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I’m reading a book about a ww1 escape and it’s done by tricking the guards using magic and a Ouija board
True story: it’s the confidence men by Margaret fox.
Boards came about with the rise of spiritualism and theatre magic, tricks and the ability to make money from the public.
A manufacturer came up with the board, mass produced them and made a fortune
The ww1, millions dying, they also gained popularity as people wanted to communicate.
Of course it’s all absolute nonsense. You just need a hook, a vulnerability, a way in to lead your victim down the route they want ti hear . The books a good read.
True story: it’s the confidence men by Margaret fox.
Boards came about with the rise of spiritualism and theatre magic, tricks and the ability to make money from the public.
A manufacturer came up with the board, mass produced them and made a fortune
The ww1, millions dying, they also gained popularity as people wanted to communicate.
Of course it’s all absolute nonsense. You just need a hook, a vulnerability, a way in to lead your victim down the route they want ti hear . The books a good read.
Pflanzgarten said:
Lord Marylebone said:
Not anymore.
The water companies were b
ked by OFWAT back in 2017 and told to ‘stop wasting customers money on medieval witchcraft‘ after a scientist got most of them to publicly admit that ‘some’ of their engineers still attempted to use divining rods on occasion, and this prompted a public backlash and a kick up the arse from OFWAT.
Almost all of them changed company policies to rid their engineers and vans of rods.
I believe it is now only Thames Water to refuse to give up dowsing/divining completely and admit that some of their engineers still use the rods, despite their being absolutely no evidence that they do anything other than cause wasted time.
You better tell the three different UU teams who I watched use them last year and the guy I’m meeting tomorrow then. The water companies were b
ked by OFWAT back in 2017 and told to ‘stop wasting customers money on medieval witchcraft‘ after a scientist got most of them to publicly admit that ‘some’ of their engineers still attempted to use divining rods on occasion, and this prompted a public backlash and a kick up the arse from OFWAT.Almost all of them changed company policies to rid their engineers and vans of rods.
I believe it is now only Thames Water to refuse to give up dowsing/divining completely and admit that some of their engineers still use the rods, despite their being absolutely no evidence that they do anything other than cause wasted time.
Bill said:
Shame none of the utilities people didn't claim James Randi's $1m prize while they could. Plenty of others tried.
I believe well over 1000 people tried!Lord Marylebone said:
I believe well over 1000 people tried!
I can remember Derren Brown going to the USA to expose some of those Charlatans & basically got thrown out of the Country.Reminds of the of the film with Robert de Niro.... RED LIGHTS.
Edited by Milkyway on Friday 24th March 10:35
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