Old Spice Swagger ads are scientifically iffy

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The guys at Old Spice make good deodorant, but they're piss-poor scientists. Their test subject in the "Arm vs. Arm" spot above had obvious advantages beyond whatever he used to make his armpits smell nice. And the guy whose arm withers in the spot below clearly had some sort of pre-existing condition. There are two more spots here (all are from Wieden + Kennedy), and they seem rigged as well. (Surely that martial artist's third arm wasn't a complete surprise.)

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