So I was bored and decided to read some articles on Cracked, specifically
this one. The list has to do with ridiculous ancient beliefs that thrive on the internet and their #2 is what they call "Dowsing", something I am actually really familiar with.
I've never heard it called dowsing before, but, I have seen this done before and it works 100% of the time. I'm not saying you can find any kind of minerals and whatever else they say in the article, but you actually can find power lines, oil, and water. I grew up in the oilfield and know firsthand that this works as my family owns a company that drills anchors into the ground to provide support for service rigs.
That being said, we use "witching" sticks which are just two rods, I'm unsure what type of metal they are, but, if you hold them out at arms length loosely in your hands and walk around an area they will move in your hands and point together when you cross a power line and many other things. The weird thing is that not everyone can get them to work, I've only done it once but my dad used them pretty much every day he drove our anchor trucks so that he wouldn't drill into a power line or oil lines.
Have you ever experienced something that made you believe in a myth or "ridiculous ancient belief"?
Dowsing..
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