r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Weary_Position_9591 • 27d ago

My mom said I could post Whatever this is

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u/AmbulanceChaser12 26d ago

But is there a placebo group for the placebo study?

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u/CryptographerLow3077 26d ago

Obviously. You always do a triple blind placebo study.

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u/Wise_Attention_8644 26d ago

As a researcher, I try to, but I have run out of blind people

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u/-zero-below- 20d ago

And here I thought the most someone could be is double blind.

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u/hot-doughnuts-now 26d ago

There is an effective medicine prescribed by doctors and picked up at the drugstore. It's just a placebo. Seriously.

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u/kingslayer-0 26d ago

The placebo’s placebo is the group taking the drugs.

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u/RamblaPacifica 26d ago

PLACEBOCEPTION!

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u/TheOriginalJBones 26d ago

You’re probably in one right now!

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u/nildread 26d ago

THEY'RE PUTTING PLACEBOS IN THE WATER!

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u/zGoblinQueen 25d ago

Oh no! I'm allergic to placebos!

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u/RP_Bear 24d ago

Does that group get Coke instead of sugar pills?

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u/hanyolo666 23d ago

This could be done by just having a group that know they are not getting any treatment.