kriswillems Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 My Thai family bought, when I was not at home, several MRET machines. These machines claim to "activate" water. Each machine costs more than 40000B. I am an electronics engineer with more than 10 years experience. The total value of electronics components in the machine doesn't exceed 20 baht. The AC/DC adaptor has a value of around 50B. There's another 50B in plastic in the machine. Basically the machine does nothing except making a led blink. Please warn your Thai family not to get cheated the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintofsilence Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Sorry to hear you was scammed , but if you are an electronics engineer why didn't your family consult you before spending so much money. It looks like some one else is to blame also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dondraper Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 your money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriswillems Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) No, it was not my money. My Thai family is much more rich than I. They still believe the machines are working, even after I explained them there's nothing inside. They went to some kind of big meeting with a bogus doctor and a group of pseudo-scientists. My Thai family wanted to sell the water made by the machines. Edited August 14, 2009 by kriswillems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dondraper Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAIYENYEN Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 the saleman must have smiled till his jaws dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 No, it was not my money. My Thai family is much more rich than I.They still believe the machines are working, even after I explained them there's nothing inside. They went to some kind of big meeting with a bogus doctor and a group of pseudo-scientists. My Thai family wanted to sell the water made by the machines. Well, being Thailand...she might be right. There might be people who will buy it. Isn't "activated water" better than normal water? It's all in the marketing. Here in Crete there is only one terminal that stores gasoline (petrol for you Brits). Yet every Greek I know believes that the brand of gasoline he uses is better than the others. Since they all come from the same storage tank, there is no possible difference between the brands. But the gasoline stations advertise their own brand, and the advertising convinces the locals. One is born every minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maizefarmer Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 My Thai family bought, when I was not at home, several MRET machines.These machines claim to "activate" water. Each machine costs more than 40000B. I am an electronics engineer with more than 10 years experience. The total value of electronics components in the machine doesn't exceed 20 baht. The AC/DC adaptor has a value of around 50B. There's another 50B in plastic in the machine. Basically the machine does nothing except making a led blink. Please warn your Thai family not to get cheated the same way. Dont know whether to laugh or cry....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkangorito Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Well geez!! If they believe in ghosts, they are quite likely to believe in other BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maizefarmer Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 When i read about this I think of alchemy & alchemists in the middle ages ....... surely not. It's like getting away with selling gold painted lead to a Thai gold dealer .... it just ain't going to happen, and if it did the guy would be the laughing stock of his peers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 but if you are an electronics engineer why didn't your family consult you before spending so much money. Read again. He wasn't the one who bought them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harcourt Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Is this the device where the seller shows two pot plants: one watered with "activated water" and one watered with distilled water. The distilled water watered plant is sickly and straggly, while the other plant is healthy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsun240Z Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 This topic is a joke right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 My Thai family bought, when I was not at home, several MRET machines.These machines claim to "activate" water. Each machine costs more than 40000B. I am an electronics engineer with more than 10 years experience. The total value of electronics components in the machine doesn't exceed 20 baht. The AC/DC adaptor has a value of around 50B. There's another 50B in plastic in the machine. Basically the machine does nothing except making a led blink. Please warn your Thai family not to get cheated the same way. 200000 is a fair sum of money, you would think they would consult with you first, even if it is their money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Pretty dam_n funny!!! And they still think it works???? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Pretty dam_n funny!!! And they still think it works???? It sure does, activates the scammers bank account without any problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyh Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 but if you are an electronics engineer why didn't your family consult you before spending so much money. Read again. He wasn't the one who bought them. A lot of Thai people believe they are superior to farangs, they probably are wondering why the farang engineer is no praising them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave111223 Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 My Thai family bought, when I was not at home, several MRET machines.These machines claim to "activate" water. Each machine costs more than 40000B. I am an electronics engineer with more than 10 years experience. The total value of electronics components in the machine doesn't exceed 20 baht. The AC/DC adaptor has a value of around 50B. There's another 50B in plastic in the machine. Basically the machine does nothing except making a led blink. Please warn your Thai family not to get cheated the same way. They bought 5 of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QED Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I keep being drawn back to this thread like a moth to a flame - disbelief I guess. OP, if your family are spending 200k without speaking to you, their money or yours (is it not the same?), then I think you have bigger issues than magnetic water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 (edited) If they believe it works, then it works. My Thai wife buys VERY expensive health tonics. She believes they are great. I believe the sellers are crooks separating my wife from her money. ADDED - I just hope they are harmless. Edited August 15, 2009 by Gary A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 The total value of electronics components in the machine doesn't exceed 20 baht.The AC/DC adaptor has a value of around 50B. So which is it, 20b of electronic goodies or 70b ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriswillems Posted August 15, 2009 Author Share Posted August 15, 2009 (edited) but if you are an electronics engineer why didn't your family consult you before spending so much money. Read again. He wasn't the one who bought them. A lot of Thai people believe they are superior to farangs, they probably are wondering why the farang engineer is no praising them. The folder has a picture of a farang in there (an American Russian or Russian American guy) that is supposed to be a doctor or something similar. He organizes this scam in several countries. He even took a USA patent on his invention. They got a free ray-blocking device which they glued to their TV. It about 1cmx3 mm big.It is supposed to cost 1000B. The same company also cells devices that are supposed to block the radiation of mobile phones. I can tell you as an electronics engineer, that none of these devices work. This post is not a joke, you can check all my other posts.... MRET is very poplar in Thailand and they make advertisement on Thai TV. So, please be warned! The parents of my wife bought these devices. The parents of my wife are still using them and really think they work (they don't believe me). They are patiently waiting and looking at these devices for 30 minutes to see how the LED blinks. It's so sad. The problem in Thailand is the huge amount of pseudo-science that is going around here and the general lack of education. Edited August 15, 2009 by kriswillems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
