It warms me heart to see this thread show up from time to time.
"The million dollar prize also remains unclaimed. I guess it's such a paltry little bit of money that no one can be bothered to go get it." Just from what I saw from a couple of video's, it seems apparent the guy offering the money is doing everything he can to prevent anyone from showing what they can do, from claiming he couldn't read the entry, to using a bottle of water hid under a trash can as a test. A bottle of water? If it's really the truth they are after, then they need to get access to a site where they know there are underground lines, let the dowsers give it a try and then have the utility company use their electronic equipment to verify, or if they have that much money to give away, buy their own equipment.
Other companies that are looking for natural resources would also offer substantial financial incentives to replace their sophisticated prospecting methods.
A bottle of water under a box shouldn't be an unfair test. Dowsing is allegedly able to find darn near anything, including both the presence of something
and the absence of something. Essentially it'll let you find whatever you are looking for. If that something is a liter of water in a plastic bottle just a few inches from the rods, that should be no problem.
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I'll throw physics out the window for a sec...
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Dowsing rods are complete garbage.
There is a reason no-one has claimed the 1M$ prize....
I've seen people do it , I've tried it myself.It's all hogwash.
Why is this even a question ?
Set a proper 'blind' test up in your backyard , it's easy ! dowsing rods are 2 bent coathangers !
Don't take my word for it.Try it yourself and eliminate this belief in magic please.
Or straight sticks.
They can be conductive, non-conductive. Bent, not bent.
It's such a darned versatile tool, too. You can use all kinds of materials for dowsing rods, and find just about anything. You'd think everyone would be selling fancy novelty ones, or at least accessories for them, like decorative smartphone cases. Decals, racing stripes, useless stickers that make them dowse better, just like the useless stickers that improve cellphone reception by way of magic and physics that don't exist.
And yes, dowsing rods can even supposedly find places with good cellphone reception or a wifi hotspot. They also claim to be able to find electronic devices, so they could even lead a person to a USB charger. Every millennial would have
at least one set of these things.
They absolutely work, and that's the reason I found this forum because after watching a guy on Youtube using two wires from clothes hangers to locate utility lines. I was watching because I am getting ready to dig a trench for a new water line which I knew would have to possibly cross a power line, phone line and I need to know where the water line is that I want to tie into. About 35 years ago a fellow worker showed me how to use the rods by walking across a water hose, and then had me to try it. It worked, but a couple of days ago was the first time I have ever tried to locate anything underground. I followed along the line which I had marked where I wanted to dig and sure enough, I had two positive responses about 8 feet apart. I even called my wife out to show her and convince her to try and she got the exact same response I did. The only thing I know is that I found two lines, but I have no idea what each one is. I have called the 811 number to have the utilities to come out and mark their lines and I will note which is closer or if they mark the same spot. I don't believe there is anything paranormal with it. I am sure there is a scientific cause and effect. Just because scientists have not yet figured it out does not mean it doesn't work. I found this forum because I now was searching for some explanation on why they work, because I know I am on target with two utility lines.
Then keep practicing, do your own blind testing, and go become a millionaire. If not for the prize, you could surely find some veins of valuable minerals, or maybe oil, or valuable real estate, or even pick winning stocks. Dowsing claims to be able to do a lot of things that could make a person very rich, all for the investment of some time and two sticks.