conjecture on either side. Perhaps to be scientific you should write to this company and ask for a gallon of this water and test it out in a controlled manner. This would remove conjecture on either side.

]]> By: kate http://punkassblog.com/2006/12/30/dont-let-the-disclaimer-at-the-bottom-of-the-page-alarm-you-everyone-knows-that-engineers-always-give-the-best-medical-advice/#comment-26423 kate Sun, 31 Dec 2006 15:22:40 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/12/30/dont-let-the-disclaimer-at-the-bottom-of-the-page-alarm-you-everyone-knows-that-engineers-always-give-the-best-medical-advice/#comment-26423 Like all scams, I assume its a matter of "Catch me if you can." and considering the way that government agencies have been defunded since ole Ronnie the Raygun, guess who's winning that game? Like all scams, I assume its a matter of “Catch me if you can.” and considering the way that government agencies have been defunded since ole Ronnie the Raygun, guess who’s winning that game?

]]> By: junk science http://punkassblog.com/2006/12/30/dont-let-the-disclaimer-at-the-bottom-of-the-page-alarm-you-everyone-knows-that-engineers-always-give-the-best-medical-advice/#comment-26389 junk science Sun, 31 Dec 2006 08:14:48 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/12/30/dont-let-the-disclaimer-at-the-bottom-of-the-page-alarm-you-everyone-knows-that-engineers-always-give-the-best-medical-advice/#comment-26389 How are they allowed to advertise something so obviously fraudulent? Aren't there laws against this? How are they allowed to advertise something so obviously fraudulent? Aren’t there laws against this?

]]> By: kate http://punkassblog.com/2006/12/30/dont-let-the-disclaimer-at-the-bottom-of-the-page-alarm-you-everyone-knows-that-engineers-always-give-the-best-medical-advice/#comment-26381 kate Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:52:48 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2006/12/30/dont-let-the-disclaimer-at-the-bottom-of-the-page-alarm-you-everyone-knows-that-engineers-always-give-the-best-medical-advice/#comment-26381 I actually ran into this ad while online doing some research for a nutjob customer who was convinced her newly drilled well was going to kill her as she was told it had trace levels of arsenic. What I didn't realize then was that it was an omen; a warning that I was about to deal with the type of person that would believe this crap. The customer turned out to be a complete whackjob, arsenic or no arsenic. From what I could discern the item is basically round formed sheet metal, pierced around the edges of the rim to give it a 'space age' look, an ultraviolet light bulb inside it that you switch on and off from a cord switch. You then attach a plastic tube to your faucet which goes to the device which plugs the tube into an outlet tube and there you go! Presto Change-O! Run the water through the device and you are free and clear -- so to speak. Also, it appears that this scam is a two-act play as they get you with water testing prior to selling you the piece of tin. I guess not only to get more money from you, but also to get you so completely convinced that your water is deadly that you'll gladly forget all common sense and cut a check for two tin bowls snapped together with a two dollar bulb inside. I actually ran into this ad while online doing some research for a nutjob customer who was convinced her newly drilled well was going to kill her as she was told it had trace levels of arsenic.

What I didn’t realize then was that it was an omen; a warning that I was about to deal with the type of person that would believe this crap. The customer turned out to be a complete whackjob, arsenic or no arsenic.

From what I could discern the item is basically round formed sheet metal, pierced around the edges of the rim to give it a ’space age’ look, an ultraviolet light bulb inside it that you switch on and off from a cord switch. You then attach a plastic tube to your faucet which goes to the device which plugs the tube into an outlet tube and there you go! Presto Change-O! Run the water through the device and you are free and clear — so to speak.

Also, it appears that this scam is a two-act play as they get you with water testing prior to selling you the piece of tin. I guess not only to get more money from you, but also to get you so completely convinced that your water is deadly that you’ll gladly forget all common sense and cut a check for two tin bowls snapped together with a two dollar bulb inside.

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