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Re: How Foot Detox Scam Works

post #1 of 2
7/2/03 at 12:04pm
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Steph <steph@vancouver.island> wrote in message
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> "Anth" <anon@anon.com> wrote in message
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> > Stupid machine if the electrodes are made out of metals which can be
> > electrolysed.
> > That means unless they supply new electrodes with the device the machine
> > would rendered useless over a period of time.
> > Surely they would make them out of carbon or platinum?
> > Anth
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> But then it wouldn't turn that nice brown colour. How could they say that
it
> was drawing toxins out then?

Simply by claiming that the 'toxins' smell a lot like chlorine gas.
This actually happened to me: I took a course in radio-chemistry as part of
my pharmaceutical science degree. I led one of my fellow students believe
that he could smell the radiation, I said " it smells like ozone...can't you
smell it?!" He was certain he could smell it coming out of tritiated
water....So, if that can work, I'm sure one can have consumers believe that
toxins coming out of the foot smell a lot like chlorine gas. Add some extra
ions to make the eyes running a bit...voila ;-)

--

Robert Bronsing

Can't you see?
It all makes perfect sense,
expressed in dollars and cents, pounds, shillings and pence

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post #2 of 2
7/2/03 at 6:45pm

Re: How Foot Detox Scam Works

They have an after market of selling new electrodes.

More bucks from the gullible.

Anth wrote:
> Stupid machine if the electrodes are made out of metals which can be
> electrolysed.
> That means unless they supply new electrodes with the device the machine
> would rendered useless over a period of time.
> Surely they would make them out of carbon or platinum?
> Anth
>
> <newtrap@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>Someone at work asked me about the foot detox process. I looked at
>>the websites offering this product/service. The following is my
>>conclusion. I hope that this information will help other people avoid
>>this scam.
>>
>>This treatment purports to detoxify your body via a foot bath. The
>>scam vendors advertised these devices as aqua chi machine, bio
>>electrical biofeedback machine, foot spa, energy spa, super detox foot
>>bath . They also advertise the scam as a service such as bio-detox,
>>aqua detox, aqua spa, emerald detox, platinum detox. The machines can
>>run upwards of US$2500. The treatments can cost upwards of US$75.
>>
>>In essence, the foot bath contains a low voltage/amperage AC to DC
>>transformer attached to ferrous electrodes.
>>
>>The process is basically electrolysis of water, a typical high school
>>experiment, with a twist.
>>
>>The brown "toxins" you see is from the rust generated by the corrosion
>>of the iron electrodes. The different variations in color can be
>>accounted by varying amount of salt added to the water and variations
>>in the compositions of the electrodes.
>>
>>Hydrogen and chlorine gas is given off in this process. The oxygen
>>atoms from the water combine in the liquid with the salt(added to
>>water to improve conductivity) to form hydroxyl ions. The chlorine gas
>>is from the chloride in the salt. The oxygen in the hydroxyl ions stay
>>in the solution.
>>
>>Given that chlorine gas is poisonous, this process can be potentially
>>be dangerous to your health. And the explosive hazard posed by the
>>hydrogen is another minus.
>>
>>So next time someone shows you this "miraculous" treatment, run the
>>other way.
>>
>>For those interested in the proving the fraudulent nature of the scams
>>for yourselves, you can do the following:
>>
>>You need a direct current source, some copper electrical cables, some
>>steel wool, a plastic container, and some salt.
>>
>>For DC current source you can use the brick transformer from a walkman
>>or portable electric device. Read the label on the brick to make sure
>>it is DC output. The higher the amperage and voltage output the
>>faster the results. I had good results with 1000mA and 5V. Make sure
>>the voltage output is less than 30V.
>>
>>For electrodes, use dish washing steel wool. There is a lot of surface
>>area and it rusts easily. Make sure the steel wool is not made from
>>stainless steel or galvanized to prevent rusting.
>>
>>Roll some steel wool into the approximate shape of a pencil. Make
>>two. These are the electrodes.
>>
>>You can either cut off the output plug from the transformer (the easy
>>way) or strip the ends off some copper wires and attach them to the
>>output plug of the transformer.
>>
>>Strip off the other end of the wires (from the previous step) and
>>attach to the electrodes. Wrap the wire around the top of the
>>electrodes.
>>
>>Fill your container half way up with water and add salt. Because
>>water is not a good conductor of electricity, you need the salt to
>>make it conductive. The saltier the better.
>>
>>Put the electrodes in the water. Make sure the wires coming from the
>>transformer is not in the water. They can corrode and stop the
>>effect. Also make sure the electrodes don't touch.
>>
>>Plug in the transformer and wait about half hour. Do the experiment
>>in a well ventilated area. The gases generated are chlorine and
>>hydrogen. Both can be dangerous.
>>
>>The water will turn brown from the rust.
>>
>>Because this experiment involves electricity, explosive and poisonous
>>gases, proceed with care and at your own risk. I take no
>>responsibility for any problems that may result.
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