Newsweek

‘Magic’ Medieval Water Divining Techniques Still Used by U.K. Water Companies

Americans are always being told that their view of Britain is wrong. The U.K. is, we hear, not a quaint little island of medieval towns and minor royals but a thriving modern economy and a world ...
WESA

U.K. Water Companies Sometimes Use Dowsing Rods To Find Pipes

Updated 7 a.m. Wednesday Most of the major water companies in the United Kingdom use dowsing rods — a folk magic practice discredited by science — to find underwater pipes, according to an Oxford Ph.D ...
Business Insider

British water firms are using a discredited medieval pseudoscience technique to look for pipes

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WGBH

U.K. Water Companies Sometimes Use Dowsing Rods To Find Pipes

There are many different ways to hold a divining rod or dowsing rod. Some people prefer to "witch" for water with a pendulum. The practice relies on the idea that the object will suddenly move when a ...
NPR

U.K. Water Companies Sometimes Use Dowsing Rods To Find Pipes

Most of the major water companies in the United Kingdom use dowsing rods — a folk magic practice discredited by science — to find underwater pipes, according to an Oxford Ph.D. student and science ...