I was first introduced to those in school history as a young kid; early elementary. I first saw them next door when I was growing up in Huntsville: a spelunker in fact. My grandmother thought it was "fake science," my granddad ... OTHER end of the spectrum.
I caught that. It made sense to me since the two markers were so close together.
I've seen them used for finding water, never heard of them being used to locate graves. Same reaction?
Yes.
This sort of loops into other discussions we've had here about spirituality and life. As I've said to a few, "I've seen it, first hand."
First job out of high school was working for a general contractor who had a contract with the water department to fix leaks or add service. He found the water line by dowsing but I'd bet if he hadn't had a helper digging for him he'd have bought a detector. Some times he'd find it on first try but usually it was after quite a few but however many holes i had to dig he'd always point out the dowsing rods worked.
An old songwriter from South Alabama, Rock Killough, has a good song about a found homeplace. It makes me a little teary. Charlie Loves Hazel.
Grandma got runover by a reindeer! Viral video shows New York women knocked over by deer.
