Comment on xkcd #3004: Wells
Damage@feddit.it 2 weeks agoI’d say it’s likely that wells were independently invented multiple times. Some may have been luck, others ingenuity.
Comment on xkcd #3004: Wells
Damage@feddit.it 2 weeks agoI’d say it’s likely that wells were independently invented multiple times. Some may have been luck, others ingenuity.
deltapi@lemmy.world 2 weeks 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.