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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this novice from NSB whose name is samuel chu, wif the hand action, goes "U GOT CAINED" over a chess game with this other fob ..