What is Mechanical Placebo?
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An impressive looking device or scheme, that in fact, does nothing. It is commonly believed that pedestrian controlled traffic signals and signs warning that police monitor speeders by aircraft, are blatant examples.
Why are you pushing the "close" door on this elevator? It's just a mechanical placebo.
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to reply to a query in a foolish or stupid manner
when i asked him, he started to talk like a man with a paper asshole.
See man, paper..
