# Energy Enhancement System, scalar waves - is this legit? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 27, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310 "2024-08-27T13:04:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/61 "2024-08-28T14:50:03Z")
Okay, show me any time it happened. Remember, what you are looking for is someone who says “I used to believe in astrology/ homeopathy/ ESP/ dowsing/ spoon bending, but then somebody said “woo” and that convinced me I was wrong.” I’ve seen people try it a hundred times. I’ve never seen it work. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/62 "2024-08-28T14:51:42Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Those with actual knowledge, the ones who can explain why it is wrong, never use the word. > **[Friday Woo Archives](https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/category/friday_woo/)** ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/63 "2024-08-28T14:54:25Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Remember, what you are looking for is someone who says “I used to believe in astrology/ homeopathy/ ESP/ dowsing/ spoon bending, but then somebody said “woo” and that convinced me I was wrong.” “Woo” isn’t a term you use to convince someone they were wrong, it is a term for mocking those ideas behind their backs. Mostly, woo-believers are beyond rescue and are objects of ridicule. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/64 "2024-08-28T14:55:52Z")
That’s not a True Scotsman! ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/65 "2024-08-28T15:11:21Z")
That’s his wife, Morgan Fairchild. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/66 "2024-08-28T15:36:15Z")
All the advertising and descriptions read like Chat Gtp was handed 500 tech buzzwords and a chicken salad sandwich. The best outcome you’ll get is the — placebo effect. Oh, and you’ll lose weight from your wallet. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/67 "2024-08-28T23:37:33Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > “Woo” isn’t a term you use to convince someone they were wrong, it is a term for mocking those ideas behind their backs. Mostly, woo-believers are beyond rescue and are objects of ridicule. That’s a very wrong approach. This is the Straight Dope, where we fight ignorance. People who believe in this are the victims of a fraud. We should try to get them better informed. It is counter productive to sneer at them, or to treat them as the enemy, or boast about how superior you are. . ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/68 "2024-08-28T23:40:30Z")
First, you should understand what the term is, and means. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/69 "2024-08-28T23:43:44Z")
Basically it means “I don’t know enough to actually challenge your claims, so I’ll use childish insults instead.” ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/70 "2024-08-28T23:50:37Z")
Not in this forum, it doesn’t. From RationalWiki: **Woo** , also called **woo-woo** , is a pejorative term for [pseudoscientific](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Pseudoscience) explanations that share certain common characteristics, often being [too good to be true](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Bullshit) (aside from being unscientific). The term is common among skeptical writers. Woo is understood specifically as [dressing itself in the trappings of science (but not the substance)](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Pseudoscience) while involving unscientific concepts, such as [anecdotal evidence](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Anecdotal_evidence) and [sciencey-sounding words](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Technobabble). ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/71 "2024-08-28T23:52:37Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > People who believe in this are the victims of a fraud. We should try to get them better informed. “They” aren’t posting here. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/72 "2024-08-28T23:59:10Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > From RationalWiki Oh, well, if **they** say so … 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/73 "2024-08-29T00:24:51Z")
The “specs” for the “Tesseract”: Dimensions: 20” (51cm) tall and 25.5” (65 cm) across on each side 80 LBS (36 Kilos) Electrical: Standard 3 prong grounded Edison plug for US clients. (international plugs available) 120 volts (automatic switching power supply up to 240V for international clients) 1.7 amps 110 watts .07 kwh 0 DB sound (entirely fan less for a completely silent operation) Optimal environment/room temperature should be below 85F – 30C. Uh huh. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/74 "2024-08-29T00:36:46Z")
Is there a better definition? @Czarcasm 's cite pretty much matches what I associate with the term. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/75 "2024-08-29T00:41:14Z")
He thinks “woo” means “[vagina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-hate-speech/543714)”. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/76 "2024-08-29T01:03:22Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Dimensions: > 20” (51cm) tall and 25.5” (65 cm) across on each side > 80 LBS (36 Kilos) - I’d sure like to know how they measured a 4-d cube. Especially when the dimensions are not a cube. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/77 "2024-08-29T01:11:00Z")
I think the tesseract is _in_ the totally sealed cube. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/78 "2024-08-29T01:41:27Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I’d sure like to know how they measured a 4-d cube. They measure its 3D cross-section. Like measuring one face of a 3D cube as a square. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/79 "2024-08-29T01:43:04Z")
Far-From-Home Depot does it all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310/80 "2024-08-29T01:51:17Z")
And to directly answer the OP, it couldn’t be any more fake if it were labeled _Serpens Oleum Machine_ and sold by James (have I got a landmine detector for _you!)_ McCormick. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-enhancement-system-scalar-waves-is-this-legit/1006310.md?page=5)