were no talking about psychics though
we are talking about detectives that regularly use dowsers [pay them] to help solve mysteries because they work.
a truck was dowsed out of lake michigan and the anchor landed in the truck bed when the dowser said to stop here.
Like I said after 10 years I cannot begin to explain it. It does how ever work and works well.
ideomotor is not the only exlanation, its the one you choose from little research on the subject.
I have actually studied and researched this for about 8 years. For 5 of those years, I actually offered a $100,000 reward for anyone who could demonstrate supernatural abilities. This had to be done under test conditions, to make sure that it was actually supernatural abilities and not just natural ones. During this time, I (along with a panel of others) tested a number of dowsers, and not a single one could show that their skills worked under test conditions. Instead, they simply demonstrated what I have been saying. For instance, as soon as they were blindfolded, all of their ability seemed to magically disappear.
Besides testing myself, I also put my knowledge to work and was able to "dowse" for water quite successfully. The difference though is that I didn't use dowsing rods, but the other techniques that I have claimed that dowsers use.
And finally, I studied the research that has been done on the subject. And there is a lot of research on the subject. The vast majority of this research came to the same conclusion. So I do have a lot of knowledge in the field.
We are also kind of talking about psychics as psychics use the same techniques. I still use some of these techniques in my mentalism show. I know a couple of other professional "psychics" who use these same methods in their shows. Instead of rods, they use crystals on a chain, and instead of looking for water, they find a person's card, or the like.
Now, getting to the story. I have actually seen about 3 or 4 versions of this story when I looked it up last night. I never was able to find an official story, or a news article though. But from what I gather, it really isn't to surprising.
First, it was in winter. That is a big key here. We also have a lost vehicle. Between the time of the dowsers work on the case, and the beginning of the case, a considerable amount of time had passed. This means that the story would have been in the news, and that a search would have been conducted. This is important.
Since they were unable to find the truck anywhere, the most likely place to look would have been underwater. If you live by a large body of water, this would have been somewhat clear. For me, that is where I would have looked if nothing turned up.
Next, just knowing something about how ice forms on a lake is important. The weakest places are the center. You get somewhat of a ridge cap there and it is generally quite weak. I know whenever my uncle would take us ice fishing, all of us (including other ice fishers) stayed quite far away from those ridges, as we knew that there was a good chance of breaking through.
Add that to the currents that help bring things closer to the center, it is a great place to point out. The real kicker though is that this isn't the first time such a thing happened. I know that around where I live, we have a large lake. When people fall through, it is usually in the same general area. And this does happen on more than one occasion. Looking at Lake Michigan, this also wasn't the first time such a thing happened. So it wouldn't be too hard for someone to point out, at least on a map, where they were.
Now going to the boat, and them finding the truck. First, the only time I have read that the anchor fell into the bed of the truck is from you. None of the other stories contain it. So unless you can verify it, I don't think it really is accurate. Second, simply dropping anchor around the middle of the lake, or where one knows the ridge caps to have been, would give you a fairly good chance of finding the truck.
I can't really go further in depth, as I don't have an official story, but just working off of this, it really isn't too surprising. What is surprising is that the cops didn't do it in the first place.
However, if you accept this to be true, then don't you have to accept that psychics work as well? Many police departments hire psychics as they claim to have a high success rate (that can be debated, just as the whole dowsing thing can). I have done many talks at police departments regarding the dangers in hiring psychics in the past, and I know first hand, that there are various cops who swear by them (many others find them an annoyance though). But really, it is just as supported as your claim. So is prayer.
