Bottled Water Lecture
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Transcript of Bottled Water Lecture
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Bottled Water Lecture
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Who is Susceptible to Scams?
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History of Water-Related Scams
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Examples of Past Water Scams
• Medical use of hydrotherapy• Drinking radon or radium water
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For that Healthy Glow Drink Radiation
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Radon or Radium Water Devices
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First Bottled Water Scam
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Modern Day Drinking Water Scams
• Bottled water scams• Health quackery scams• Water treatment scams• Water testing scams• Water supply scams
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Bottled Water Industry and Associated Scams
• All bottled water is not a scam• Fraudulent vendor claims are scams• Deception by sales persons are scams• Special formulations are often scams
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New Bottled Water Promotions
DesignerLabeling
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Bottled Water—the Good• It is convenient and
portable• It is a good diet drink• Healthier than many
drinks containing sugar, caffeine and other additives
• Fits special niches (some are scams)
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Bottled Water—the Bad
• Expensive in comparison to tap water
• Not necessarily better than most tap water
• Not regulated as much as tap water
• Some niche uses are scams• Associated with push for
global privatization
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Bottled Water and Health Claims• Bottled water is tied to many health claims
MineralsIonizedTreated with magnetismTreated with some form of lightTreated with sound wavesTreated with electricity in some wayTreated with a special catalystNaturally occurring (some remote
area)
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Bottled Water Health Scams
• Oxygenated water nonsense…made of H20
• Special mineral water for any element you desire
• Water for special needs
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Two Categories of Water Treatment Scams
1. purchase treatment devices that do not work2. purchase treatment devices they do not need
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Water Treatment Devices
• Produce oxygenated, super-oxygenated or antioxidant water
• Produce special structure-altered or special clustered water
• Produce alkaline or ionic forms of water• Produce water with some special form
of energy or other magical properties
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Oxy-Plus Water Treatment Devices
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Health Treatment Claims
Devices for producing water with micro-clusters
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Health Quackery Treatment Scams
• The Bio-Alkalizer for around $1500
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More Water Treatment Nonsense
The magic of magnetism
Catalyst altered water
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Magnetic Water Treatment Nonsense
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Limited Freshwater Supply Driving Privatization
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Why Drinking Water Scams Work
• Because survival is more important to us than truth, logic and reason
• Because we are prone to be superstitious and use irrational thinking
• Because many people are scientifically illiterate and cannot tell the difference between science and pseudoscience
• Because science education does not equal logical and critical thinking