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Jaws

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Adverts are getting more and more in the realms of fantasy, but Dyson are past masters of the misleading the gullible ( it used to be a digital motor )
This time 79000 g
How on earth do they get away with it..............

If a spec of dirt weighed .01 grams, under 79000 g would have an inertial weight 13000 tonnes
At an estimate that would take a cylinder wall thickness of 20cm to stop said spec of dirt

You notice in the advert they do not SAY their POS generates 79000 g.. Only that you should ask if the cleaner you are thinking of buying can generate those sort of g forces..
They do not SAY theirs does.. but it is merely suggested

So many adverts qualify their claims with the words 'up to' or 'may' or 'can' or the worse, 'can XXX up to 100%'

Notice they are not claiming anything meaningful .. You may use XXX and it might produce a result of only 5%.. but that ok because it is within their statement and is def between 0 and 100%

Any advert with the words can, up to, or may, are completely valueless and often misleading, containing more or less zero actual information
 
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Pow-Lo

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Dyson made his name about 25 years ago with quality gear that was built in the UK, did the job and lasted for yonks. Now it’s all shite and gimmicks that’s made in Asia and that’s how he makes his money. His name and glossy marketing with cleverly worded adverts is what draws the punters in. I personally wouldn’t buy his over-priced tat because there quality gear out there that does a better job at a quarter of the price.
 

sr71caspar

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The Doris has a DC03.
A bit of a clean and a service once in a while and still going strong.












The same goes for the vacuum cleaner too. :D
 

JayTee

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Still got an old DC 01 in the loft did us well then the boy took it off to uni for 4 years, in the meantime we got a Dyson animal, when that gave up the ghost it came out of retirement worked a treat, untill we got the rollerball model which is still going strong.
 

derek kelly

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Had a couple of Dysons, ok to start with, got a v8 absolute, does the job but shite battery life, Henry is brilliant
 

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From the title I thought this thread was going to be a new product launch.

Disappointing.
 

Lee337

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Adverts are getting more and more in the realms of fantasy, but Dyson are past masters of the misleading the gullible ( it used to be a digital motor )
This time 79000 g
How on earth do they get away with it..............

If a spec of dirt weighed .01 grams, under 79000 g would have an inertial weight 13000 tonnes
At an estimate that would take a cylinder wall thickness of 20cm to stop said spec of dirt

You notice in the advert they do not SAY their POS generates 79000 g.. Only that you should ask if the cleaner you are thinking of buying can generate those sort of g forces..
They do not SAY theirs does.. but it is merely suggested

So many adverts qualify their claims with the words 'up to' or 'may' or 'can' or the worse, 'can XXX up to 100%'

Notice they are not claiming anything meaningful .. You may use XXX and it might produce a result of only 5%.. but that ok because it is within their statement and is def between 0 and 100%

Any advert with the words can, up to, or may, are completely valueless and often misleading, containing more or less zero actual information

I had that exact same conversation with Mrs L last night, working on the same 0.01g at 79,000g, that and their V8 digital motor from a previous advert.

We also often comment on the hair/beauty products that claim 76% of women agree, then the small print says it's based on a survey of 68 participants. Usually their surveys are only completed by existing customers, or those who get freebies in exchange for commenting, so out of their 'existing' customers, 16 thought it was c**p, and that's just the ones who could be bothered to comment.

My mum bought two Dyson vacuums, one battery and one corded a couple of years ago (she bought her first one many years ago & it lasted a good 7 years, at which point the repair cost was more than the purchase price) & doesn't have a kind word to say about either of their performance, weight or 'suckability' She's just gone out & bought a Shark after trying out mine for a few days.
 

wildwill

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But isn't that the language of todays society? I've heard so called experts and scientists claiming that if we don't do as they tell us, we "could" have 50000 hospital admissions a day. It's there in all the news programmes, the language is all the same, if, could, may, possibly.....all bullshit but it seems to be working.
 

Jaws

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But isn't that the language of todays society? I've heard so called experts and scientists claiming that if we don't do as they tell us, we "could" have 50000 hospital admissions a day. It's there in all the news programmes, the language is all the same, if, could, may, possibly.....all bullshit but it seems to be working.
only working with the clones the clowns and the sheep
 

andyBeaker

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But isn't that the language of todays society? I've heard so called experts and scientists claiming that if we don't do as they tell us, we "could" have 50000 hospital admissions a day. It's there in all the news programmes, the language is all the same, if, could, may, possibly.....all bullshit but it seems to be working.
What do you expect? Realistically?

I am sure they would love to have definitive answers.

Reality is that they are doing their best and have a damn sight more knowledge and insight on the subject than Doris on Facebook.
 

ogr1

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What do you expect? Realistically?

I am sure they would love to have definitive answers.

Reality is that they are doing their best and have a damn sight more knowledge and insight on the subject than Doris on Facebook.

You have obviously not met Doris then?
 

Squag1

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But isn't that the language of todays society? I've heard so called experts and scientists claiming that if we don't do as they tell us, we "could" have 50000 hospital admissions a day. It's there in all the news programmes, the language is all the same, if, could, may, possibly.....all bullshit but it seems to be working.
Reminder, one guy came back from holiday didn't quarantine and very quickly infected 65 people - so far that we know of.
 

derek kelly

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Interesting that the people ignoring the rules appear to be students & the 18 to 25 year old group, the very people who accused us of robbing their futures.
 

DEG5Y

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Interesting that the people ignoring the rules appear to be students & the 18 to 25 year old group,
But weren't they told that Rona didn't affect the young?
So if you were in that age group, what would you be doing?

:jump: PARTY!! :jump:
 

derek kelly

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But weren't they told that Rona didn't affect the young?
So if you were in that age group, what would you be doing?

:jump: PARTY!! :jump:
Why would they believe that when people in that age group are dying of it?
 
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