andy_c wrote: > Sounds like fun! :D > > How about the '_Synergistic_Research_Tranquility_Base_' > (http://www.audiostream.com/content/synergistic-research-tranquility-base)? > > The author makes use of one of my favorite memes of the audiophool > press. I call it the "feigned skepticism meme". In this meme, the > writer claims to have been skeptical of the alleged benefits of a device > prior to using it, in an attempt to make the con more effective. > > Another favorite of mine is the '_solid_marble_outlet_strip_' > (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOwqyWdsWrE&list=UUo8e3GYwQGncHKIucUOxGfg) > (err, sorry, "power distributor"). The guy doing the video, Peter > Breuninger, also uses the feigned skepticism meme at about 1 minute in.
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