[TowerTalk] Lightning... and pointed rods!

[Stan or Patricia Griffiths]

I'm not saying they don't work because I have no knowledge of them,
but how many obvious quack items can you count that still seem to be
used and generate lots of revenue for the sellers?  I can think of
lots: tarot cards, oujii boards, crystal balls, quartz crystals for
healing, astrology readings, healing magnets, copper bracelets, voo
doo dolls, well witching (this one should bring a lot of comments
since I know several engineering types who swear this works but admit
they have NO IDEA why) . . . The list goes on and I remain skeptical
of every one of them plus most things religious.  I am sorry I
mentioned well witching . . . please don't continue with a well
witching thread here.  Blast me personally, if you must, off
towertalk, please.

Stan
w7ni@teleport.com


Norman Hockler wrote:

> If they dont work why are they still used?
>
> Norm
>
> At 08:13 PM 10/25/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >Sorry, Norm, but the spline balls working that way (as they
> >were originally touted) is just not true (please substitute
> >a much stronger but politically incorrect term).  When I was
> >at PolyPhaser, we used to provide a video from two TV
> >stations and the FAA in Tampa proving the incorrectness of
> >these beliefs.  The one from the FAA (just before the camera
> >stopped running) clearly shows one of these "hedgehogs"
> >being hit.  The FAA was interested in them (for obvious
> >reasons) until the truth became obvious.  Then they were
> >touted in another manner.




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