[meteorite-list] dowsing for meteorites--had to try it
From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 08:12:53 -0600 Message-ID: <35FDCE6806B54DBFB408EE2323812162_at_bellatrix> Dowsing this way has always been an amusing party trick, like a Ouija board. It takes an imperceptible shift in position to make the rods move, so all sorts of unconscious cues can make it happen. As a result, the rods seem to have a mind of their own. But the important thing to realize is that they only "work" in a situation when the operator has enough information to control them- even if that control is unconscious. Chris ***************************************** Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <jim_brady611 at o2.co.uk> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 4:44 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] dowsing for meteorites--had to try it > I've watched this thread with some bemusement I must admit.Having never > tried this dowsing lark I automatically dismissed it as bunkum.But I > have just conducted an admittedly short and not very scientifically > sound experiment also with large meteorites.Amazingly the rods do cross > over my 6 kilo Gibeon and even my little 630gram Canyon Diablo.However > they also crossed over 2 large stone meteorites that I tested both in > the 3700 gram range.Weird > > Jim Brady Received on Sat 16 Oct 2010 10:12:53 AM PDT |
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