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What's the harm in dowsing?
Some claim they can find hidden items such as water or oil, or even answer questions using rods held in their hands. No scientific test has ever shown it to work. Read more about dowsing
Here are 6 people who were harmed by someone not thinking critically.
Heather CharlesBloomsbury, Central London, England |
Inadequate treatment |
| She saw a doctor for a throat infection and an injured ankle. The doctor used dowsing to select a homeopathic remedy. Her throat did not improve and she had to get antibiotics in another city. The doctor was disciplined. Read more & more | |
Russell & Ruby GraftonAge: 77 & 74 |
Dowser could not find them |
| They drove to visit friends on Christmas. Their journey turned into an odyssey. While they were gone, the family turned to a dowser (using a map) to try to find them. The dowser failed, but they turned up fine a few days later. Read more | |
Christine JessopAge: 9 |
Investigation of her abduction delayed |
| When she was abducted, psychics and dowsers flooded the police with tips to her location. Meanwhile a credible eyewitness report of a girl struggling in a car went uninvestigated for weeks. An inquiry concluded the investigation was botched. Read more | |
Kira JinkinsonAge: 11 months |
Misdiagnosed gastroenteritis |
| Kira had an upset stomach. Her doctor used dowsing to choose a homeopathic remedy, claiming that geopathic stress patterns beneath her home were to blame. The baby was later found to be suffering from gastroenteritis. The doctor was disciplined. Read more & more | |
U.S. taxpayersWashington, DC |
$408,750 wasted |
| The U.S. Department of Energy spent time and money testing a system called PMRAM that was clearly based on dowsing. The Inspector General investigated and included the technology was "implausible" and the money had been wasted. Read more | |