Comments on: Mental Mysteries http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/08/mental-mysteries/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:15:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rick Auricchio http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/08/mental-mysteries/comment-page-1/#comment-1059278 Rick Auricchio Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:51:59 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5029#comment-1059278 And here I thought a "sex detector" was going to be something really useful. And here I thought a “sex detector” was going to be something really useful.

]]> By: discodrock http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/08/mental-mysteries/comment-page-1/#comment-1059251 discodrock Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:45:33 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5029#comment-1059251 32 miles on 1 gallon pretty good for '38 32 miles on 1 gallon pretty good for ‘38

]]> By: Vozpit http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/08/mental-mysteries/comment-page-1/#comment-1059239 Vozpit Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:27:46 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5029#comment-1059239 I wonder if the Amazing Randi would like this. :D I wonder if the Amazing Randi would like this. :D

]]> By: Rick http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/08/08/mental-mysteries/comment-page-1/#comment-1059232 Rick Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:54:59 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5029#comment-1059232 You'll never run short of people who believe strongly in these sorts of things. It's part of human nature to want to have some sort of control over nature. In the case of the water diviners, they are generally pretty successful in that there is a water table underlying virtually every square yard of land except under the driest of deserts. And even there one can usually find water if one digs down deep enough. By the way, the authors state that the water diviner is called a "bowser". That's incorrect. The word is "dowser". Interesting article. Thanks. Rick You’ll never run short of people who believe strongly in these sorts of things. It’s part of human nature to want to have some sort of control over nature. In the case of the water diviners, they are generally pretty successful in that there is a water table underlying virtually every square yard of land except under the driest of deserts. And even there one can usually find water if one digs down deep enough. By the way, the authors state that the water diviner is called a “bowser”. That’s incorrect. The word is “dowser”. Interesting article. Thanks.

Rick

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