By now you’ve all heard about the ACCC’s ruling against Power Balance, and the statement they had to put on the Australian Power Balance website. This of course generated tons of buzz around the world. It’s caused enough of an issue that the US Power Balance website posted this statement. Power Balance products work. The

From Granite State Skeptics
http://www.granitestateskeptics.org/2011/01/06/power-balance-against-the-ropes/
1/7/2011 3:45:08 AM
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Did you see what Power Balance wrote on their website?
POWER BALANCE WRISTBANDS

From Happy Jihad's House of Pancakes
http://hjhop.blogspot.com/2010/12/light-google-bomb-and-get.html
12/25/2010 6:28:00 AM
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From the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Website: Power Balance Australia Pty Ltd (Power Balance) claimed that their wristbands and pendants improve balance, strength and flexibility and worked positively with the body’s natural engergy field. It also marketed its products with the slogan “Performance Technology”. These claims made by Power Balance were not supported [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "ACCC Smack-Down On ‘Misleading And Deceptive’ Power Balance Bracelets", url: "http://podblack.com/2010/12/accc-smack-down-on-misleading-and-deceptive-power-balance-bracelets/" });

From PodBlack Cat
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12/22/2010 11:36:16 PM
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It’s official – if you’re in the USA and brought a Power Balance bracelet, you can sign up at: www.powerbalanceclassaction.com And be a part of the nationwide class-action lawsuit against the makers of the Power Balance bracelet. From BusinessWire.com – ‘Panish Shea & Boyle Announces Filing of Class-Action Lawsuit Regarding Power Balance Bracelets’: The suit [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Power Balance Bracelet Facing USA Class-Action Lawsuit", url: "http://podblack.com/2011/01/power-balance-bracelet-facing-usa-class-action-lawsuit/" });

From PodBlack Cat
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1/7/2011 4:51:58 AM
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A special episode with breaking news about Power Balance holographic sports bands. Researchers from RMIT have conducted a randomised, placebo-controlled trial on the efficacy of Power Balance products in increasing balance and the paper is just about to be released.

Friend of the show Kylie Sturgess, from Podblack.com and the Token Skeptic podcast, interviews the authors of the study, while Jack and Jason discuss the results and the possible impact of the study on the established culture of Power Balance bands.

From The Pseudo Scientists
http://youngausskeptics.libsyn.com/the-pseudo-scientists-power-balance-breaking-news-
2/4/2011 12:24:25 AM
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1/9/2011 6:00:24 PM
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From the official Power Balance Australia website: CORRECTIVE ADVERTISEMENT POWER BALANCE WRISTBANDS In our advertising we stated that Power Balance wristbands improved your strength, balance and flexibility. We admit that there is no credible scientific evidence that supports our claims and therefore we engaged in misleading conduct in breach of s52 of the Trade Practices [...]

From The Winnipeg Skeptics
http://winnipegskeptics.wordpress.com/2010/12/24/power-balance-apologises-for-misleading-the-public/
12/25/2010 6:52:41 AM
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Have you heard about the “Power Balance” bracelet?  It is a supposedly amazing device which, when worn, apparently confers to the wearer greater strength, balance, and flexibility!  Amazing!!!  Just watch this video “proving” the wonders of the Power Balance technology! The Power Balance technology is supposed to work by… … harnessing naturally occurring frequencies by [...]

From The Skeptical Teacher
http://skepticalteacher.wordpress.com/2011/01/22/bogus-power-balance-bracelets-get-pwned/
1/23/2011 10:17:35 AM
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From the Power Balance website FAQ:

Power Balance is based on the idea of optimizing the body’s natural energy flow, similar to concepts behind many Eastern philosophies.  The hologram in Power Balance is designed to respond to the natural energy field of the body.  The Mylar material at the core of Power Balance has been treated with energy waves at specific frequencies.  The resulting Mylar is believed to resonate and work with your body’s natural energy flow to help enable you to perform at the best of your ability.
 There's a few interesting weasel words to note in there...

"based on the idea"
"body's natural energy flow"
"similar to concepts"
"Eastern [sic] philosophies"

From Thinking is Real
http://thinkingisreal.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-power-balance-bracelet-works.html
1/7/2011 3:20:00 PM
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Power Balance Hoax

From Religion is Man-Made
http://religionismanmade.blogspot.com/2011/05/power-balance-hoax.html
5/13/2011 1:40:00 AM
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The Pseudo Scientists – Power Balance Breaking News

A special episode of the Pseudo Scientists, the official podcast of the Young Australian Skeptics, was released a few days ago, but I’ve been too busy to get a post out about it. No matter, it’s here now.

