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Way2Foxy t1_j6e00rn wrote

Reply to comment by ButterMyBean in Eli5....can you dig a well anywhere and hit water...and how did the early ranchers in the West know where to dig for water. Especially in the really dry areas? by pinkshrinkrn

> water dowsing is controversial

Weird how people say "controversial" when pretending like witchcraft is real in any other situation is immediately laughable.

When dowsers are successful, it's because they take cues from the landscape. Not a funny twig and some magic.

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scratch_post t1_j6f43un wrote

Yup, the two sticks are just a distraction, a slight of hand to make you wonder what magic they're using and thus don't have to share the knowledge.

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