Divining rods for sapphire hunting

[Badge]

Well I tried to put in two pics, try again day 1 for one small piece.

I met a local who swears by his aluminium rods and another who ha what looked like fencing wire. Both have small operations in Rubyvale. Both said I had to go deeper. Which I did.
My opinion is it would be easier on my back if we just ised the bags of wash advertised everywhere. At least you get results and time to sit back and have a beer instead of dehydrating in a dry creek.
Cheers.
Badge.

 

[Hawkear]

I prefer something a bit better looking. You can tell it would work just by looking at it.

 

[BigWave]

Divining? You idiots

 

[Jaros]

I'm sure the long range detectors were proven to be a scam a few years ago......divining rods???

 

[mbasko]

I'm sure the long range detectors were proven to be a scam a few years ago......divining rods???

Long range detectors/locators "work" off the same principle as divining rods.
Yes they are a scam

 

[Moneybox]

.. Just like the ''Power of Crystals'' .... Some things I have seen are just plain Strange......

Some People have "It" and some Don't....

LW...

When I was a kid, perhaps 55-60 years ago we had a crystal radio. No batteries or electrical connection just a small crystal for perpetual radio reception.

 

[user 12139]

for those who believe in divining, I've rod sets for sale... $25 / set
for those who dont believe, your $25 up on me

 

[Hawkear]

I prefer something a bit better looking. You can tell it would work just by looking at it.

I can assure you that machine or something that looked like it actually worked at finding gold -for the scammer!

 

[mbasko]

When I was a kid, perhaps 55-60 years ago we had a crystal radio. No batteries or electrical connection just a small crystal for perpetual radio reception.

No magic going on there though. The crystal just acts as a diode & were later replaced with germanium diodes (but still known as crystal radios) then modern diodes, more power, amplifiers, greater reception etc. to be able to produce volume through speakers & more + clearer reception.
Crystal radios still use power but at the very low voltage present in radio signals, thats why you would have used a high impedance earpiece to hear it - not enough power to drive speakers or modern low impedance headphones etc.
I made one in primary school but unfortunately no longer have it.

 

[Mirrors]

 

[Mirrors]

It really works !!!!!

 

[Jaros]

Di Doh!!!!!!!!

 

[Hawkear]

No disrespect for your beliefs, Mirrors, but show us the nuggets!

 

[Mirrors]

No disrespect for your beliefs, Mirrors, but show us the nuggets!

Sarcasm mate, I've met the dude in that video, I've watches it in action.

Biggest scam im probably going to see in action.
He tries to sell them but when I asked to have a go he said... no no no

 

[Mirrors]

Sarcasm mate, I've met the dude in that video, I've watches it in action.

Biggest scam im probably going to see in action.
He tries to sell them but when I asked to have a go he said... no no no

Watched ^

 

[Phil8303]

for those who believe in divining, I've rod sets for sale... $25 / set
for those who dont believe, your $25 up on me

I have coat hangers for $25 each. You cam use them to do thw same thing, but they also help if you wanna hang a shirt

 

[Hawkear]

Yeah Mirrors, easy to find gold when you know where you stashed it.

 

[user 12139]

yeah but maybe they forgot where they stashed it

 

[Badge]

Some things will never change. The Earth was flat once, and only a select few understood that it wasn't. Divining rods are no different.
I've learned a few things since my trip started and then finished suddenlt thanks to Mrs Badge having a fall.
1. Sceptics will always be sceptics.
2. Sceptics don't have the mental capacity to use diving rods, just incase they might work.
3. A very valuable and cheap lesson on how to identify sapphires from a Rubyvale local.
4. Dig deeper when you have found nothing first try.
5. Always carry a larhe piece of corundum to scratch what you have found if in doubt.
5. Don't feed the animals at the zoo incase they bite.

I had what I would class as a fruitful trip. The rods led me to some sapphires albeit very few and very small. And when I return I'll be spending some prime time with a certain local who gave me a few tips, including advice on using the rods and understanding the feel/vibrations.

In all I ended up with well over 100 sapphires of cutting size ( not cutting size for me but Lamberts in Thailand mainly) but the vast majority was from a bag from Armfest.

Cheers.
Badge.


Pic 1.From Armfest.
Pic 2. 4.35 ct green and blue.
Pic 3. A Pink.
Pic 4. My results. A mixed bag.

 

[user 4386]

How absurd. But I guess it is an electronic-age coat-hanger.....

And the scientific basis for all this?

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org...=eng&msclkid=b5f51964bc7811ec8999d5d77efece00