Suspicious nail fungus laser unit
Added 2025-03-07 05:43:59 +0000 UTCA fairly common product on various online retail outlets. It's a unit that claims to cure many nail problems just by sticking a toe or finger in and zapping it with super laser technology.
Spoilers - there's no laser. But there are some very neat UVA LEDs ruined slightly with a dusting of phosphor to make them more visible. Exactly the same LEDs used for curing nail polish.
Comments
And it takes flipping ages!
Mike Page
2025-03-10 18:38:15 +0000 UTCThe Dremel type approach with a fine sanding drum tends to have more affinity for hard nail than soft flesh. But you can still sometimes go a bit too far.
Big Clive
2025-03-09 00:49:15 +0000 UTCSadly most don’t have your skill with power tools! 😸😉
Amro
2025-03-08 19:01:51 +0000 UTCUp to and including a Dremel drill ;) These days I attack with a dedicated pair of cutters, wearing gloves and using copious hand sanitiser. It's never spread beyond the one nail in 15 years.
Mike Page
2025-03-08 14:57:12 +0000 UTCTo be fair, nail fungus is a major problem - there’s nothing that works drugs-wise, apart from a very strong drug that affects the kidneys which GPs are very reluctant to prescribe. All those paint-on remedies are basically useless. So one can see why people are desperate to try anything.
Amro
2025-03-08 08:20:19 +0000 UTCI'll try changing it to mono. It's currently on the default setting and may record differently in mono.
Big Clive
2025-03-07 22:09:03 +0000 UTCJust another random eczema patch. The plaster is there to protect the innocent.
Big Clive
2025-03-07 22:08:27 +0000 UTCVideo and audio are good , voice deep but not booming here.
richard ockman
2025-03-07 18:54:58 +0000 UTCThanks, Clive. "Nail Fungus" features in about 50% of the spam I get. It used to be little blue pills. Video looks good. Audio is good in stereo, a little muffled and artifacty in mono.
Mike Page
2025-03-07 18:12:33 +0000 UTCThe stereo effect ist super irritating with the new recorder. Even when your're not moving so much around. When forced to mono, it's a bit boomy and loud.
Plenet
2025-03-07 16:20:10 +0000 UTCUh oh .. did someone stab his finger with the spider, there must be a tale from the bandaid (a "plaster?")
RonNona
2025-03-07 11:28:20 +0000 UTCI wonder how many other innocuous Chinesium devices, these enterprising folk at Ali Express affiliated companies, will find another "Health Benefit" from?
Mike Hughes
2025-03-07 07:53:02 +0000 UTCThanks Big Clive. Interesting. Especially with the allergy thing too.
Dave Frederick AKA @amorphuc
2025-03-07 06:02:47 +0000 UTC
