Habr vs homeopathy. Oscillococcinum. Try to figure it out?

ADF. Wanted Habradobrovoltsy from Israel. dslava , who lives there, agreed to try to reveal the presence / absence of a placebo by finger signaling of the unconscious in a session of Ericksonian hypnosis.

Dear author habraposta raised the topic of homeopathy and specifically wildly popular now the drug "ocillococcinum."
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According to the manufacturer, this is pure fraud - the concentration of the active substance compared to the original extract ^10-400 , which, according to Avogadro's number, eliminates the likelihood of having at least one molecule of the substance in the dose.

It would be logical to just shrug and throw this medicine into the dustbin of history.

But. As always, there was a "but." For many otherwise adequate people, some of whom are present at Habré, this barrel organ seems to be helping. While it helps too much for the placebo effect in my opinion.

Let's not play grandmothers on the bench and come to the question as IT specialists.


What are some options for explaining suspicious performance?

1) The magical effect of the presence of berber ducks next to the sugar. Unverifiable, dismiss.

2) Placebo from a well advertised sugar. Checked, remember.

3) This is not a duck or sugar. Or rather, sugar plus something else that helps the suffering. Checked? Checked. And very similar to the truth.

So, I suggest:

1) On Habré for certain there are people who have experience and access to chemical equipment. Or knowing those. Let's do an analysis! For my part I am ready to give the heroes beer to drink =)
In case there are none, I suggest that those who are interested (if they are enough) throw off and order analysis in purse in a commercial lab.

2) I propose to collect real statistics on the example of the critical-minded audience Habr. If you accepted - write in the comments - whether the effect was and how much you believed before taking it into the remedy.

Speak out!

Let's try to defeat superstition, if there is one, or sort out the problem, if there is one.