nightning
ish red no longer *sad*
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This was one of my first introductions to the scientific method and all of the biases it needs to fight through. And it was in Australia that I read about the new challenges that were being brought to challenge myths, which I believe this falls into.
A quick google turned up what I remember reading about - Australian Skeptics Divining Test
*nods* But the size of the study is rather small... You're dealing with human perception vs machines. How variable are human response? In particular humans placed through stressful situations? Maybe you need a larger sample size?
There's no scientific evidence to support how dowsing can work. Yet people way back are finding sources of underground water at a significantly higher probability than chance. So it does look like there's something there.