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10 Great Snake-Oil Gadgets

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  • I think that its interesting that they chose to include dowsing on the list.

    I've done it for years, and while I have never had any interest in using it in a practical manner, the rods do move on their own, even when my hands don't appear to be moving.

    It just seems somewhat gratuitous, especially when there are so many different types to choose from. Doubly so when you realize that the practice doesn't actually require any sort of real purchase.

    • Re: (Score:3, Interesting)

      by Man On Pink Corner ( 1089867 )
      I'd think you'd want to contact the Randi Foundation. They've got $1,000,000 for you if you can back up that claim.

      Something tells me their $1,000,000 is pretty safe, though.
      • I can back the claim, what I can't back is the accuracy. I've never really bothered to test for accuracy, because I'm not really interested in that. It seems to work just fine looking for pennies.

        All I really know is that the rods move on their own, and often times the rods answer things opposite what I would think. But they definitely move on their own, and it definitely isn't subtle either. I can and have reproduced it many times, including in front of skeptics.

        As somebody that holds a bachelors in the na
        • Dowsing rods are usually under some sort of tension and will indeed move on their own. Real effort has to be expended to stop them from moving. If you are saying they do more than that for you then apply some of that natural science knowledge. What's needed here is a properly controlled and blinded test. Since you are the operator of the device then you will have to participate in rather than conduct the experiment. Those conducting need to run many trials (as in 300 or more) and throughly control any
    • I agree that it shouldn't be there, although for different reasons. "Walking around with something in your hand" doesn't exactly qualify as a gadget.

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