[meteorite-list] Attention Steve Arnold: Divining Iron Meteorites

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:39:58 -0600
Message-ID: <5531BBEEA7B245FCAA733AD50061DC43_at_bellatrix>

That would be a horrible experiment. It is already established that dowsing
works because the operator of the rods knows where the object of his search
is. Using dowsing rods to "confirm" a find would be useless, prove nothing,
and be misleading to the large number of people who are largely clueless
about how science works.

A better test would be to take somebody who knows nothing about meteorites,
but claims to be a dowser, and set them loose on a search area. After this
person searches, let a qualified hunter conduct a search. Compare results. I
think we can all pretty much guess what those results will be.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


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Subject: [meteorite-list] Attention Steve Arnold: Divining Iron Meteorites


> This is a no-nonsense website:
> http://www.constructionwork.com/resources_details_divining_rods.html
>
> I don't see why this wouldn't work for locating buried iron meteorites.
> I would like to see Steve Arnold try this. After locating a buried iron
> meteorite by conventional methods, all Steve would
> have to do is pass dowsing rods over it to confirm its location. If it
> works, the rods could become another weapon in the meteorite hunter's
> arsenal. If it doesn't work, chalk one up for the naysayers. It would take
> maybe 2 minutes and would add a lot of human interest to the Meteorite Men
> television show. Who doesn't love/hate dowsers?
>
> Steve, if you read this, I don't want any money for my idea, just a
> mention in the credits.
Received on Sun 17 Oct 2010 03:39:58 PM PDT