The American Dragons Den is very like the UK Dragons Den except a bit more production budget, in this Video you can see the original snake oil salesman trying to sell a miracle water that can cure Cancer!
Now Cancer is a touchy subject as many people die from it (yes we can be serious and caring too), it really isn’t something you should be making bold claims about. The video shows a salesman come in claiming his water with elements of silver will cure a number of ailments from warts to cervical and prostate cancer.
After being asked if the man felt any shame in selling this as a cure to people who are desperately looking for hope and a cure he responds with a wishy woshy disclaimer that he does not prescribe or diagnose anything, this angers the dragons even more until eventually they just tell him to get out.
We’ve all heard of the typical snake oil salesman but this guy takes that to the extreme.