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Chin music

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Sun Jan 30, 2022, 09:40 PM Jan 2022

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Nope, but plenty water around here!!! elleng Jan 2022 #1
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Quite right, my own little (rented!) peninsula! elleng Jan 2022 #3
I have seen professional utility workers use dowsing to find water and sewer lines. Thunderbeast Jan 2022 #4
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I have only observed two locate activities. Thunderbeast Jan 2022 #6
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Years ago Timewas Jan 2022 #8
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I have seen someone Timewas Jan 2022 #14
Just bend 2 rods gab13by13 Jan 2022 #9
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My husband dowsed in his job as a surveyor cilla4progress Jan 2022 #10
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I know. cilla4progress Jan 2022 #15
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FWIW my Mexican aunt used whatever was at hand -- I watched her use a pair of wooden chopsticks once fierywoman Jan 2022 #16
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yes markie Jan 2022 #17
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Study after study prove a Pseudoscience! Nt USALiberal Feb 2022 #21

Response to elleng (Reply #1)

elleng

(130,974 posts)
3. Quite right, my own little (rented!) peninsula!
Sun Jan 30, 2022, 09:48 PM
Jan 2022

Thunderbeast

(3,417 posts)
4. I have seen professional utility workers use dowsing to find water and sewer lines.
Sun Jan 30, 2022, 09:53 PM
Jan 2022

Their dowsing methods were more accurate than their complex locate tools. I was skeptical until I saw it myself.

When the guy handed me the bent welding rods, I watched as they bent toward the spot where my PVC irrigation line (no locate wire) was running underground.

Response to Thunderbeast (Reply #4)

Thunderbeast

(3,417 posts)
6. I have only observed two locate activities.
Sun Jan 30, 2022, 10:02 PM
Jan 2022

BOTH workers used dowsing to find or confirm the pipe location.

Response to Thunderbeast (Reply #6)

Timewas

(2,195 posts)
8. Years ago
Sun Jan 30, 2022, 10:35 PM
Jan 2022

I worked for a while installing sewer and water lines and was shown how to find the water lines by using 2 pieces of baling wire in an L shape hanging loosely in my hands and hey would cross as I walked across the water line, worked every time

Response to Timewas (Reply #8)

Timewas

(2,195 posts)
14. I have seen someone
Sun Jan 30, 2022, 11:15 PM
Jan 2022

Using a "dowsing" rod which was actually a Y shaped branch like you would use for a sling shot but have no idea if it actually worked.. The wire/welding rods work for water pipes I know but not so sure about just finding a place to drill for a well.

gab13by13

(21,362 posts)
9. Just bend 2 rods
Sun Jan 30, 2022, 11:03 PM
Jan 2022

so that you can hold the rods with your thumbs up holding the rods. Keep the rods parallel while walking and when they cross you have found the ditch.

Response to gab13by13 (Reply #9)

cilla4progress

(24,737 posts)
10. My husband dowsed in his job as a surveyor
Sun Jan 30, 2022, 11:06 PM
Jan 2022

to find ungrouund lines - water, power, sewer, phone. PVC or metal!

Response to cilla4progress (Reply #10)

cilla4progress

(24,737 posts)
15. I know.
Sun Jan 30, 2022, 11:39 PM
Jan 2022

No idea how it works!!

Response to cilla4progress (Reply #15)

fierywoman

(7,686 posts)
16. FWIW my Mexican aunt used whatever was at hand -- I watched her use a pair of wooden chopsticks once
Sun Jan 30, 2022, 11:49 PM
Jan 2022

!!!

Response to fierywoman (Reply #16)

markie

(22,756 posts)
17. yes
Sun Jan 30, 2022, 11:51 PM
Jan 2022
https://dowsers.org/

I live in the town that is home to "The American Society of Dowsers" The events used to be quite large years ago, not so much now. Paul Sevigny dowsed the spring on my property in the 90's, and it was pure magic watching him... he was able to tell us exactly how much the flow would be and how far to dig down... never once had an issue with our dug spring!

https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?item=T:62049

I have dowsing rods and play with them but more often use the pendulum


Indeed, most of them take very little payment for their services . . . and what money they do take, many donate to good causes. An example of a contemporary water diviner is Paul Sevigny, a practicing judge in Danville and the current president of ASD, who has located water for more than 650 wells with his dowsing skill. All the money he made from that work has gone to local charities.


https://www.motherearthnews.com/sustainable-living/nature-and-environment/dowsing/

Response to markie (Reply #17)

USALiberal

(10,877 posts)
21. Study after study prove a Pseudoscience! Nt
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 05:04 PM
Feb 2022
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