Screw on a string pregnancy test.

Ford Zoo · #1 12/18/12, 09:51 PM

Has anyone done this?

Got thinking about it when the kids tried it on my pregnant DDIL. Tried it on a few does we are hoping and/or saw bred, and it worked! Held it over the hip bones and the screw started moving in large circles, I could feel a magnetic like pull on the string as it went around. When I held it over the boys it did nothing, just hung there.

I know this isn't scientific, but I marked which girls it worked on, will know more in the months to come.

Donna1982 · #2 12/18/12, 10:00 PM

I have a video on YouTube about dowsing. Same thing pretty much just with wires. Worked well for mom, me not so much. I shake A LOT so I think that has some to do with it.

Ford Zoo · #3 12/18/12, 10:18 PM

Was that you?! I've watched that and shared it with others, but haven't tried it yet.I should do it and compare results!

LFRJ · #4 12/18/12, 11:37 PM

I tried it. The dowsing thing with wires, just for fun, but before I even came close to a goat it became apparent that any minute, miniscule, incremental shift in the angle of the hand holding the wire would cause the wire to sway. It seemed it would be impossible to hold a wire steady enough and level enough not to cause it to gently pitch (in whatever direction I wanted it to for that matter). Try holding a bent wire and you'll see what i mean. I thought about making holders for the wire to set in, but same problem. Any minute shift away from a perfect and level horizontal and the wire would inevitably sway in the direction of the infraction.

I'm therefore not a believer in dowsing with wires given the practical physics of the matter, but I AM intrigued with the plausibility of electro magnetics which might stir the the course of a metal object. It still seems pretty far fetched, but I'm up for cheap entertainment these days..so I'd be more interested in the screw on a string thing - so long as the object is NOT suspended by human hands.

So - do tell, how is it performed?

Dreamgoat Annie · #5 12/19/12, 06:27 AM

I know a woman who does this with miniature horse mares and as far as I know, she's always been right on (she's been breeding for something like 10 years). The object turns in a circle for one sex and swings back and forth for the other, though I can't recall which was which.

I've tried it with mixed results but for sure it doesn't move when suspended over a ram or buck.

Sue

Ford Zoo · #6 12/19/12, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by LFRJ

I tried it. The dowsing thing with wires, just for fun, but before I even came close to a goat it became apparent that any minute, miniscule, incremental shift in the angle of the hand holding the wire would cause the wire to sway. It seemed it would be impossible to hold a wire steady enough and level enough not to cause it to gently pitch (in whatever direction I wanted it to for that matter). Try holding a bent wire and you'll see what i mean. I thought about making holders for the wire to set in, but same problem. Any minute shift away from a perfect and level horizontal and the wire would inevitably sway in the direction of the infraction.

I'm therefore not a believer in dowsing with wires given the practical physics of the matter, but I AM intrigued with the plausibility of electro magnetics which might stir the the course of a metal object. It still seems pretty far fetched, but I'm up for cheap entertainment these days..so I'd be more interested in the screw on a string thing - so long as the object is NOT suspended by human hands.

So - do tell, how is it performed?

From listening to the old timers speak of dowsing for water over the years, seems not everyone can do it. I suspect that some just have a better "feel" for it, probably has something to do with differences in the body's own electro-magnetic powers. I would liken it to some people having an excellent sense of direction when in unknown territory, or those who either kill watch batteries or keep them going for years. Perhaps you just don't have "it".

For the string test, I used a 2" deck screw (aluminum is said not to work-being non magnetic), and a string from a feed sack. Tie the string to the screw just under the head so it hangs point down. Hold the string about 18" or so above the screw, hanging the screw about 6" above the does hips, resting your forearm on something if needed. At first the screw will spin to unwind the string, then it will rest for a moment before starting to move in a small circle if any energy is detected. The longer you hold it, the larger the circle will become and the screw point may aim in odd directions.

mekasmom · #7 12/20/12, 12:14 AM

I've seen the pendulum thing done on pregnant women to try to determine the gender of the infant. And I have seen it done with horses. They use a certain type of stone usually because of the electromagnetic qualities, or a piece of metal that conducts electricity well like copper or silver.
I, personally, am not a believer in it working well. But a lot of people do think it works. It is interesting to hear about people doing it to see how the percentages of right/wrong work out. The theory behind it is something to do with the electro-magnetic frequency of males being different than females so the pendulum swings differently for different genders of the baby?????
I've never seen it done to detect a pregnancy, but it seems logical because the fetus would also have their own electromagnetic influence. Interesting.

