Waaaay offtopic

[Walter Dnes]

On Sun, Dec 21, 2003 at 01:08:44PM -0500, David J Patrick wrote

> >You might want to read "Voodoo Science" by Dr. Robert Park or "A Demon 
> >Haunted World", by Carl Sagan for further info.
> 
> I think the practice you are slagging is actually "homeopathy".  Yes,
> microdoses sound downright improbable, but I have to say that I have
> seen it used successfully countless times over the last 30 years.
> Just because we don't understand something doesn't always mean
> it's bogus.

  OK, here's a scientifically verifiable experiment.
  Equipment
  =========
  - 1 eye-dropper
  - 1 stirring rod
  - 2 shot glasses
  - 2 1-imperial-gallon glass containers
  - pour 1 imperial gallon of distilled water into 1 of the containers.
  - pour 6 26-ers of 100-proof whisky into the 2nd container.
  - take eye-dropper, grab 1 drop from the whisky container, and deposit
    it into the distilled water
  - stir the distilled water, and 1 drop of whisky, thoroughly

  Now comes the fun part.  I'll drink 1 shot-glass of the distilled
water, with very dilute whisky.  You drink 1 shot-glass of the 100-proof
whiskey.  Repeat every 30 seconds.  Last one standing wins.  Since
you're convinced that micro-doses are supposed to be so much more
powerful, you'll surely take me up on the bet.  And after you win the
challenge, your next logical step will be to lobby to get the current
alcohol tests for drunk-driving reversed, because the weaker the dosage,
the stronger the effect.

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