[ot fun] 13 things that do not make sense

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13 things that do not make sense

* 19 March 2005
* NewScientist.com news service
* Michael Brooks

1 The placebo effect

DON'T try this at home. Several times a day, for several days, you
induce pain in someone. You control the pain with morphine until the
final day of the experiment, when you replace the morphine with saline
solution. Guess what? The saline takes the pain away.

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"John A. Bailo" <[Only registered users see links. ]> wrote in message
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Overheard in a conversation:
"My placebos don't seem to be working any more. Maybe I should start
getting the Extra Strength placebos."


Tom Davidson
Richmond, VA