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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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This comic pokes fun at health fads, alternative medicine, pseudoscience and the like. It points out that many such products will go out of their way to market themselves as legitimate and cutting-edge by using impressive-sounding scientific terms, yet fail to perform even the most basic part of actual science: running a randomized controlled trial to determine results. When [[Cueball]] points this out, [[White Hat]] reacts as though this process is unreasonably complicated, which clearly demonstrates that his product is either nonsensical or an active scam (or both).
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{{incomplete|Created by a NANOENZYME. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
  
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{{w|Enzymes}} are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions. For example, certain proteins aid digestion by breaking down large molecules. Nanoenzymes are synthetic materials that perform similar functions to ordinary enzymes. While enzymes are, indeed, necessary to healthy functioning of the body, adding more enzymes is typically not helpful for a healthy person. In cases where someone has a deficiency in specific enzymes, diagnosing such a system and designing a treatment would be a complex medical process, not something that could likely be delivered through a commercial drink. {{w|Amino acids}} are the chemicals that make up proteins, and therefore all natural enzymes are made from amino acids. Using such redundant but technical-sounding terms is a common practice in pseudoscience, as they hope to impress and bewilder laypeople by presenting themselves as scientifically skilled.  
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This comic pokes fun at health fads, alternative medicine and the like. It points out that many such products will go out of their way to market themselves as legitimate and cutting-edge by using impressive-sounding scientific terms, yet fail to perform even the most basic part of actual science: running a randomized controlled trial to find out if the drink actually helps fight infections. When [[Cueball]] points this out, [[White Hat]] reacts as though this process is highly advanced and unreasonable, which clearly demonstrates that his product is either nonsensical or an active scam (or both).
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{{w|Enzymes}} are proteins that aid digestion by breaking down large molecules. Usually, the human body produces a plentiful amount of enzymes; the suggestion that people may be lacking them is frequently used as a basis to peddle pseudoscientific products. Nanoenzymes are synthetic materials that perform similar functions to ordinary enzymes; although they may be useful for treating specific diseases and conditions, the average person will probably not find them beneficial. {{w|Amino acids}} are the chemicals that make up proteins; since all organic enzymes are made from proteins anyway (and thus humans already have large quantities of amino acids in them). White Hat's claim use of the term is not particularly impressive and is likely used to impress and bewilder his audience, so that they are more likely to buy the product.
 
 
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Cueball responds to this by asking if White Hat had given the drink to people to see if they got sick less often. While this is clearly very simplified, it is a good basic description of the scientific method. If the product is claimed to "fight infections", then one would need to compare groups of people who do and do not use the product, and determine whether there's a significant difference in how well they resist or recover from infections. A scientifically rigorous process would involve creating a set of criteria, recruiting subjects, randomly assigning them to control groups versus test groups, administering the product (preferably using placebos for control and a double-blind procedure), and tracking the health of each group. And, of course, keeping good records and analyzing the data properly would be critical to forming any conclusions.
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The title text further showcases White Hat's incompetence. First, he suggests keeping track of large numbers of people in a clinical trial by storing their data in {{w|Microsoft Excel}}, a popular spreadsheet application. Despite the insistence of many companies and government agencies throughout the years, Excel [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/excel-database-sonal-kanabar|Excel is not a database], and it should not be used to store other people's personal and medical information. He then complains that Excel is too "fancy", and then calls himself a "country nanoenzyme developer". {{w|Nanomaterials}} are developed using specialised equipment in laboratories by people who are extremely well-versed in science; the notion of comparing one of these scientists to a 'simple country farmer' is ludicrous, and the idea that they would find Excel daunting and overcomplicated is equally so. It's ironic that the person with the seemingly very complicated work and production would be unable to perform the simple procedures which Cueball has suggested in order to make his claims rigorous and supported with evidence. In this, White Hat is demonstrating his complete incompetence and lack of knowledge into what his product actually is.
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White Hat's response to this suggestion implies that he's completely unfamiliar with even the concept of such a study, commenting only that it "sounds way too complicated." The title text shows him speculating as to how one would keep track of such data, and he suggests using "like, Excel or something." {{w|Microsoft Excel}} is a popular spreadsheet application which is commonly used to store data, but is not designed as a database, and wouldn't be appropriate for a rigorous study. Since Excel is commonly used by the general public, claim that such rudimentary data storage is "far too fancy" for him reinforces his total lack of technical knowledge. He then calls himself a "simple, country nanoenzyme developer", which highlights the conflict between presenting himself as highly versed in cutting-edge science and not understanding the basics of how science works. All of which implies that his technical descriptions are actually nonsense, designed to fool the credulous.  
 
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==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
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{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
 
:[White Hat holding a bottle and standing next to Cueball]
 
:[White Hat holding a bottle and standing next to Cueball]
 
:White Hat: My new health drink is packed with amino acid nanoenzymes that I designed to train your immune system to fight infections!
 
:White Hat: My new health drink is packed with amino acid nanoenzymes that I designed to train your immune system to fight infections!

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