Water divining - gift or con?

摘要

With water arguably as precious as gold some people, farmers included, are willing to try anything to find it. But is there any merit in the notion of water divining? Or are the people who claim to be diviners simply taking advantage of our quest to clench our thirst for a reliable water source. Farming Ahead's weather expert, Lindsay Smail set out to find some answers. The ancient art of water divining, also known as 'water witching' or 'dowsing' in the United States (US), has long been a contentious issue. Even in this post-modern scientificandrationalisticerathere are many farmers and others who strongly adhere to long-held beliefs about the efficacy of such methods.