Dowsing Dan's retirement job

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Dowsing Dan's retirement job

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https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... -and-pipes

Ten of the 12 water companies in the UK have admitted they are still using the practice of water dowsing despite the lack of scientific evidence for its effectiveness.

The disclosure has prompted calls for the regulator to stop companies passing the cost of a discredited medieval practice on to their customers. Ofwat said any firm failing to meet its commitments to customers faced a financial penalty.

Dowsers, or water witchers, claim that their divining rods cross over when the presence of water is detected below ground. It is regarded as a pseudoscience, after numerous studies showed it was no better than chance at finding water.

Some water companies, however, insisted the practice could be as effective as modern methods.
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Re: Dowsing Dan's retirement job

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How do you know that Dr. Peterson has not been reasonably successful in locating moisture at BYU?
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Re: Dowsing Dan's retirement job

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moksha wrote:How do you know that Dr. Peterson has not been reasonably successful in locating moisture at BYU?


It worked for him and his friends. And even for Professor Wayne May!
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