don't worry miguel, I noticed his helmet, too. lol. cheers! On Jan 27, 2013, at 7:31 PM, Miguel Tomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> Who's looking at the band? > > On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 3:21 PM, Lee Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > Mystery solved! Turns out Minnesota Vikings place kicker Brian Walsh was > wearing something called a "Power Balance" band. > > "Power Balance is a brand of hologram bracelet once claimed by its > manufacturers and vendors to "use holographic technology" to "resonate with > and respond to the natural energy field of the body", and increase sporting > ability. Numerous independent studies of the device found it to be worthless > in enhancing athletic performance, and the manufacturer was forced to retract > its claims in 2010. > The product was promoted through paid celebrity endorsements and became a fad > among professional sportsmen in 2010, leading one journalist to say that "a > growing number of professional sportsmen and their attendants are starting to > sound like New Age crystal healers." [Wikipedia] > > Even the high and mighty can be gullible. No less an august figure than > former > > President Bill Clinton was seen sporting a Power Balance bracelet. > > Cheers! > > <1349294140_443233442_1-Power-Balance-Band-North-Nazimabad.jpg><004_MinnesotaVikings_BlairWalsh130125010a.jpg><007_MinnesotaVikings_BlairWalsh130125014.jpg> > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "omnisport" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/omnisport?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
