Hi Darren, I'd like to say first off that I don't subscribe to dowsing.
I do like your logic. But, what IF one of the variables you eliminate
has a direct negative effect on the conclusion?
Also, I like your testing method. Though maybe a plastic rail might work
better than metal wire, and there is some flex over a span of distance
in the wire which could cause unwanted movement. Also, aren't wires
metal? Wouldn't that variable effect the results of finding metal with
the dowsing rods?
I know this is kind of silly, but, if we're to find an iron meteorite
with dowsing rods, I would think the entire experiment area needs to be
metal-sterile. Or am I wrong?
Eric
On 10/14/2010 3:32 PM, Darren Garrison wrote:
On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:14:05 -0700, you wrote:
So, I made myself a pair from wire clothes hanger,
following Warren's instructions and went out to my
side yard. My front and back yard are compeltely cemented
over. I made it out about 3 feet and the rods crossed over.
WTH!! I doubled back and they crossed over at the same spot!
I walked over the entire yard and came back at the same
spot. Yep, they crossed over! I can't wait till my sons
come home so they repeat this experiment.
To have a truly objective test, I'd propose the construction of some sort of rig
that holds rods (which are precisely straight and bent to exactly 90 degrees)
exactactly perpendicular to the surface, then moved at a slow, steady, speed in
a precisely level track. Some sort of powered, rolling device with good shock
absorbers, or something machine-guided across level, tight wires. In other
words, a setup that precludes any twitches, movements out of level, changes in
accelration, or any other subconcious factors that would cause a low-friction
system to move and can't be eliminated by a human holding it. A "real"
experiment attempts to eliminate all variables execpt for the one variable being
tested for-- in this case, testing for movement caused by buried objects and NOT
by movement on the part of the person (or machine) holding the rods.
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