Yesterday a spa in my town had an open house, and they sent a general invitation to my firm. They offered complimentary food, drinks, and massages, so I went with some of the staff members who wanted to get in on the free stuff. While we were waiting for our massages, we got a little tour of the spa. There is one room that looks like a pedicure room; there are comfy reclining chairs and pretty copper-lined basins at the foot of the chairs. It looked really nice. Until I found out what the room really is.
It's a "foot detox" room. You stick your feet in the water and they run some sort of current from some sort of machine (I don't know where). According to the lady giving the tour, this draws the toxins out of your body and into the water.
I tried to keep a straight face, but as soon as I was alone with my friend, I told her that was a huge crock of shit. She disagreed.
"Don't you think it could pull everything down?" She asked.
"No," I said. "'Toxins can't permeate through your dermis and epidermis. There's even an extra layer of epidermis on the bottom of your feet."
"Then how does your body get rid of toxins? Just through poop?"
"Your liver detoxes you," I said.
People actually pay money for that "foot detox" crap because they don't know enough about biology, chemistry, and anatomy and physiology to know that there's no way that could work. PAY ATTENTION IN SCIENCE CLASS, PEOPLE.
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