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Repeat the test, this
time giving your
friend the crystal to
hold. Tell them it
will give them extra
strength and balance.
Now push down and
slightly toward their
body—they will be
able to resist no
matter how hard
you push!2
This has nothing to do with the
crystal, but everything to do
with balance.In the first test, you push slightly away from your
friend’s feet. This forces them off balance. In the
second test, you push toward their feet so their
balance isn’t affected.As well as using fake balance tests, scammers
make the most of something called the placebo
effect. They will give a sick person fake “healing
crystals” or pills that don’t work, but the sick
person starts to feel better anyway. That’s
because simply believing a treatment works
makes people feel better—the placebo effect!SCIENCE
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This time, you’re pushing
slightly toward your
friend’s body, but again
they will think you’re
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