Ban on unscientific "bomb detector" after $85M sales

Re:Ban on unscientific "bomb detector" after $85M sales by watmough on Friday January 22, 2010 @09:19PM (#1071231)

I'm not trying to suggest this device works.

On the other hand, we hired a guy to dowse and dig a water well when I was a kid. He dowsed, and drilled a well.

Just an 'anecdatum'.

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Re:Ban on unscientific "bomb detector" after $85M sales by science4sail on Friday January 22, 2010 @09:35PM (#1071251)

I'm under the impression that groundwater is reachable from almost anywhere, provided that one digs deep enough.

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Re:Ban on unscientific "bomb detector" after $85M sales by InclinedPlane on Saturday January 23, 2010 @03:28AM (#1071561)

Yup, that's why they call it a water table. There are exceptions if one happens to live in very dry areas with interesting geology, but generally any piece of land is good enough for a well if you dig deep enough.

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