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Its a long way from anything, sceptical tank, drains, water pipes
there is meant to be an old bore hole but it's a good 100mtrs away from its supposed position
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there is meant to be an old bore hole but it's a good 100mtrs away from its supposed positionThis could go on forever, I'm happy for you all and the fact you can't explain it does it for me, magic rods that find water, water pipes, drain pipes electric cables, cable joints, leprechauns yes it's all unexplainable.....If only you were with me the day I found a blocked drain in the middle of a field, I mean, its not luck, nothing else can explain it, dont let it bother you though if you dont have the gift.
Make sure you set them.to automatic so they pick up everythingTomorrow I shall go divining
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Dont hold them too tight, and walk slow.Tomorrow I shall go divining
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Once an outlet has been established, drainage can be fed to a pumped manhole , and the water level thus reduced.
That having been said , there's an awful lot of water in the world, and you don't want to be pumping any more of it than you absolutely need to.
That having been said , there's an awful lot of water in the world, and you don't want to be pumping any more of it than you absolutely need to.
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The guy I worked with, as I said previously was mustard. I watched him many times & it was if he had hit a brick wall & what ever was spot on under his heels. I was never sure whether the rod’s influenced him or he influenced the rod’s stopping so quickly, but either way it was impressive. If any doubters say someone good doing it they would change there mind.
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I have used them lots of times to find the run of water pipes but never electric cables, thats a new one to try!! I first tried them when a water board guy turned up to find a buried main and water meter. I couldn't believe what he did and he showed me how to do it. It is magic...
I hold them loosely in my palm with thumbs steadying the top of the vertical rod.
If you know where there is a buried water, pipe try that first.
I hold them loosely in my palm with thumbs steadying the top of the vertical rod.
If you know where there is a buried water, pipe try that first.
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Bit concerned they may not work properly if the ground is saturated with water. Pipes are either conducting metal or have water in them and cables conduct, therefore they stand out from drier surroundingsHere we go, I've gone for 18 inches as that seems a nice length
Do I need to wear sandles or any other hippy new age stuff
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Chuck a coin under a carpet and test to see if you can find it under your heel. If you can't never mind. If you can, then try to stop the rods swinging together without physically stopping them. A lot of people are afraid to have a go in case it works.
Leave the steel toecaps behind.
BTW no idea how the old boys used hazel twigs.
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Ley lines, invented by Alfred Watkins in the 1920's by joining up things from different archeological periods
In Britain it is almost impossible NOT to find water. Especially in Wales!I think your pack of fuzz balls can find any & all mud/water.....seem to be expert at it so far.....
It is nonsense. It is the ideomotor effect and confirmation bias. Alas, it's not as fun as believing it works, but science and rigorous testing does usually act to remove some of the magic and mystery from the febrile Mediaeval world of the mind (unless you get into quantum effects at the Planck scale when things get completely wacky again).
Walk around and take note of the various depressions and the condition of the ground in different types of weather. You may be surprised at how much you can 'divine' from the evidence in front of you. You could have a 'ghost pond' which would be worth rehabilitating. Ponds used to be a necessity for watering horses and livestock, and were carefully dug and graded by hand, and often lined with clay. Sometimes 'dew ponds' were made this way, and filled mainly by condensation. However, many are now overgrown or filled in, but can still be detected by a soggy patch as you have, or vegetation that is obviously different in verdure. They are a godsend for migrating birds, and the buried silt has been shown to contain seeds of extinct species that can once again flourish once the pond is carefully reinstated. Here's an example from Suffolk.
Walk around and take note of the various depressions and the condition of the ground in different types of weather. You may be surprised at how much you can 'divine' from the evidence in front of you. You could have a 'ghost pond' which would be worth rehabilitating. Ponds used to be a necessity for watering horses and livestock, and were carefully dug and graded by hand, and often lined with clay. Sometimes 'dew ponds' were made this way, and filled mainly by condensation. However, many are now overgrown or filled in, but can still be detected by a soggy patch as you have, or vegetation that is obviously different in verdure. They are a godsend for migrating birds, and the buried silt has been shown to contain seeds of extinct species that can once again flourish once the pond is carefully reinstated. Here's an example from Suffolk.
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My uncle used to do this, and swear it worked on his farm, so not having a go at the believers, just interested.
Why there are so many anecdotes of it working, yet not under controlled conditions? That suggests a bias. The way the rods are set up, so that a tiny, imperceptible movement of the hands results in a large swing supports this.
When you get out of the van, are you not immediately casting your eye around, picking a likely position for the pipe/cable? It would be hard not to. I’d suggest that if they work at all, they’re expressing a subconscious knowledge. Still useful, but not magic - just the ideomotor effect.
Humour me and stand with the rods ready. See how little movement is needed to make them swing. Try dowsing with ferrous, non-ferrous, plastic, whatever rods. If I’m right, it should work regardless of the material (assuming you don’t subconsciously throw the test
).
Edit: x-post with Dragnet saying much the same thing…
Why there are so many anecdotes of it working, yet not under controlled conditions? That suggests a bias. The way the rods are set up, so that a tiny, imperceptible movement of the hands results in a large swing supports this.
When you get out of the van, are you not immediately casting your eye around, picking a likely position for the pipe/cable? It would be hard not to. I’d suggest that if they work at all, they’re expressing a subconscious knowledge. Still useful, but not magic - just the ideomotor effect.
Humour me and stand with the rods ready. See how little movement is needed to make them swing. Try dowsing with ferrous, non-ferrous, plastic, whatever rods. If I’m right, it should work regardless of the material (assuming you don’t subconsciously throw the test
).Edit: x-post with Dragnet saying much the same thing…
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fixed it for ya......
