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hatrack

(63,964 posts) Sat Nov 8, 2025, 10:10 AM Saturday

Dr. Oz - Bullshit Claims, Bullshit Supplements, Bullshit Cures - And Some Amazingly Bullshit Arithmetic [View all]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VGzu3vMMIy4

So, 135 billion pounds of weight loss by Americans by November of next year.

Current estimates of the US population - 342 million - Census Bureau Population Clock

135 billion pounds of people meat divided by 342 million inhabitants of this country means that by the time the midterm elections roll around, everyone in the United States will lose 394.74 pounds.

Would you trust a doctor who misses quantities of anything by three orders or magnitude? Seriously, What. The. Fuck.

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Dr. Oz - Bullshit Claims, Bullshit Supplements, Bullshit Cures - And Some Amazingly Bullshit Arithmetic [View all] hatrack Saturday OP

I never believed one word he said. TommieMommy Saturday #1

Well, if #rump can reduce drug prices by 1500%, then everyone can easily lose 394.74 pounds William Seger Saturday #2

I can lose a pound or two a day if I gain it back at night and lose it again by 4pm? 58Sunliner Saturday #3

As bad as that is, not all the population should be included karynnj Saturday #4

Using Occam's Razor, Disaffected Saturday #5

Watch the clip - he explicitly updates the claim from millions to billions. hatrack Saturday #6

OK, I should have done that before. Disaffected Saturday #7

Oh, no worries - I've seen plenty of video links and thought, "Man, I don't have time to watch all that!" hatrack Saturday #8

I've been trying to lose a few pounds, to get back to my birth weight - maybe he has a better plan for me. Probatim Saturday #9

There will only a few dozen people left to enjoy the ballroom...and they will allegorical oracle Saturday #10