The Periodic Table of Irrational Nonsense.

[TZ]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RQjQvxtmK8A/TEJLxLVEBvI/AAAAAAAADLY/EvwH1MI9WQM/s1600/Woo+Table+v1.4.png
heh.
http://crispian-jago.blogspot.com/2010/07/periodic-table-of-irrational-nonsense.html

[laconicsax]

1. Like. n/t

[Odin2005]

2. DITTO!

:rofl:

[lazarus]

3. want

as a poster.

[trotsky]

4. Miracles = Wtf

:rofl:
But at the same time it's so damn depressing to see just how much shit is out there!

[realisticphish]

7. also "Lrh" for Scientology, and "Ffs" for cupping

:D

[lizerdbits]

5. I might have to get that on a mug

That is awesome.

[onager]

6. Cc on Yahoo today!

A short but informative video on crop circles. Which the vid correctly labels as a hoax, notes that the first one appeared in 1976, and names the original pranksters.

The Truth Behind Crop Circles: From 1976 to 1991, some people thought these odd formations were the work of aliens.

http://whoknew.news.yahoo.com/?nc&vid=20899874

[mr blur]

8. Excellent! (nt)

[dropkickpa]

9. Fan-fucking-tastic!!

I LOVE this!!

[Dr. Strange]

10. I like some of the numbers.

Exorcism is 666
Apocalyptic Prophecies is 2012
Conspiracy Theories is 911

Why is Homeopathy 1023?

[realisticphish]

11. avogadro's number

6.022 X 10^23
It's the limit at which a substance can be diluted (well, it's MANY things, but that's one of them)

[Dr. Strange]

12. Did a quick Google.

http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2010/01/meaning-of-1023-homeopathy-campaign.html

The numbers 10 and 23 were deeply significant to the founder of homeopathy. Samuel Hahnemann was born on the 10th of April in 1755. He became a doctor on the 10th of August in 1779 and his groundbreaking book, The Organon, was first published in 1810. Hahnemann studied medicine in Vienna (German, Wien W = 23rd letter of the alphabet) for 10 months. He died in July 1843, signified by the number 23 (7 + 1 + 8 + 4 + 3). The name of the campaign would look to be a reference to the death of homeopathy – a stated campaign aim.

[realisticphish]

13. that was hilarious nt

[LeftishBrit]

14. Great stuff; though there seem to be some forms of 'woo' that I don't know too well

What is a Raelian, for example?

[realisticphish]

15. A UFO cult

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raelism
they claimed that they had cloned a human a few years ago. Eventually, it seems it was 100% a publicity stunt

[frogmarch]

16. haha!

That is brilliant!

It's a keeper. Thanks. :thumbsup:

[dmallind]

17. OK - Akashic record is new to me. I will look it up. NT

[Deep13]

18. That is a riot! nt

[Deep13]

19. I like the groupings too. ...

Instead of halogens or noble gases, it has catagories like horseshit and delusion-block.

[woo me with science]

20. Stop insulting people!

All posts saying that butt candles do not work should also be locked.

[realisticphish]

21. speaking of...

whatever happened to R_A? Or was there a name change that I'm not aware of... he's not tombstoned

[woo me with science]

22. I have no clue.

Maybe abducted by aliens.

[TZ]

23. Busy working on his PhD I gather

I talked to him very briefly a few months ago.

[realisticphish]

24. ah, ok nt

[LeftishBrit]

25. We need to give a shout out to Moggie...

who proposed a 'woo periodic table' in a 2007 thread:

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=247&topic_id=9839&mesg_id=9869

[TZ]

26. Maybe thats why Moggie hasn't been around....