Page 1 of UK water companies use dowsing rods

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/11/british-water-utilities-admit-they-use-divining-rods-to-find-leaks/

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Le Page heard from her parents, who live in Stratford-upon-Avon, that a technician from their water company, Severn Trent Water, had been using a divining rod to decide whether to do work in the area. Curious, Le Page tweeted at Severn Trent's Twitter account to see if the utility really had technicians using the age-old technique.

"We do have some techs that still have them in the van and use them if they need to," the company tweeted. "However, we prefer to use listening sticks and other methods."

Curious, Le Page sent inquiries to 11 other major water companies in the UK. Amazingly, 10 of them confirmed that their technicians sometimes use divining rods to detect leaks, while just two—Northern Ireland Water and Wessex Water—said they never use the technique.


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This item was edited on Friday, 24th November 2017, 10:43