From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!houxm!houxa!houxi!houxz!ihnp4!ihlpb!dap1 Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Re: dowsing - (nf) Article-I.D.: ihlpb.310 Posted: Sat Feb 19 02:00:52 1983 Received: Sun Feb 20 05:37:58 1983 #R:vortex:-2400:ihlpb:6600012: 0:662 ihlpb!dap1 Feb 18 18: 7:00 1983 Several years ago a construction crew was digging up water mains on the street in front of our house and we noticed them using coat hangars and asked them about it. Sure enough, they were looking for water mains. I've read of people who have been paid large sums of money for such talents by large companies. I tried the same thing and the damn things crossed just as I was walking over a water main! Before we start talking about sub-conscious muscle actions let me explain that I was too young to have ANY idea about where the water main was. I guess these guys were just not sophisticated enough to know that what they were doing couldn't possibly work.