Revolver Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Pick it up! It's called a power balance band, maybe you'll be able to pick up cars or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Lol, I need no bands to carry out that feat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Can you walk through walls though? I can. Here's a picture of me doing it! Also I can turn into an elephant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam T Posted February 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Can you walk through walls though? I can. Here's a picture of me doing it! Also I can turn into an elephant. That's quite clearly some kind of elephant doorway.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Details, lad, unnecessary details. It's still walking through walls isn't it!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam T Posted February 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Details, lad, unnecessary details. It's still walking through walls isn't it!? I'd more prefer it to a door frame of some sort. Walking inbetween walls. Just kidding mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo!Man Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 In spain last year lots of people used it and said that it works...lots of shit... For me its just psicological, for sure, and a fantastic marketing program. Yes, during last year a lot of people bought them, they believed it made effect (there are even some clips of people showing how it works). BUT it's all a fake, Power Balance has been fined and I don't see them anymore here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewG Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 my friend have this and I can say it´s working. you are more flexible if you wear this but it´s just placebo effect IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hulud Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 A bracelet worn by high profile sports stars that claims to improve athletic performance has been exposed as a sham by the consumer watchdog. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has ordered Power Balance Australia to refund all customers who feel they were misled by the supposed benefits of Power Balance bracelets. The wristbands were touted as providing better balance, strength and flexibility by working with the wearer's "natural energy field". English cricketers Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Strauss, AFL bad boy Brendan Fevola, St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt and NRL star Benji Marshall have all been known to wear the bracelets. But ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said in a statement: “Power Balance has admitted that there is no credible scientific basis for the claims and therefore no reasonable grounds for making representations about the benefits of the product. “Its conduct may have contravened the misleading and deceptive conduction section of the Trade Practices Act 1974," Mr Samuel said. "When a product is heavily promoted, sold at major sporting stores and worn by celebrities, consumers tend to give a certain legitimacy to the product and the representations being made." The bracelets sell for $60 on the company's website. Mr Samuel also warned that retailers that continue to sell the products with misleading advertising or packaging would be open to action from the ACCC. Last month an independent review panel that deals with complaints about breaches of the therapeutic goods advertising code found that powerbalance.com.au violated the code. Power Balance acknowledged it had breached the code and said the relevant claims had been removed from its website. The company was also named in this year's Shonky awards. Consumer advocate group Choice found the bracelets were just rubber bands with plastic holograms. "The band was tested at CHOICE under controlled lab conditions which showed it did little else than empty purchasers' wallets," Choice said in October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilley Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Yes the ACCC has banned them from making unsubstantiated claims in Australia but they can still be sold. In fact we were doing some demos on the weekend at a triathlon in Melbourne and noticed the guy sitting across from us at the cafe was from Power Balance. This made me laugh for 2 reasons: 1) He was the only person at the Triathlon smoking, I guess he felt that the bands also helped improve diminished lung capacity and prevent cancer. 2) At a triathlon last year they gave some free samples to my riders and the promotions manager was saying he would love to have us do some trials demos for them. However afterwards I was discussing how I thought the bands were fake with another rider and slagging them off in general, I didn't notice the people sitting next to us who turned out to be the Australian owners of Power Band. Strangely they haven't asked us to do any shows for them. Oh well at least I have my principles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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