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/

  • Damage@feddit.it
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    7 days ago

    I’d say it’s likely that wells were independently invented multiple times. Some may have been luck, others ingenuity.

    • deltapi@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      7 days ago

      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.