On Sun, 17 Oct 2010 12:28:13 -0700, you wrote: > >When people say they believe in dowsing, what they are really >saying is that they believe in a human sixth sense -- for instance, >the ability to detect minute fluctuations in electromagnetic >fields.
An interesting side note is that recent studies indicate that at least some bird species SEE magnetic fields. So not a 6th sense, but an augmentation of vision. So unless dowsers are claiming that they literally see magnetic field distortions, I think they'll need to drop the "bird navigation" analogy. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/07/08/robins-can-literally-see-magnetic-fields-but-only-if-their-vision-is-sharp/ http://discovermagazine.com/2007/oct/birds-navigate-using-magnetic-compass-vision ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
