Wednesday, 28 July 2010

Bad Science! Or people just don't understand the nature of errors.

So yesterday, I bought a bottle of "Essentia" water that apparently is infused with electrolytes -- so basically Gatorade without the sugar.  I figure it might be helpful, given how much I end up sweating at the gym and when out dancing. I haven't tried it yet, saving it for tonight, but as I saw the label this morning, I feel compelled to post this picture:

WTF??!  I'm sure that purified waters do require a calibrated pH meter for testing, but there's still going to be an error, even if its "just" a random measurement error.  Its a measurement.  Of course there's an error associated with it!  Really, if you're going to try the science, you should do it properly!

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