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Radzila t1_j6e7ms4 wrote

Reply to comment by ButterMyBean in Eli5....can you dig a well anywhere and hit water...and how did the early ranchers in the West know where to dig for water. Especially in the really dry areas? by pinkshrinkrn

I like how you said it was just your experience but everyone is taking it like you are saying that's the only way to go.

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imgroxx t1_j6eh82k wrote

No, they're saying dowsing is a myth, meaning even a single claimed experience is incorrect, and it's in fact something else. Like prior experience in an area (aquifers are rather large, so knowledge works for quite a distance), or knowing common geological patterns.

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