Thursday
Sep012011
Ross and Carrie Poke at Acupuncture: Multiple Penetration Edition
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 8:20PM 
You asked for it and we delivered. In this episode, Ross and Carrie each pay a complete stranger to prod them with over twenty needles and then tell them to "relax." Will Carrie's chronic neck pain improve? Will Ross' running strains go away? And is it all the result of stagnant Chi? Find out in this deeply probing episode! And don't forget to "like" us on facebook to see the pictures!
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Ouch!
I think acupuncture has already been shown to be woo woo; I probably wouldn't have given it such a high rating. Sorry you had to take such a deep penetration Carrie.
Way back in the day when I was a health reporter at the local newspaper, I did an interview with an acupuncturist. For the record: white guy who studied in China, seemed nice enough. He flat out said that he had NO IDEA why it worked (I suspect he was thinking "placebo" there a bit). I appreciated his honesty. No talk about "chi" or anything.
Love the podcast. Can't wait for more!
I think you said on the podcast that Carrie's needles went in 1/4 inch, but Ross's only 1cm.
But 1cm is longer than 1/4 in (~0.63cm).
You are my favorite podcast to listen to do home maintenance. With the mormons, it was painting my office. Now I'm staining some plywood. Thanks, Ross and Carrie!