Camouflage designed, tested and approved by people who spend too much time using computers. "Pixilated" appearance is effective in hiding the wearer from observers in technically-astute societies; however, combatants from so-called "backwards" regions - whose vision perception is not corrupted by the overuse of televisions, PCs and video games - aren't so easily misled.
Abdul: Daaaaamn, Malik, what is up with that kafir's getup?
Malik: It's that new acupat shit the Zionist crusaders are rolling out. Looks like something out of your kid's PSP, no? Shoot him.
Malik: It's that new acupat shit the Zionist crusaders are rolling out. Looks like something out of your kid's PSP, no? Shoot him.
by Patrick from Astoria December 14, 2008
Get the acupat mug.One specific "treatment" in the world of Alternative Medicine. Despite over 500 studies showing the ineffectiveness of the treatment millions of people still go to be "healed." Any therapeutic effects felt from undergoing the treatment have been attributed to the incense filled room and the light massage before the actual treatment. Hardcore proponents claim that acupuncture has not been proven under scientific scrutiny because "it is not subject to science" which is nonsense because no such excuse would be tolerated for any other real medical procedure. Doctors take an oath to do whatever is ethically necessary to cure their patients, and the fact that virtually every doctor would NEVER prescribe acupuncture as an actual healing treatment should say a lot about its actual effectiveness.
Guy 1: Hey man I heard you were having really bad back pain.
Guy 2: Yeah, my doctor says I need immediate surgery to correct my spine.
Guy 1: What! Are you kidding? Do you know how dangerous that is? Go to this guy (hands Guy 1 a business card). He cures you by splashing water on the part of your body that hurts!
Guy 2: ...are YOU serious? That is such obvious crap.
Guy 3: Yeah don't listen to that guy go to an acupuncturist. It's been healing people for thousands of years.
Guy 1: Yeah I asked my doctor about that but he said that acupuncture really doesn't have any actual scientific evidence to support it.
Guy 3: Science? psh. Since when has western science helped anybody?
Guy 1: I don't know... he did use science to discover what was wrong with my back in the first place.
Guy 2: Yeah, my doctor says I need immediate surgery to correct my spine.
Guy 1: What! Are you kidding? Do you know how dangerous that is? Go to this guy (hands Guy 1 a business card). He cures you by splashing water on the part of your body that hurts!
Guy 2: ...are YOU serious? That is such obvious crap.
Guy 3: Yeah don't listen to that guy go to an acupuncturist. It's been healing people for thousands of years.
Guy 1: Yeah I asked my doctor about that but he said that acupuncture really doesn't have any actual scientific evidence to support it.
Guy 3: Science? psh. Since when has western science helped anybody?
Guy 1: I don't know... he did use science to discover what was wrong with my back in the first place.
by skeptic321 March 14, 2010
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I see all these young people nowadays with their wild hair-styles and acupunkture-installed body-decor, and I just shake my head in confused disgust --- I happen to like my body just as it is naturally, so why should I wanna mess it up with a whole bunch of hideous hair-coloring and stainless-steel/titanium hardware?!
by QuacksO November 27, 2018
Get the acupunkture mug.Acupuncture is an oriental medicine that has been helping people maintaining their health for centuries in Asian countries including Japan.
To practice acupuncture, acupuncturists use fine needles and to stimulated several key points in the body that is called “tsubo” in Japanese. These points (tsubos) were found from hundreds and hundreds of years practices and experiences. Different point (tsubo) stimulations and their combinations have different effects.
Our body has natural gift or developed since origin of life and in the middle of evolution to maintain our body to survive as possible.
It is known that homeostasis mechanisms that try to keep our body balanced and consistent. One result might be, immune systems might have evolved in animals to defend our body against pathogens.
We also know that there are massive networks of nerve system in our body. In addition, we know brain, which is still unknown field, is central in human nerve system.
These fields are under intensive scientific researches and we know and accumulated massive knowledge in last a few centuries. Although we know a lot about homeostasis, immune systems, and nerve systems, but we do not know more than we know. In another word, we do NOT know entirely at all and that's why we are now continuously discovering and exploring the nature in our body and our universe.
One important “goal in medicine is cure people”.
Acupuncture works well with certain diseases. In acupuncture, stimulations in several points (tsubos) in several body parts that coordinate and lead our bodies try to keep balanced and stimulate our homeostatic capabilities. However,the mechanisms of acupuncture are not fully understood yet.
In addition, from my own experiences as a patient, and a descendent of historically famous Japanese acupuncturists family known as “Kiyamachi no Hari” in Kyoto and my family members are practicing acupuncture and modern medicine, as well as myself is a medical scientist in the field of molecular biology and immunology, I can say acupuncture works well with several diseases. However, acupuncture is not almighty at all (so as modern medicine) I think it is wise to take advantage of what could be good for people’s health rather than simply DENY..
