Jammin-91 t1_j6fs2aw wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:45 AM

Reply to comment by crono141 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

What's dowsing?

nebman227 t1_j6fst27 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:50 AM

Holding two "dowsing rods" in your hands and letting them "lead" you to groundwater. It doesn't work, of course. The reason that it looks like it works is the fact mentioned in other comments that there is groundwater pretty much everywhere.

Jammin-91 t1_j6ftopg wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:56 AM

Ahh, I see. I'm sure this works, and if you can't find "dowsing rods," you can grab a tree branch that has a "Y" shape, and this can function as "dowsing rods"