[longshadow]

And indeed it was junk. :-)

USDA Prime, 24 carat-in-a-glass-case-at-Tiffany's junk, but junk nonetheless.

It is an excellent illustration of the problem that results from people not having a good fundamental understanding of science. Essentially, without it, the public is at the mercy of every snake-oil salesman to come down the pike.

Behold, their old and modern incarnations:

Magnetic bracelets

Chiropathy

Homeopathy

Astrology

Miraculous curative powers of ground up genitalia of exotic animals

and so forth

To the science challenged, all of the above seem just as reasonable as technologies which DO have substantive scientific bases.

[RadioAstronomer]

USDA Prime, 24 carat-in-a-glass-case-at-Tiffany's junk, but junk nonetheless.

heheheh

and so forth

Ya missed ID! LOL