I was in fifth grade when my uncle showed me the wire tester thing. He didn’t have any personal explanation, you just said think at it you can make it go up, make your mind a blank and it’ll go down.
The rest is searchable with scientific sources, not new agey places.
Everybody has a wire tester...borrow one.
Going to dinner before the flame throwers arrive...
There are a large number of phenomena that are still unexplained.
One, for example, is the “I’m being watched” reaction. It’s been shown in a number of studies that people seem to have an unknown type of knowledge if someone is staring at them.
Another example is the deal when dogs know their owners are on the way home. The dog’s behavior is pretty standard, then, a little while before the owner gets back home, the dog starts going to the door, or pacing the driveway, something like that. I’ve seen this myself in multiple dogs.
So I am open to believing there are things we don’t understand yet.
And I find it quite fascinating!
Interesting comments. As for the wire tester - you’re talking about the inductive types with a clamp that goes around the insulated wire? I’m not sure how common those are. I’ve got about three of the regular multimeters with the + and (-) probes. One of them even has batteries that still work!
With regard to the iron - we have plenty of it in our blood. Some folks may have a better make up that gives them a better sense of direction. I’ve heard where folks that sleep with their head to the north do better with directions as well.
I was just telling my kids that there is still SO much to understand in this world. Makes it fun!