What is "woo"
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Redbeard333 wrote: »Basically anything "Dr" Oz promotes. What a blowhard.
I refer to him as a 'talking tampon'
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tracyannk28 wrote: »Redbeard333 wrote: »Basically anything "Dr" Oz promotes. What a blowhard.
I refer to him as a 'talking tampon'
HAHAhahahah!!chillaxin69 wrote: »
Which brings in the other aspect, the more money a "concept" has being thrown at it, the better chance it's woo. For example, "ItWorks" and other wraps. The only thing that works is that they are effective at generating a retail transaction.Redbeard333 wrote: »Basically anything "Dr" Oz promotes. What a blowhard.
I have a former student who posts on Facebook almost every day about how good ItWorks! is. Such junk, and people will willingly throw away hard-earned $$ at it.
............secretly I hope her "business" fails0 -
Before I changed the channel (I was watching the previous show and didn't change fast enough before his whow started), Dr. Oz said he has a new way to cook rice so that it has only HALF THE CALORIES!
that's a solid example of woo.
I've never watched Dr. Oz, but I do cook, and if you were to get the rice to absorb twice as much water, then yeah, less calories.
Similarly, I was wondering why the calories of Fit & Trim deli meat was lower than the brands I buy and saw that the second ingredient was chicken stock. Adding low calorie liquid = calorie reduction.0 -
tracyannk28 wrote: »Redbeard333 wrote: »Basically anything "Dr" Oz promotes. What a blowhard.
I refer to him as a 'talking tampon'
Omfg you made me spit out my drink!!!!0 -
mrsfitzyv8 wrote: »tracyannk28 wrote: »Redbeard333 wrote: »Basically anything "Dr" Oz promotes. What a blowhard.
I refer to him as a 'talking tampon'
Omfg you made me spit out my drink!!!!
hahahahah
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A little history lesson here.
The term "woo" (if I recall correctly ) was originally coined by James Randi as woo-woo."James Randi is the founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). Randi began his career as a magician, but when he retired at age 60, he switched to investigating paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims, which he collectively calls "woo-woo." Although often referred to as a "debunker," Randi rejects that title owing to its perceived bias, instead describing himself as an "investigator". He has written about the paranormal, skepticism, and the history of magic. He was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and is occasionally featured on the television program Penn & Teller: *kitten*!."
Randi just recently retired from the organization which bares his name "The James Randi Educational Foundation." A big component of the JREF was to test paranormal claims by offering a million dollars to prove if you indeed possess any supernatural powers. Many tried, all failed.
His busting of the fraud Yuri Gellar and exposing cold reading for what is classic skepticism in action.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9w7jHYriFo
Randi is personal hero of mine, right up there with Carl Sagan.0 -
nakedraygun wrote: »
Randi is personal hero of mine, right up there with Carl Sagan.
Same here!! I met Randi a few years ago at a lecture he was doing at MIT... what a guy!
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This must be the 2015 MFP buzzword.0
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I love the term "woo" and plan on looking for opportunities to use it frequently.0
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Before I changed the channel (I was watching the previous show and didn't change fast enough before his whow started), Dr. Oz said he has a new way to cook rice so that it has only HALF THE CALORIES!
that's a solid example of woo.
Wasn't there a recent study that discussed the effects of coconut oil when mixed with rice?0 -
I watched parts of this just to see Johnny. He certainly gave the guy every opportunity to prove he was for real and remained polite while showcasing the fraud. It was pretty funny, too. Well done, Mr. Carson!nakedraygun wrote: »A little history lesson here.
The term "woo" (if I recall correctly ) was originally coined by James Randi as woo-woo."James Randi is the founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). Randi began his career as a magician, but when he retired at age 60, he switched to investigating paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims, which he collectively calls "woo-woo." Although often referred to as a "debunker," Randi rejects that title owing to its perceived bias, instead describing himself as an "investigator". He has written about the paranormal, skepticism, and the history of magic. He was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and is occasionally featured on the television program Penn & Teller: *kitten*!."
Randi just recently retired from the organization which bares his name "The James Randi Educational Foundation." A big component of the JREF was to test paranormal claims by offering a million dollars to prove if you indeed possess any supernatural powers. Many tried, all failed.
His busting of the fraud Yuri Gellar and exposing cold reading for what is classic skepticism in action.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9w7jHYriFo
Randi is personal hero of mine, right up there with Carl Sagan.
Is that Robert Loggia next to Mr. Psychic Liar guy? So hard to tell because it's fuzzy.
Johnny was the best. I miss him. Thanks for sharing that. 0 -
Before I changed the channel (I was watching the previous show and didn't change fast enough before his whow started), Dr. Oz said he has a new way to cook rice so that it has only HALF THE CALORIES!
that's a solid example of woo.
Wasn't there a recent study that discussed the effects of coconut oil when mixed with rice?
Yes - adding coconut oil right before cooking the rice, then cooling the rice for 12 hours after. In studies, they've reduced the calories by 10-12% in the current type of rice studied. They estimate it's possible that they could reduce the calories in one kind of rice by 50%, but not saying yet what kind of rice that is.... and everyone will have to cook their rice and then cool it for 12 hours.... and the study doesn't say what happens when you reheat it to eat it.0 -
Derpy hooves is my favorite pony.0 -
LOL yes! My 8 and 10 year olds, and MFP, are the only places I've ever heard "derp" used.0 -
LOL yes! My 8 and 10 year olds, and MFP, are the only places I've ever heard "derp" used.
As a former World of Warcraft player, and Ventrilo user, it would not be uncommon to hear someone used the term "derp" when killing yourself by standing in fire, lol
Also referred to as "facepalming", and "head desking".
And one more completely off topic but for any Warcraft players, known as a 50 DKP minus!
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happyfeetrebel1 wrote: »
LOL yes! My 8 and 10 year olds, and MFP, are the only places I've ever heard "derp" used.
As a former World of Warcraft player, and Ventrilo user, it would not be uncommon to hear someone used the term "derp" when killing yourself by standing in fire, lol
Also referred to as "facepalming", and "head desking".
And one more completely off topic but for any Warcraft players, known as a 50 DKP minus!
Why former?? Can't wait for Legion!!0 -
happyfeetrebel1 wrote: »
LOL yes! My 8 and 10 year olds, and MFP, are the only places I've ever heard "derp" used.
As a former World of Warcraft player, and Ventrilo user, it would not be uncommon to hear someone used the term "derp" when killing yourself by standing in fire, lol
Also referred to as "facepalming", and "head desking".
And one more completely off topic but for any Warcraft players, known as a 50 DKP minus!
Moar dots!0 -
Before I changed the channel (I was watching the previous show and didn't change fast enough before his whow started), Dr. Oz said he has a new way to cook rice so that it has only HALF THE CALORIES!
that's a solid example of woo.
Wasn't there a recent study that discussed the effects of coconut oil when mixed with rice?
Yes. Cooking it a certain way with coconut oil can result in more of the rice cooking into resistant starch that acts like fiber. Since, like most fibers, gut bacteria have to ferment it into MCT's before a human can use the energy, fewer calories are humanly digestible.
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2015/03/low-calorie-healthy-rice-resistant-starch0 -
I'll actually say that saying everything Dr. Oz sells on his show is getting close to woo one's self.
Claims aren't wrong or right because who makes them, they are right or wrong on the actual evidence for them. That said, as heuristic, I don't waste time relying on anything Dr. Oz presents - I'll make a slight exception if I ever find myself in need of performing thoracic surgery, in which case I'll listen to him just long enough to get someone stitched shut and then kindly ask him to not start saying one word about raspberry ketones.0
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