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Originally Posted by Geo
Yesterday i located with rods a place at my farm. I took my DP and i checked it. Really was a object . I dig it and i found a rust bolt.
How L Rods located this bolt!!!
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The simple answer is that the rods did not detect the bolt.
Instead of just using the rods, try this:
Go to a field and stand in a random location. Throw a dice, If it's a 6 then dig a deep hole and look for any metallic objects. You can use a metal detector to do the pinpointing. If it's not a 6, then take one step in any direction, and again throw the dice. Only dig if it shows a 6. Record how many objects you find and how many empty holes you dig.
Then go out and use the rods, and again record how many objects you find and how many empty holes you dig. If you spend a full day doing both activities, in order to get some statistically significant results, you will find that there is no difference between the two.
Note that this is not a double-blind test, and is open to human error. Particularly as the person performing the test can unconsciously choose a productive area for the rods, and an unproductive area for the dice, based on visual clues.
I know that the way the rods twitch is quite compelling, but believe me it's a trick of the mind. Also, if you've never tried using a ouija board, then you should. As that's something that's even more compelling. No wonder the Victorians were so obsessed with psychic phenomenon. However, this is also s trick of the mind, and guess what? ... it's caused by the same ideomotor effect, but is greatly amplified by there being more than one person involved.