[meteorite-list] New meteorite hunting method?
From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:12 2004 Message-ID: <003401c2426a$a346fbe0$81020140_at_computer> I dont know about that dousing crap guys, I saw a man in Canada doing it, pointing at streams and saying that there was GOLD down there over and over, porr guy had about $1 to his name. Not sure why he knew gold was there but didnt bother finding it. Mike Farmer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Groetz" <mpg444_at_yahoo.com> To: "James_TOM Knudson" <peregrineflier_at_hotmail.com>; <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 6:37 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] New meteorite hunting method? > Hi Tom- > Yes, I have done it since I was about 12 years old. > My rods are 14" long, bent at 4" right angle. Hold the > 4" pieces vertical in your fists adjacent to each > other with the long 10" ends parallel outward maybe > 2" apart and horizontal to the ground. Walk foward > slightly shuffling your feet. When an object is found- > they will spread apart away from each other. At the > widest point- look directly down from your fists. > My Grandfather from Germany taught my Dad this. > They did it in WWII to detect land mines. Then my Dad > taught me (while my Mom watched and laughed! Thats OK- > she was teasing) > Difference that I was told is they would detect > hollow items (such as the mines). From underground > pipes, drain lines, to wells mine have worked. I even > did it for my friends in high school 30 years ago > blindfolded using a Bic pen perpindicular to me on the > cement floor in shop class. Teacher was a bit beside > himself. > For meteorites- I don't know. Guess I have to go > back to the hollow theory and wonder. Hey- if you have > some whole meteorite samples- try it on the living > room floor! (just don't let your wife watch!) > Have a good night. Fun thought. > Mike > > --- James_TOM Knudson <peregrineflier_at_hotmail.com> > wrote: > > <HR> > <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> > <DIV> > <DIV></DIV> > <DIV></DIV>Hello List, lets put the dogs aside > for a moment; When I have to locate under ground > utilities, When the going gets tough I put my > companies $2000 dollar locator back in the truck > and get out my trusty copper rods and do it the old > fashion way! Yes I am talken Witching or dousing! Has > any one tried this time tested method of finding hard > to find things? <BR><BR><BR> > <DIV></DIV> > <DIV>Thanks, Tom</DIV> > <DIV></DIV> > <DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Chat > with friends online, try MSN Messenger: <a > href='http://g.msn.com/1HM1ENUS/c144??PS=47575'>Click > Here</a><br></html> > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs > http://www.hotjobs.com > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Received on Mon 12 Aug 2002 09:42:06 PM PDT |
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