The Real Reason the Danny Gonzalez Power Balance Experiment Failed

A lot of you really enjoyed my last post explaining why the Danny Gonzalez TikTok song didn’t go viral, so I thought I’d make a new video about his power balance experiment. I know a lot of you are nerds like me who love science and love to learn, so let’s discuss what’s going on with Danny’s power balance band.

Recently, Danny came across a YouTube ad for a wrist band that apparently helps people with their balance and makes them “feel better”. This is nothing new, and snake oil salesmen have been around for ages. As consumers, it’s important that we know how to spot pseudoscientific claims so we don’t waste our money on sham products like these balance bands.

As Danny mentioned in his video, he remembers the original Power Balance bands from high school because all of the athletes were wearing them. Although I’m a little older than Danny Gonzalez, I remember people wearing these bands to improve their game as well. What Danny didn’t mention was that professional athletes were even wearing these things. Shaquille O’Neal wore won, and he said that it “really works” and went on to say, “There were about three of my teammates with the product on and we won that game by 57 points!”

During the height of the power balance craze, celebrities were wearing these bands too. Actors like…