Skeptoid #791: Dowsing: Water Witchcraft

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Skeptoid #791: Dowsing: Water Witchcraft

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Aug 3, 2021

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If you need to find ground water, ask a hydrologist, not an occult magician.

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Aug 3, 2021

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