Anything less than actual proof is incidental and subject to wild and unsubstantiated interpretation. Where is the proof your efforts aren't being wasted on an arbitrary albeit humorous bit of folklore and wives tales? I've been down this path many times with beliefs stronger than yours, and have survived unscathed by the folklore.

If you can find one scholarly article proving the method is viable, accepted and widely used in industry, I'll look it over to assure none of the authors are making money furthering the folklore...and we can continue from there.

Anyone can make claims. Few can back them up.