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From my personal experience, the power balance does work, whether it's a placebo effect or not it works. From the subjects I have tested this on, it worked on 90% of the subjects. I tried it on Chris and it didn't work at all. Either he has no potential strength because I used minimal effort to push him down on both tries and he tipped over on the strength test, or he just didn't try because it required more strength for me to push down my 12 year old cousin and a 100 pound girl.
I tested approximately 50-70 people randomly from my church, from school, and family.
For the strength test it was 90% effective, I would say approximately 1 out of 10 subjects it didn't work on and most of the time it was because they had no idea what they were doing. I told them to use their core muscles and instead of tipping over when I pushed down and they just...bended their waists sideways when I pushed down.
For the flexibility test I would say that it was hard to test because I told people to turn their waist as much as possible and I would say it worked on 70% of the subjects I have tested. A lot of them ended up straining their back because I said (yo turn as much as you can) and they took that to the most literal extend and pulled muscles...Wupps...
The balance test was hard to do because the Power Balance is supposed to help you balance, not make you balance and most people can't balance themselves to begin with, but I would say that for those who could balance, it was 100% effective.
So my overall conclusion about the wristband is that from my personal point of view it does work. I've had friends do a test on me where we put it in a sealed container in which I couldn't see or feel the power balance. He would hand it to me numerous times and have my other friend (who also didn't know whether the Power Balance was in the container or not) perform the test on me, pretty much a double blind test. It was successful, so there couldn't be a placebo effect unless it was somehow pure luck that I guessed the bracelet was in the container.
For my performance in table tennis, I didn't play for weeks due to finals and such and I came back and beat people I usually don't beat...I mean even people I never beat before. So my initial response to this that it does work whether it's placebo or some electro-chemical reaction. I showed it to a chem-physicist professor at my school and he might do more in depth research if he has free time (which he probably doesn't). You can try out for yourself because...
WE'RE DOING A FREE GIVEAWAY FOR
1) Medium yellow silicone wristband ($30)
2) Medium neoprene wristband ($30)
WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN AT RANDOM!
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2) Comment on what you'd do with the Power Balance when you receive it.
3) Contest starts 12/26/09 and ends 1/1/10 at 11:59pm EST! GOODLUCK!
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I would wear it on and off for two weeks taking note of my abilities with and without it. Also, I'm already taking steroids so I want to see how many more performance enhancing things I can take on for table tennis.
I would definitely test it out when I play basketball or table tennis. Then I'd test it out on other people like you did because I'm very curious as if it works. I would like to see reactions like I've seen in the videos when they actually do work on people. Also on the PowerBalance website they show Joe Cada (World Series of Poker Champion) wearing it for focus, maybe it will increase my focus on tests.
first, i'll create a costume resembling foodge (including the hello kitty underwear). with my new sense of power and disguise become a vigilante and start fighting crime all over stony brook (which isnt a lot). however later in life, i will suffer from a tragic loss due to some fault of my own. as a result of my clouded judgment due to the pain, become a vigilante without a moral code. eventually the depression will cause me to descend into a SUPER VILLAIN. of course, i'll be ditching the costume so foodge wouldnt be connected with my evil doings. and finally, die at the hands of those that onced loved and feared me.
anyway, volleyball season is coming up, and im out of shape due to finals... hopefully, it'll help me as i begin to work out again. (its free stuff. blame the asian in me)
it would actually help me with tai chi practice with my friends.
if I won the power balance, I'd take it to my bf's house and be like "HA i won a power balance even though YOU never gave me one" then i'd see if wearing it would help me beat him up
liz u wont need that power balance to beat him up and im shocked he didnt give u one wat a jerk he didnt give me one either cause he is a jerk u kno i live with the kid for 7 months out of the year and i have to put up with his crap you would think he would appreciate me a little more. so i feel yr pain.
hmmm in that case I guess if somehow Adam wins the raffle, I'll give it to you Liz since Adam is SO shocked I didn't give you one, I'll ease his shock by giving it to you!
doesnt matter i never win anything ANYWAY
i guess i'm still a little skeptical about this. but i would run a lot of tests that resembles the sealed can test, where there would be a control group.
I would give it to my mom so it can help her with her balance and strength as she has trouble walking.
