> I am intrigued as to how these ' miracle ' devices are supposed to
> work

They don't. Well not in the way claimed anyway. I noticed them
advertised in NZ a couple of years ago and looked into it. As you
say, some do swear by them, but most think (and research seems
to back up) that a couple of rocks the same size would do just as
well
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