Updated 7 a.m. Wednesday Most of the major water companies in the United Kingdom use dowsing rods — a folk magic practice discredited by science — to find underwater pipes, according to an Oxford Ph.D ...
Ten out of 12 water utilities in the United Kingdom admitted that their technicians use divining rods to find underground leaks or water pipes, according to an investigation by science blogger Sally ...
10 out of 12 big British water firms have admitted to still using "divining rods" to look for water. It's a medieval pseudoscience, with no reputable evidence that it works. When the parents of Sally ...
Thames Water is still using the ancient dowsing method to hunt for leaks, despite scientists saying it doesn’t work. The company, which services nearly 15million homes, has admitted some of their ...
A house a couple doors down was recently sold, and for whatever reason the underground utility folks were called and marked up the area with the water/gas/electrical lines, etc. As I was watching from ...
Biologist Sally Le Page couldn't believe it when she heard a folk magic practice was being used to look for water mains in 2017. But 10 out of 12... Updated 7 a.m. Wednesday Most of the major water ...