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[saveasteading]

On 11/05/2025 at 08:10, Tom said:

dowsing is an absolute load of bollocks!

I know. But I used to be able to find drains using 2 welding rods bent to L.

 

They would cross about 1m past the drain, each way.

My dad did it regularly and showed me. No big deal, just matter of fact.

 

Worked on drains, not pipes or cables.

 

I can't  do it any longer.

 

If there was an electric field then a meter would detect it. So:

 

Perhaps it is that 1. We were looking for an expected drain. 2. subconsciously we knew where it was likely to be. 3. The rods legitimised a good guess and excused any wasted excavation.

 

[ProDave]

I found I can do dowsing.  Don't ask me how, it just works.

 

For the skeptics, I suggest you take two rods with bent ends and hold them in your hands.  Now try and make them come together on purpose.  You will find you have to twist your wrists quite a lot, certainly a very visible amount, to make the rods come together.  Then watch someone dowsing and the rods come together without any visible movement of the hands of the person holding them.

 

The comment above about them coming together about 1 metre past the target.  I find that is more a time delay than an actual distance.  Having got a rough location, pass by again walking very much slower and the point of action will be closer to the target.

 

[Nickfromwales]

“The truth is out there, somewhere…”

[IanR]

22 minutes ago, ProDave said:

Don't ask me how, it just works.

 

Gemini got a little frustrated with me asking the question in different ways to attempt to get a positive answer to there being some proof that water dowsing is effective.

 

[For transparency, I know there isn't any scientific proof, but wondered if there was some pseudo-science that attempted an explanation]

 

 

A video at the supplied link was interesting:

 

 

[saveasteading]

Subconscious observation of environmental issues.

That sounds much fancier than my words.

My summary is, I think, that it is not a scientific principle, but a means (tool) for revealing the subconscious.