Bob, love the snake oil reference. PT Barnum said it best, A Sucker Born.....
But of course, putting a magnet on the fuel line to straighten out the gas
molecules, really, really, really work. Sure it does.
Larry
Bob Palmer wrote:
> Dear Dr. Moonstone,
>
> I certainly agree with your overriding theme that you can't trust anyone,
> especially the U.S. Government. There is no shortage of examples in this
> regard. You have combined a bunch of disparate and unrelated issues in one
> post, so I won't comment on all of them. However, with regard to the long
> range bombers in WW-II, I doubt that they tested any additives by asking two
> women from LA to fly a bomber to Hamburg and back with all the oil drained
> from the engines. ;-)
>
> With regard to testing, I believe the onus is on the manufacturer to prove
> his claims, not the other way around. My attitude is, if it's being hyped
> like snake oil, it probably is snake oil (although real snake oil might
> actually work better than Prolong.)
>
> Bob
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