dowsing

I can attest for that. I habited a small place in the smack middle of the countryside in france. I helped dig some fundation, a garage , a cave and some tower opf a castle. In all case we found various artifact including : * bones of various animals in various state * exploded (and unfunilly)...

Dowsing works and so does muscle testing so there! 2AXLjhobdA4

Okay, let me start by saying that I'm a fan of James Randi, and a huge supporter of what he does. But I consider it important to regard his statements and claims with an equal degree of skepticism to what I would regard the claims of anyone else. In the latest SWIFT newsletter, he has this to...

Some thoughts about the 2/23 commentary 1) Can anybody find Geller doing this without choosing the star symbol? 2) Where are the studies that show people mostly pick the star, mostly pick 7, or 35, or 37, or don't pick repeated digits like 22 or 99, and that odd numbers are favored over...

It sounds bogus on the surface to me but I don't know much about the topic. Someone says he knows someone that can divine electricity lines buried underground by holding copper rods. Any thoughts on this? What can I say back to this person other than "Apply for the challenge." I mean, I may...

Saw this in the Commentaries. First thing I want to know is the purchase order number or contract number the US Navy issued this company for the item and the particular office that issued it. The Government publishes all these transactions/contracts (I believe they are required to by law) but...

On Coast to Coast AM - Monday January 15th 2007 the guest was Raymon Grace Read the write up to the show, in particular this piece: --- Grace conducted a couple of on-air experiments, one involving the removal of the spirit of death in Iraq for the next week --- I also listened to the audio of...

I was going through some of the old Commentaries from Randi, and came across the one from 20 April 2001. In it, he discusses the Tice Clock and problems testing the equipment for the $1,000,000 Challenge. To quote: I'm not question if the device works... or actually does anything to the...

Can anyone point me to any articles (other than Randi's) on that use of dowsing by the Estonian bomb squad? I've tried Googling but cannot track down any more information. I work with some British bomb disposal guys - the people who really do have to dress up in padded suits and armour and...

Our small, cold and fighting-in-Iraq country was recently honored by a visit of your great president George W Bush. Journalists in a bus waiting for VIPs to arrive before the press conference had a long look at a man performing some kind of a security procedure outside of the building. It...

Recently, I travelled back to my old stomping grounds in Arizona to celebrate my brother's 50th birthday. It was a surprise and his wife got us all rooms in Sedona. For the few of you that might not be aware of this place, it is in about the upper center of the state, including Oak Creek Canyon...

I was reading the Swift commentary about the dowsing trials. In it, a preliminary test is reported on, included what was required for passing, and a comment on the dowsers performing below chance. From the report: I have two questions: 1) How is the success rate determined (ie, 4 out of 6...

40 out of 60 would be significant. I don't see that 4 right answers out of 6 could remotely count as significant enough to qualify for the final test. And surely performance less than chance is no less miraculous than more thanchance. If the dowsers are making the wrong decision from the...

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Bayesian network model. Have the testee blindfolded and be led around a grid that contains variously (predetermined at random) water or not. Have them give a clear definition of what counts as a "yes twitch" of their equipment. Note every time that it does so and in what grid location it...

First, please note that I make no attempt here to claim that dowsing "really works" under double blind conditions. However, I think it still may be useful: as a sort of device to manifest someone's subconscious ideas. Suppose for example that Bob is good at subconsciously scanning the...

During a discussion about dowsing, a friend brought up an interesting point. He says he has used dowsing rods to find objects that he has misplaced: keys, glasses, wallet, etc. According to him, even if it is due to the ideomotor effect, it still is an effective way to find lost stuff...

In defence of Jersey's Senator Freddie Cohen, I think Randi missed the point with his line ... "That silence you hear from Mr. Langlois and from Senator Freddie Cohen is likely to continue. It is the defence-of-choice that superstition has over reason." It seems to me that the senator was the...

Jon Tickle put dowsing to the test on today's episode of Brainiac, in response to a viewer's letter. It probably wasn't as strictly controlled as the $million challenge would expect, but not too bad for a TV show. They had 50 plastic buckets in a field, and while Tickle was looking the other...

Today I decided to try a lesson on dowsing with a few classes, since it's the last week and we've finished the actual course. Since I couldn't get hold of sticks or wire rods on short notice, I went with using a pendulum. I was quite impressed with the effect I got from it - when testing I got...

I was a little startled to notice workers employed in the city in which I live using dowsing rods, issued by the city, as a normal part of their work. The official I contacted stated: "The witching rods are based on sound science and will be found on most water crew trucks all over the world."...

I don't know if anyone's posted this yet, but here it is: Randi Video It's about 45 minutes.

Dear Sirs, I am willing to take the test for dowsing again as James said that he can send people to the field to test me the last time I tested. I knew then as now that one set of tests is not scientifically viable. Many need to be done. The test will take place in Hayfork California. The tests...

Well, here it is. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7461912885649996034 James Randi In Australia, the full documentary from 1980. Randi has given me permission to put it online as this should be free for the world to see. It was just after this that Australian Skeptics came into...

Hi all I have put up my entire documentary “The Mighty Mitta Muster Water Divining Test – 2002”. I would appreciate if you would post this to any other skeptical groups to which you may belong. Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAgQ9U-oUqw Part 2...

Dr. Vass' response includes him saying dinosuar bones can also be found. The 1st problem I see is over the billions of years Earth has been here something has problably died everywhere and if you dig deep enough you'll find it. The 2nd possible problem I find comes with the term dinosaur bones...

I had a conversation ages ago with someone and eventually I was asked about dowsing. Out came the metal stick things, blah blah baloney... Anyway, I kinda left the conversation not really worried about it (I hear stranger stuff every day), but one thing was mentioned that I've jut this minute...

Can anyone tell me how many, if any, challenges have been attempted, (not just applied for), in relation to water dowsing or divining? I heard an interesting interview on the radio with a woman who claims she can find water and tell you if it's salt or fresh, what type of ground it is in...

This claim arrived on Feb. 1, 2006. 24 hours later, my head is still spinning. POWERS AND ABILITIES TO BE DEMONSTRATED To have on hand, a Spine Chart, or (charts) as the case may be. Step One: By holding a pendulum over each of the 32 vertebrae, with NO NAME on the bottom line, it is...

would it be possible to elminate the ideomotor movements by fixing mr. Whisler's hand somehow? If it is important for him to be in physical contact with the yo-yo, it might possible to strap his arm and hand so that no movement is possbible in the finger that is holding the yo-yo, and if mr...