[TowerTalk] Divining rods

[knormoyle at surfnetusa.com]

In all of these posts, there's an implicit claim that the location of the desired object is fully random.
It's not, right? 

For instance, in the pvc case below, the installer has probably seen the full range of possible locations from similar houses in 
the area? I'm assuming it's the main water line, and there are no visible outside shutoff valves.

Obviously if there are visible shutoff valves either in the lawn or on the house, it's almost trivial.

Before describing the amazing solution, doesn't there need to be a better explanation of why the target was fully random?

And on the cable location problem: I don't get it. All our cables are copper. How come people can't inject a signal of some sort 
and detect it themselves? I mean, isn't this trivial compared to other stuff we discuss? Were people talking about some kind of 
cable that they couldn't inject a signal on? (can't you inject on the coax ground braid?)

I would think it would be easy to detect something of sufficient strength, down to 18" or so (that's what chaser wires do?)


------- Original Message -------
>From    : Mickey Baker[mailto:fishflorida at gmail.com]
Sent    : 8/31/2010 12:54:28 PM
To      : k4bg at planters.net
Cc      : TowerTalk at contesting.com
Subject : RE: Re: [TowerTalk] Divining rods

 No matter the claims of many logical thinking, well meaning people on
this list, there has evidently never ever been any scientific evidence
that this works. Sorry, I suspect the physicists here aren't going to
be much help. Known science doesn't explain everything.

For more:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowsing 

73,
Mickey

On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Bob Good <k4bg at planters.net> wrote:
> Gents,  I too am a bit of a skeptic BUT last month in my front yard the contractor burying Fiber showed up to mark existing 
lines.  I was totally taken back when he breaks out two steel rods to locate my pvc water line.  He chose this method over 
anything technical.  The rods swung and he pointed to the spot on the ground and the spade hit its mark about 10 inches down, the 
water line.  Had I not witnessed this I would have put it in the category of the moon phases determining how much dirt it takes to 
refill a hole.  Okay, it's been around for ages.  Now why doesn't someone tell us how it works?  Is this another area 51?  Physics 
profs, Please step up to the plate.  It's your turn, yes?  Bob K4BG
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