"I lost thirty pounds off my arse thanks to a pair of copper socks"

Eichhörnchen · 10-21-15, 12:17 PM

(Mrs F Trellis)

Does anyone have any personal experience of these sorts of thing (insoles and suchlike) and do they work?

Betonov · 10-21-15, 01:04 PM

I lost 30 pound of my arse by getting of my arse.

And I'd stack it to 50 pounds by now if I haven't gotten lazy. And ran out of my asthma medicine. And cought a cold. And if the weather wouldn't turn october.

AVGWarhawk · 10-21-15, 02:23 PM

If losing 30 pounds by wearing socks with copper works everyone would be doing it.

Stealhead · 10-21-15, 06:08 PM

It dose work. You pay money for snake oil said money is removed from your wallet that money had weight upon removing it you did in fact lose weight. It really is true in the UK if you charged £30.00 then you would in fact lose thirty pounds.

Platapus · 10-21-15, 06:19 PM

Is there any reason to think that keeping a small amount of copper next to your skin would have any effect on your body?

Sailor Steve · 10-21-15, 09:19 PM

It can turn that patch of skin green. That's an effect.

em2nought · 10-21-15, 09:21 PM

Something to do with Nikola Tesla no doubt?

fireftr18 · 10-21-15, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealhead

It dose work. You pay money for snake oil said money is removed from your wallet that money had weight upon removing it you did in fact lose weight. It really is true in the UK if you charged £30.00 then you would in fact lose thirty pounds.

Stealhead has it exactly right. I'm familiar with all these kind of gadgets. There is no valid, independent study that can support the claims. Basically, they don't do anything. There could be a placebo effect, it works because you're convinced it works. I find it interesting that all these things also include instructions with them that tells you to do something that would give you the same result without the device.

Jeff-Groves · 10-21-15, 10:00 PM

I'll be 58 in January. I wear the same size cloths I wore in 1976.
I have a secret work out that I have proven works.
It's called work!

Eichhörnchen · 10-22-15, 01:30 AM

I think the idea is that it helps people overcome pain in their joints, thus allowing them to exercise when this was difficult or impossible before. No I don't believe in "snake oil" remedies either, but this doesn't seem to be one of those.

I get plenty of exercise myself these days with a daily 5-mile cycle ride; I can never understand all the joggers I pass on these outings, pounding away the precious cartilage in their joints...

ExFishermanBob · 10-22-15, 02:53 AM

Wait until you slip off and hit the cross-bar.

Reece · 10-22-15, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by em2nought

Something to do with Nikola Tesla no doubt?

Poor old Nik, he always gets blamed!!

Wolferz · 10-22-15, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Is there any reason to think that keeping a small amount of copper next to your skin would have any effect on your body?

After taking the inevitable lightning strike, you will be in no shape to worry about weight gain.

I have a proven diet method....

Have your teeth excised.

Eichhörnchen · 10-22-15, 04:40 AM

Mrs Emmery would need to be even more careful:

https://uk.search.yahoo.com/yhs/sear...ube+mrs+emmery

limkol · 10-22-15, 05:47 AM

Isn't copper poisonous? That's why they've stopped using it in some countries as anti-fouling paint on the hulls of ships. So if that's the case, I can understand why it will help you lose weight.

But still it's been used in jewelry and water pipes for centuries. They say copper bracelets should help arthritis sufferers.

Very useful in the moonshine business, so I've heard

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,371 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	"I lost thirty pounds off my arse thanks to a pair of copper socks" (Mrs F Trellis) Does anyone have any personal experience of these sorts of thing (insoles and suchlike) and do they work? __________________

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	If losing 30 pounds by wearing socks with copper works everyone would be doing it. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	It can turn that patch of skin green. That's an effect. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	I lost 30 pound of my arse by getting of my arse. And I'd stack it to 50 pounds by now if I haven't gotten lazy. And ran out of my asthma medicine. And cought a cold. And if the weather wouldn't turn october.

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Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	It dose work. You pay money for snake oil said money is removed from your wallet that money had weight upon removing it you did in fact lose weight. It really is true in the UK if you charged £30.00 then you would in fact lose thirty pounds.

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Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,649 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	I'll be 58 in January. I wear the same size cloths I wore in 1976. I have a secret work out that I have proven works. It's called work!

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,371 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I think the idea is that it helps people overcome pain in their joints, thus allowing them to exercise when this was difficult or impossible before. No I don't believe in "snake oil" remedies either, but this doesn't seem to be one of those. I get plenty of exercise myself these days with a daily 5-mile cycle ride; I can never understand all the joggers I pass on these outings, pounding away the precious cartilage in their joints... __________________

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ExFishermanBob Difficulties Numbing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: AN19 Posts: 470 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Wait until you slip off and hit the cross-bar.

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,371 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Mrs Emmery would need to be even more careful: https://uk.search.yahoo.com/yhs/sear...ube+mrs+emmery __________________

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limkol XO Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: looking in the bilge for a bottle opener Posts: 416 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	Isn't copper poisonous? That's why they've stopped using it in some countries as anti-fouling paint on the hulls of ships. So if that's the case, I can understand why it will help you lose weight. But still it's been used in jewelry and water pipes for centuries. They say copper bracelets should help arthritis sufferers. Very useful in the moonshine business, so I've heard