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23 November 2017

2872 GB adults surveyed

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Ten out of twelve of the UK’s water companies are still sometimes using dowsing to detect leaks or find water pipes, alongside other methods. Dowsing is a technique for searching for underground water by observing the motion of a rod (called a “dowsing rod” or a “divining rod”) supposedly in response to unseen influences. Do you think it is or is not worth continuing to use divining rods?

Conducted 23 November 2017

YouGov surveyed 2872 GB adults

43%
17%
40%
Ten out of twelve of the UK’s water companies are still sometimes using dowsing to detect leaks or find water pipes, alongside other methods. Dowsing is a technique for searching for underground water by observing the motion of a rod (called a “dowsing rod” or a “divining rod”) supposedly in response to unseen influences. Do you think it is or is not worth continuing to use divining rods?

Conducted 23 November 2017

YouGov surveyed 2872 GB adults

By:
43%
17%
40%

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