I would run around claiming this band gave me superhero powers,Show it off, and people would be like whoa?! and ask how they can get one and I'll say that they can't because I built it and it only activates its power when it's touching me but then I'll say I'm just kidding and tell them to check out the power balance site to get their own and in the meantime check out this site because my awesome buddies write in it and hopefully this bracelet will give me the ability to not write paragraph long run on sentences! ftw!
I'd try swimming with it...
I would use it to show off to my friends when I play volleyball even though I don't really need it. Then when people ask me how I'm so good, I'll point at the wristband and then they'll ask where did you get it. then I'm going to say WTFoodge.com and then tell them to tell their friends.
If i win this the first thing i will do is, of course, try it. I have a really problem with my balance.. This is why i always sprain my ankle when i play basketball! this is the reason why i had to quit.. To many injuries. If this does work, I will definitely wearing forever, even in my SLEEP!
i fall a lot in the shower... so i need to wear this when i shower so i'll stop falling
i'd try to dunk...........again
I would wear it and hope it gets me into college.
Hai Jeff
i'd keep it
i would use it to look really cool, the balance, strength, and flexability are just a bonus.
i will use it to play table tennis just like you do! and i plan to get back into swimming and a little weight lifting. so i will definitely want to see how that will affect those kinds of work outs. hopefully it will help me kick ass at the spring nctta tournament!!! lol
if i won it, i'd use it to help joel in statistics
I would use this to dominate in all things, anytime and anywhere. Hook me up with this baby Joel!
i would use it to exercise so i can lose my freshman twenty.
i'll lane with you in Legion TD
Since I was not a part of this contest in no shape or form or even made aware of its existence, I suppose I too can enter. I would wear it, just because I like wearing wristbands.
gymnastics...tho i have one already...i just wanted to comment
I'll give it to my dad to help him recover since his stroke half a year ago.
I would end up fighting crime under the alias of I Can't Come Up With A Sweet Super Hero Name Man. Obviously my powers would be attributed to the Power Balance, my main power being the ability to stand on one leg for a really long time. That'd come in handy when I face my arch nemesis "One Leg Meg" at the county fair's balance on one leg contest. Obviously I would win thanks to Power Balance and in return I would tell One Leg Meg to stay away from Foodge, who he (yes he) is hell bent on capturing.
Joel if u dont give me that yellow power balance shit will hit the fan. I know where you live 7 months out of the year. Remember that. oh and just remember i have to put up with u watching home improvement all the time and roseanne all the time so i believe i deserve this power balance just because of the fact that i get tortured 7 months out of the year. Oh and i would use it as a bracelet because i like yellow and its time for a change of fashion since all i wear is black clothes.
fuck u adam, im gonna win that power balance. dont worry joel, ill protect you from that stupid white guy.
no I'M going to win the power balance. i'll have the strength to beat up those ^ two diesel mofos!
o liz u mean one diesel mofo sharif is a weak indian not that he will see this comment
I'll wear it forever, and ever and ever, and i'll be like "yo, ur my wristband," and it'll be like "(*wristband sounds*)." And then when i die, i'd leave everything i own to it, and it'll shed a tear for its late friend, and live off the rest of its life on someone else's wrist:(
I always wanted to travel by foot from the North Pole to the South Pole once. Along the way there would be rocks, mountains, oceans, rivers, etc. and I would need the extra help keeping my balance through my journey. Afterwards, I would sponsor another Power Balance giveaway on WTFoodge. Not too long of a journey either, only 20,000 km.
I went to the gym with it, thought i'd be able to bench more and i proceeded to drop 200lb on my chest and nearly died.......fuck power balance!! it doesn't work joel, except for that one thing, which still makes it useless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If I won a power balance, I won't look like I'm sleeping during sermons such as what happened at Urbana09.( because I wasn't sleeping, I just have a big head) My head would be able to be stable and not look like it has tipped over. In fact my head would be straight the whole time with this power balance.
And it is so amazing and you saw my balance at Urbana, IT SUCKED! So please let me win this, oh mighty random drawing. PLEASE AND THANK YOUUU.
If i won the power balance I'd play joel in ping pong right away and it would be in balls of fury 2. sucka!
As my 9 year old put it-
" A pretty rubber band "