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On the Lighter Side => That CAN'T be true! => Topic started by: Georgia on 29/03/2018 13:17:54

Title: Does water divining work?
Post by: Georgia on 29/03/2018 13:17:54

Karen has got in touch to ask:

"We are about to bore for water as we live in Cape Town which is experiencing severe water shortage. Could you please explain how water divining devices work - we have people using a forked branch, a brick (!) and two pieces of wire - I need a scientific explanation of how they could possibly work"

What do you think?

Title: Re: Does water divining work?
Post by: wolfekeeper on 29/03/2018 14:31:49

It doesn't work, in all tests involving hidden objects that water diviners claim to be able to detect water diviners perform no better than chance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowsing