Mike illustrates psychosomatic confirmation bias using an anecdote about elastic wristbands supposedly improving equilibrium — a classic placebo/expectancy effect.

Mike recounts a man who brought elastic wristbands claiming to improve equilibrium. The demonstration involved pushing down on outstretched arms: before the band (surprise push) the person fell; after the band (expected push) they resisted because they were paying attention. Mike uses this to argue that 'feeling better' can be a product of expectation and attention rather than actual physical change.