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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1. An expression used to define anything which can be viewed as pleasureable for the person saying it.
2. Word used as a compliment for..
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One of those baby restraints with a rope attached so as to prevent a child from running too far out of reach from his/her parental unit...
