Willard Foxton, at the Telegraph of all places, asks a very good question.
If we can prosecute a man for selling fake bomb detectors, how are homeopaths still in business?
Why indeed?
Remember those fake bomb detectors? I remember blogging about that years ago. In fact [goes to find the posts] – yes, in It won’t work unless the operator is relaxed and Flashing lights, and a beeping noise. A bit from the latter:
… Read the restCall me sentimental but I do think this is a quotation for the ages. It’s from the guy who made the ‘bomb detector’ thingy out of an antenna and a hinge and a plastic tag, and sold lots of them for $40,000 each, and
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