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Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or
ores, gemstones, oil, gravesites,and many other objects and materials, as well as currents of
earth radiation (Ley lines), without the use of scientific apparatus. Ghost hunters the world round
also use dowsing to detect spirits, or other non-physical energies.

Dowsing is also known as divining (especially in reference to interpretation of results),
doodlebugging (in the U.S.), or (when searching specifically for water) water finding or water
witching.

In particular, dowsing is also called Rhabdomancy, which is a type of divination by means of any
rod, wand, staff, stick, arrow, or the like.

A Y- or L-shaped twig or rod, called a dowsing rod, divining rod (Latin: virgula divina or baculus
divinatorius) or witching rod is sometimes used during dowsing, although some dowsers use
other equipment or no equipment at all.

Dowsing appears to have arisen in the context of Renaissance magic in Germany, and it remains
popular among believers.

Dowsing rods

Traditionally, the most common dowsing rod is a forked (Y-shaped) branch from a tree or bush.
Some dowsers prefer branches from particular trees, and some prefer the branches to be freshly
cut. Hazel twigs in Europe and witch-hazel in the United States are traditionally commonly
chosen, as are branches from willow or peach trees. The two ends on the forked side are held
one in each hand with the third (the stem of the "Y") pointing straight ahead. Often the branches
are grasped palms down. The dowser then walks slowly over the places where he suspects the
target (for example, minerals or water) may be, and the dowsing rod supposedly dips, inclines or
twitches when a discovery is made. This method is sometimes known as "Willow Witching."

Many dowsers today use a pair of simple L-shaped metal rods. One rod is held in each hand,
with the short arm of the L held upright, and the long arm pointing forward. When something is
found, the rods cross over one another making an "X" over the found object. If the object is long
and straight, such as a water pipe, the rods will point in opposite directions, showing its
orientation. Some dowsers claim best success with rods made of particular metals, commonly
brass, although others think that the material is irrelevant if it is the human body itself that does
the detecting. The rods are sometimes fashioned from wire coat hangers, and glass or plastic
rods have also been accepted. Straight rods are also sometimes used for the same purposes,
and were not uncommon in early 19th century New England.

In all cases, the device is in a state of unstable equilibrium from which slight movements may be
amplified.

Pendulum Dowsing
A pendulum of crystal, metal or other materials suspended on a chain is sometimes used in
divination and dowsing. In one approach the user first determines which direction (left-right,
up-down) will indicate "yes" and which "no" before proceeding to ask the pendulum specific
questions, or else another person may pose questions to the person holding the pendulum. The
pendulum may also be used over a pad or cloth with "yes" and "no" written on it and perhaps
other words written in a circle. The person holding the pendulum aims to hold it as steadily as
possible over the center and its movements are held to indicate answers to the questions. In the
practice of radiesthesia, a pendulum is used for medical diagnosis.

ADE 651

The ADE 651, produced by ATSC (UK), is a controversial hand-held "remote portable substance
detector" that is claimed to be able to detect from a distance the presence and location of various
types of explosives, drugs, and other substances. The device has been sold to a number of
countries in the Middle and Far East, including Iraq, for as much as $60,000 per unit. The Iraqi
government is said to have spent £52m ($85m) on the devices. However, investigations by the
BBC and other organisations have reported that the device is little more than a "glorified dowsing
rod" with no ability to perform its claimed functions. In January 2010, export of the device to Iraq
and Afghanistan was banned by the British Government and the managing director of ATSC was
arrested on suspicion of fraud, and in June 2010 several other companies were raided by British
police.

The use of the device by Iraqi and Pakistani security forces has become a major international
controversy. The virtually identical GT200 and Alpha 6 devices, which are widely used in
Thailand, have also come under scrutiny in the wake of the revelations about the ADE 651.

The ADE 651 consists of a swivelling antenna mounted via a hinge to a plastic handgrip. It
requires no battery or other power source, its manufacturer stating that it is powered solely by the
user's static electricity. To use the device, the operator must walk for a few moments to "charge"
it before holding it at right angles to the body. After a substance-specific "programmed substance
detection card" is inserted, the device is supposed to swivel in the user's hand to point its
antenna in the direction of the target substance. The cards are claimed to be designed to "tune
into" the "frequency" of a particular explosive or other substance named on the card.

Other similar devices are the GT200, Quadro Tracker (or Mole detecter), and Sniffex, all of which
have been proven ineffective for their "intended" use.

Miket WiFi Dowsing Rod

This dowsing rod is a WiFi Internet detecting tool from Miket. It looks like a dowsing rod, and
people won’t even know you are searching for a WiFi hotspot. At least, bringing along one of
these dowsing rods, makes it less obvious that you’re actually trying to sneak into a WiFi zone for
free Internet connection.

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