I believe it is also important to perform researches to find out mechanisms what is behind in acupuncture with the modern sciences that is still lacking or very limited at the moment..
To practice acupuncture, acupuncturists use fine needles and to stimulated several key points in the body that is called “tsubo” in Japanese. These points (tsubos) were found from hundreds and hundreds of years practices and experiences. Different point (tsubo) stimulations and their combinations have different effects.
Our body has natural gift or developed since origin of life and in the middle of evolution to maintain our body to survive as possible.
It is known that homeostasis mechanisms that try to keep our body balanced and consistent. One result might be, immune systems might have evolved in animals to defend our body against pathogens.
We also know that there are massive networks of nerve system in our body. In addition, we know brain, which is still unknown field, is central in human nerve system.
These fields are under intensive scientific researches and we know and accumulated massive knowledge in last a few centuries. Although we know a lot about homeostasis, immune systems, and nerve systems, but we do not know more than we know. In another word, we do NOT know entirely at all and that's why we are now continuously discovering and exploring the nature in our body and our universe.
One important “goal in medicine is cure people”.
Acupuncture works well with certain diseases. In acupuncture, stimulations in several points (tsubos) in several body parts that coordinate and lead our bodies try to keep balanced and stimulate our homeostatic capabilities. However,the mechanisms of acupuncture are not fully understood yet.
In addition, from my own experiences as a patient, and a descendent of historically famous Japanese acupuncturists family known as “Kiyamachi no Hari” in Kyoto and my family members are practicing acupuncture and modern medicine, as well as myself is a medical scientist in the field of molecular biology and immunology, I can say acupuncture works well with several diseases. However, acupuncture is not almighty at all (so as modern medicine) I think it is wise to take advantage of what could be good for people’s health rather than simply DENY..
I believe it is also important to perform researches to find out mechanisms what is behind in acupuncture with the modern sciences that is still lacking or very limited at the moment..
by ramunenakayama January 9, 2009
Get the acupuncture mug.An alternative medicine that consists of sticking needles in various places of the body. Practitioners claim that it is effective for pain relief and can actually cure some diseases. However, studies have repeatedly shown that the beneficial effects are no better than placebo and the specific placing of needles do not matter.
Do you want a massage for you back pain?
- Nah, I'll go stick some needles in it. Acupuncture surely works since alternative practitioners would never lie.
- Nah, I'll go stick some needles in it. Acupuncture surely works since alternative practitioners would never lie.
by Xnerdz October 26, 2015
Get the acupuncture mug.An extremely expensive massage. It is the equivalent of acupuncture, but without needles, just their hands and fingers.The Traditional Chinese Medicine "doctor" will tell you that they're re-aligning your qi, or chi. They will tell you that they've cured people of many illnesses, but in reality the people simply got better as a result of our amazing human biology and immune system. If you ask them more about their field of study, they'll give you a very detailed explanation of how energy flows through your body and the history of chinese medicine. However, none of their theories have ever been supported by empirical research. In other words, there's a 99.9999% chance it's all made up, despite being VERY old in chinese literature. This is often used as an argument to somehow prove its validity, but is ultimately meaningless.
Sick Lady: "I've been having horrible stomache pains for the last three days, and I had bloody diarrhea all morning! I think I need to see a doctor."
TCM advocate: "NO WAY! They'll just prescribe you TERRIBLE DRUGS that will cause you more damage than whatever you're going through, and charge you huge medical bills! Go see a Chinese Medicine doctor, and they will cure your illness in one session! I know of a good one, here's his card. I once went to him with a headache, he told me I had a HUGE BRAIN TUMOR! But instead of dangerous brain surgery he simply did 10 sessions of acupressure and afterwards IT WAS GONE! At first he wanted to do acupuncture but I told him I was afraid of needles and so he said they weren't important anyways, and that he could do it all with just his hands! HE's AMAZING!"
Sick Lady: "Oh that sounds great! Yeah I don't trust western doctors anymore. Plus, health insurance is a big scam anyways. That's why I cancelled mine. Also, I didn't vaccinate my newborn baby because it's her HEALTH that I'm most concerned about."
TCM advocate: "NO WAY! They'll just prescribe you TERRIBLE DRUGS that will cause you more damage than whatever you're going through, and charge you huge medical bills! Go see a Chinese Medicine doctor, and they will cure your illness in one session! I know of a good one, here's his card. I once went to him with a headache, he told me I had a HUGE BRAIN TUMOR! But instead of dangerous brain surgery he simply did 10 sessions of acupressure and afterwards IT WAS GONE! At first he wanted to do acupuncture but I told him I was afraid of needles and so he said they weren't important anyways, and that he could do it all with just his hands! HE's AMAZING!"
Sick Lady: "Oh that sounds great! Yeah I don't trust western doctors anymore. Plus, health insurance is a big scam anyways. That's why I cancelled mine. Also, I didn't vaccinate my newborn baby because it's her HEALTH that I'm most concerned about."
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