Researchers at RMIT will soon publish a study about the effect of Power Balance bands on balance, and so our good friend Kylie Sturgess interviewed them for us, while afterwards in the episode Jason and I discuss the [...]

» Continue reading "The Pseudo Scientists, Power Balance study episode out now!"

From Homologous Legs
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2/6/2011 11:02:39 PM
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In an update to my previous story I am happy to say that the Power Balance Facebook page has been taken down. I’m not quite sure if Power Balance took it down, or if Facebook did. It doesn’t really matter why, just that it was.

From Granite State Skeptics
http://www.granitestateskeptics.org/2010/01/14/power-balance-powerless/
1/15/2010 2:57:23 AM
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So, remember how Power Balance was forced to repudiate their claims in Australia? Well, a statement recently went up at the main site* that says this: Power Balance products work. The existing reports out there are fundamentally incorrect. Power Balance did not make any claims that our product does not perform. FAIL. The belief of [...]

From The Winnipeg Skeptics
http://winnipegskeptics.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/power-balance-you-jackasses/
1/6/2011 2:13:26 AM
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via smartcompany.com.au. The Australian distributor of the controversial Power Balance wristbands will be placed into receivership today, with the owner of the business saying that sales have “evaporated” since the business provided undertakings to the ACCC to stop claiming the wristbands could improve balance, strength and flexibility. Power Balance Australia owner Tom O’Dowd has exclusively [...]

From Skeptic Money
http://www.skepticmoney.com/maker-of-power-balance-wristbands-goes-broke/
5/25/2011 8:32:03 PM
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Power Balance called out

From Religion is Man-Made
http://religionismanmade.blogspot.com/2010/11/power-balance-called-out.html
11/23/2010 7:33:00 PM
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Power Balance Myth Buster

From Religion is Man-Made
http://religionismanmade.blogspot.com/2011/05/power-balance-myth-buster.html
5/15/2011 3:52:00 PM
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Power Balance Myth Buster

From Religion is Man-Made
http://religionismanmade.blogspot.com/2011/05/power-balance-myth-buster_19.html
5/20/2011 1:00:00 PM
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Power Balance have been called out to withdraw their claims and advertising by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration(TGA).

There's a very good report on this by the Vic Skeptics.

From Skeptics in the Pub NZ
http://skepticsinthepub.net.nz/blogs/gold/power-balance-instructed-withdraw-claims-and-advertising
11/16/2010 10:06:02 AM
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The Randi Show - Power Balance

From Religion is Man-Made
http://religionismanmade.blogspot.com/2011/12/randi-show-power-balance.html
12/5/2011 7:32:00 AM
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Power Balance Admits To Scam

From Religion is Man-Made
http://religionismanmade.blogspot.com/2011/07/power-balance-admits-to-scam.html
7/12/2011 5:37:00 PM
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After the TGA Complaints Panel ruled on Power Balance bracelets last month, the promoters of Power Balance were asked to put up this disclaimer on their web sites.  To no one’s surprise, they didn’t. Now stepping in to take on Power Balance is a regulatory body with a little more grunt, the ACCC. Unlike the TGA, the [...]

From Victorian Skeptics
http://vicskeptics.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/the-accc-moves-on-power-balance/
12/23/2010 6:37:35 AM
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Power Balance called out - false advertising

From Religion is Man-Made
http://religionismanmade.blogspot.com/2011/05/power-balance-called-out-false.html
5/7/2011 11:48:00 AM
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Tip to Darryl.  From Discovery News. The Australian manufacturer of Power Balance, the wildly popular rubbery bracelets embedded with holograms claimed to somehow adjust the body’s energy or vibrations, has admitted that there is no proof their product works. Uh… that makes it fraud. A representative of Power Balance Australia issued a statement that read [...]

From Skeptic Money
http://www.skepticmoney.com/power-balance-maker-admits-bands-are-worthless/
1/12/2011 7:27:52 AM
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Power Balance wins a CHOICE Magazine SHONKY Award

From The Skeptic Zone
http://skepticzone.libsyn.com/power-balance-wins-a-choice-magazine-shonky-award
10/26/2010 3:59:58 PM
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Power balance is royally spanked by the ACCC.

From Nathan Lee » skeptic
http://nathan-lee.com/blog/2010/12/23/power-balance-admits-misleading-and-deceptive-conduct/
12/23/2010 1:02:33 AM
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