givenall Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 No, it was not my money. My Thai family is much more rich than I.They still believe the machines are working, even after I explained them there's nothing inside. They went to some kind of big meeting with a bogus doctor and a group of pseudo-scientists. My Thai family wanted to sell the water made by the machines. Byers be aware True any where in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMEEERE Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 My Thai family bought, when I was not at home, several MRET machines.These machines claim to "activate" water. Each machine costs more than 40000B. I am an electronics engineer with more than 10 years experience. The total value of electronics components in the machine doesn't exceed 20 baht. The AC/DC adaptor has a value of around 50B. There's another 50B in plastic in the machine. Basically the machine does nothing except making a led blink. Please warn your Thai family not to get cheated the same way. They bought 5 of them? Probably got a discount, ( why dont i beleive it was not their money ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryofthailand Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Lots of Thai people do stooped things. My neighbor across the street just quit a long term good paying job to sell milk. Scammers like to scam Thai people as well as Foreigners. I know one Foreigner in Pattaya that bought this thing that plugs in the wall that suppose to save 33% on your electric bill. He paid 2,000 Baht for this useless item. Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harcourt Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 but if you are an electronics engineer why didn't your family consult you before spending so much money. Read again. He wasn't the one who bought them. A lot of Thai people believe they are superior to farangs, they probably are wondering why the farang engineer is no praising them. The folder has a picture of a farang in there (an American Russian or Russian American guy) that is supposed to be a doctor or something similar. He organizes this scam in several countries. He even took a USA patent on his invention. They got a free ray-blocking device which they glued to their TV. It about 1cmx3 mm big.It is supposed to cost 1000B. The same company also cells devices that are supposed to block the radiation of mobile phones. I can tell you as an electronics engineer, that none of these devices work. This post is not a joke, you can check all my other posts.... MRET is very poplar in Thailand and they make advertisement on Thai TV. So, please be warned! The parents of my wife bought these devices. The parents of my wife are still using them and really think they work (they don't believe me). They are patiently waiting and looking at these devices for 30 minutes to see how the LED blinks. It's so sad. The problem in Thailand is the huge amount of pseudo-science that is going around here and the general lack of education. Hmmmm, I have a drawer full of LEDs and other small componantry....I wonder what I could solder together that will sell. How about a bad karma force field shield generator? Silent but effectively blocks all ghosts and bad karma. You need four, one in each corner of the house. Investors? Anybody interested.....I'll design the units, you market them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriswillems Posted August 16, 2009 Author Share Posted August 16, 2009 It appears to be a worldwide scam. This is the best website I found about it: http://www.neurodiversity.com/weblog/article/181 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harcourt Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 The folder has a picture of a farang in there (an American Russian or Russian American guy) that is supposed to be a doctor or something similar. He organizes this scam in several countries. He even took a USA patent on his invention. They got a free ray-blocking device which they glued to their TV. It about 1cmx3 mm big.It is supposed to cost 1000B. The same company also cells devices that are supposed to block the radiation of mobile phones. I can tell you as an electronics engineer, that none of these devices work. This post is not a joke, you can check all my other posts.... MRET is very poplar in Thailand and they make advertisement on Thai TV. So, please be warned! The parents of my wife bought these devices. The parents of my wife are still using them and really think they work (they don't believe me). They are patiently waiting and looking at these devices for 30 minutes to see how the LED blinks. It's so sad. The problem in Thailand is the huge amount of pseudo-science that is going around here and the general lack of education. Hmmmm, I have a drawer full of LEDs and other small componantry....I wonder what I could solder together that will sell. How about a bad karma force field shield generator? Silent but effectively blocks all ghosts and bad karma. You need four, one in each corner of the house. Investors? Anybody interested.....I'll design the units, you market them. Of course, the device must make a boooiiIIING sound every now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McPhong Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 but if you are an electronics engineer why didn't your family consult you before spending so much money. Read again. He wasn't the one who bought them. A lot of Thai people believe they are superior to farangs, they probably are wondering why the farang engineer is no praising them. The folder has a picture of a farang in there (an American Russian or Russian American guy) that is supposed to be a doctor or something similar. He organizes this scam in several countries. He even took a USA patent on his invention. They got a free ray-blocking device which they glued to their TV. It about 1cmx3 mm big.It is supposed to cost 1000B. The same company also cells devices that are supposed to block the radiation of mobile phones. I can tell you as an electronics engineer, that none of these devices work. This post is not a joke, you can check all my other posts.... MRET is very poplar in Thailand and they make advertisement on Thai TV. So, please be warned! The parents of my wife bought these devices. The parents of my wife are still using them and really think they work (they don't believe me). They are patiently waiting and looking at these devices for 30 minutes to see how the LED blinks. It's so sad. The problem in Thailand is the huge amount of pseudo-science that is going around here and the general lack of education. While the warning is appreciable.... it IS scientifically verifiable that placebo's often work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 If your Thai family is rich and has been scammed out of 200000 Baht, you may well find there is another story that you are not privy to. e.g. the 200000 is a bribe and the machines are the cover story for the bribe. You may think you are a trusted member of the family but there are some things the farang does not need to know. Or alternatively if it is true, they will most likely arrange the murder of the scammer to avoid being seen as 'mugs' in the local business community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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