I wrote to a few sales people about odd technical items. The two I was most puzzled about were;

1) The cell phone antenna booster, printed circuits that make your antenna range larger. Recently I saw the test data stipulated as 35% better as a maximum, but recently testing shows 15-20% better on average. Very technical. Can't we technical people make a law against these things.The sales person wrote to me "I don't care if they don't work, I just sell the crap". Hmmn, that might give sales people a bad name. Watch out for used cars from New Orleans, they might be wet.

2) My favorite though, and I kid you not, was a small crystal approx. 3/4 inch diameter that you place in your microwave oven (in the corner). It's purpose is to make you food taste better and healthier by removing the bad microwaves and leaving the good microwaves. It was specifically designed to get those bad microwaves, which must have been very difficult. I've only seen a few microwaves I didn't like.

I'm curious if others have examples that need P.T. Barnum would enjoy.

kch