LFRJ · #8 12/20/12, 07:38 PM

Thanks FordZoo. We have a doe who is likely bred, another that likely isn't, a couple I'm not sure about - and a wether that can stand in as a control subject.
I'll let you know!

southerngurl · #9 12/20/12, 10:07 PM

I've done that with a gold ring. There is a definite pull one direction or another. I do'nt think the point is to keep it perfectly still, it's more that the movement seems channeled by some kind of field or something. It sounds weird.. The doe herself has one, if you put it over her chest area it will go in a circle. You can use it one eggs. Circles are girls, back and forth are boys (supposed to be that is).

Monica33 · #10 12/20/12, 11:18 PM

Granny, aunts and mother used a needle and thread. Round for girls back and forth for boys, While we don't ever remember them being wrong granny did predict twins once, one boy, one girl. Think it might do weird things for multiples of different sexes but I've never seen it with twins myself.
Never occurred to me to use it on livestock, but it makes sense that it would work for them too.

buslady · #11 12/21/12, 08:03 PM

I tried this on myself back in 66. It was right on. Have done it numerous times since, and it has worked. Not tried it on an animal though. i will tomorrow, and will wait and see. Buslady

mekasmom · #12 12/21/12, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by southerngurl

There is a definite pull one direction or another. I do'nt think the point is to keep it perfectly still, it's more that the movement seems channeled by some kind of field or something.

If a human lies on their back on a table or bed, and you hold the pendulum (metal or stone) above them it will twirl in circles at the 7 chakras unless one is blocked. The person standing up sees it twirl counter clockwise while the person lying down sees it twirl clockwise (right?). If a chakra is blocked, it just sits and twists a bit or doesn't twril in large circles. There are electro magnetic waves that come off the human body. It's interesting.

LFRJ · #13 12/22/12, 01:39 AM

Ah, this IS getting interesting now. Chakras, I can believe in (levels of magnetic energy, right? The body has got to be full of em). I am inclined also toward Chi energy, their flow actually, - the stuff that acupuncture utilizes. It HAS to be tied into all this some how. - still a little uncertain if it will move a suspended screw, but I believe in the concept!

mekasmom · #14 12/22/12, 03:40 AM

Try it on a family member. Just use a metal object or a stone like tourmaline. By just holding it above the body, the pendulum will swing or circle. Normal is circle, but sometimes a chakra is blocked, so it isn't letting out electromagnetic waves correctly. They start at the feet and go all the way up to the forehead. The one by the feet seems to block more often, but usually the ones on the trunk will circle well.
Our bodies run on electricity. It makes our hearts beat and controls the nerve impulses and brain synapses. I don't believe in the eastern religions, but they are right about electro-magnetic waves in and around our body. Our bodies themselves create them.

Ford Zoo · #15 12/22/12, 07:47 AM

Very interesting additions! Yes, I have always seen it move counterclockwise when doing the holding, but never gave that much thought.

And I will definately be trying this out on eggs in the spring.

I know nothing about chakras, but since I like to dabble in holistic subjects you have sparked my curiosity.

Josie · #16 12/22/12, 07:55 AM

Although I find the idea interesting and it would be convenient if it worked, that has not been my experience. I bought chickens from a lady who used this method to sex them. She was about 50% accurate

I have also heard of people using this on eggs and only incubating the "female" ones.

mekasmom · #17 12/22/12, 08:41 AM

I haven't seen a lot of success in gender-guessing either. But that is just in the limited times I have seen it done at alternative health fares or on some horses.

noeskimo · #18 12/22/12, 09:20 AM

I, too, did not believe in dousing ( degrees in hard science have made me a skeptic)until I married a "douser" He can find waterlines, and has found water-although none on our place-West Texas.Just for a hoot, he doused all our goats last year, with100% accuracy!