Wonder machines

[Goodwatch]

Have you seen them on TV, those wonder machines that give you the tight body of an athlete in 5 minutes a day in just 3 weeks? Over here (on TelSell), there’s a new one every week, one more absurd than the other. The Thigh and Bun Max, The Shaper, the one that replaces the total setup of a large gym, the one with elastic bands, etc.

They are all demonstrated by models that are already in perfect shape, with great abs and a beautiful tan to give the impression this was the doing of the pathetic little machine they’re demonstrating.

And there’s seemingly no end to this non sense! Trampolines, gizmos that shift from left to right, sauna belts (“I lost 3 inches in one hour”), shock therapy stick-on thingies, the list is endless. Are there actually people out there that believe all this? Because if it were really true, the whole world would be occupied by lean and tanned supermodels. If I step outside, I see something completely different!

But they are bought. I know that, because if I cycle to work in the early morning, I can see a lot of those broken or non used gizmos standing alongside other garbage, waiting to be picked up by the garbage truck.