Funniest snake oil theories

[bear]

Stunning Snake Oil "Ground in a Box" product!!

This is audio related, and it must be "everything else".

Gobsmacking, stunning, incredulous, what else can I say??

Look at this!

https://www.tweekgeek.com/entreq-olympus-tellus/

quote: "...the Entreq boxes is to literally consider them a box of "ground"."

Say what?

quote: "...This provides a far more consistent, reliable and potent grounding for your audio system than a grounding rod in your back yard (which you should have as well)."

and: "...are designed to resemble and work like a bit of Mother Earth in concentrated form..."

In their favor they make lighter "ground boxes" than this 99lb unit, for less money.

 

[adason]

May be its housing black hole inside...and these do not come cheap.

 

[oohms]

surely some of this stuff borders on the illegal as far as deceptive practices/fraud go?

 

[MITsound]

Recommended viewing

"Thank You For Smoking", a good glimpse at "scientific studies" managing and manipulation, as well as Katie Holmes.

 

[Enzo]

Wow. Just what I need to earth my Tice clock.

 

[poynton]

Already discovered in another thread.

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/lounge/234829-funniest-snake-oil-theories-791.html#post4509431

 

[S4m]

Come on guys, it's made in Sweden. These guys don't see so much the sun

 

[AllenB]

a bit of Mother Earth in concentrated form...

 

[DF96]

To somewhat paraphrase (allegedly) G K Chesterton "Those who refuse to believe the truth (about audio electronics) will believe anything".

 

[TNT]

Come on guys, it's made in Sweden. These guys don't see so much the sun

On behalf of the country - I'd like to offer our deepest regrets.

:-(

//

 

[rickmcinnis]

I call it the audio PET ROCK.

Which was an ingenuous way to sell nothing for something.

I assume the PET ROCK is known in Europe?

 

[Konzentr8]

I call it the audio PET ROCK.

Which was an ingenuous way to sell nothing for something.

I assume the PET ROCK is known in Europe?

Yes it is ... just wish i had thought of it first ... genius .
Almost as good as the " send one dollar now last chance " scam from years ago .

 

[S4m]

@TNT no apologies, each country got it own jokes for the snakeoil...i'm from Germany...

 

[henrylrjr]

Entreq boxes...no real information, no dimensions and only weight for the big one. It's hard to believe anyone would take them serious. Has anyone ever seen one in use?

 

[Speedskater]

'amir' tested one of the magic ground boxes last Spring. Over 300 replies. About all it can do is act as an interference antenna if it's hooked-up in some of the strange ways that they get hooked-up.

Entreq "signal grounding" Preliminary Measurements | Audio Science Review (ASR) Forum

 

[marce]

There is a thread somewhere showing how to make your own ground boxes.....

 

[Triodethom]

When Vampire wire produces one from the old country then we will have a true product need by sun hatters every were. I take it that what a "ground " is and what it is used for in reference to electrical devices is not well grasped by these sell then ?

 

[poynton]

Come on guys !!!

Do we have to repeat this again ?

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/lounge/234829-funniest-snake-oil-theories-791.html#post4509431

 

[sesebe]

It may fail again in two years.....

 

[henrylrjr]

I think the boxes are very close to the epitome of snake oil. The useless boxes sell for a lot of money, yet their documentation and nonsensical replies to questions make me think this a just a big joke to gives us all a god laugh.