well well well, if it isn’t a new xkcd

You do have to be careful, though–sometimes, instead of water, you hit this free fuel that you can sell for a lot of money instead.

https://explainxkcd.com/3004/

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    il y a 26 jours

    The fact that people were still paying for ‘professional’ dowsing services as recently as 20 years ago says a lot too. Many people genuinely thought that wells needed to hit a specific spot to get water, the comprehension of how water tables work was certainly lacking.