Dowsing are they serious?

Stankeye · 12th November 2009, 04:04 PM

I work in the oil and gas industry.

Finding pipelines is something that needs to be done from time to time and corrosion of pipelines is serious business.

Anyway I was pursuing a corrosion website and came across this.
http://www.farwst.com/fwst/instrum/magnetomatic.htm

I can't tell if they are serious or not, but it sure makes them look bad to hide the joke that well.

Olowkow · 12th November 2009, 04:29 PM

I don't see any prices or way of ordering the dowsing device. They do sell all kinds of legit equipment though, it seems. I'm going to say this is a very clever in-joke among folks who should and do, know better. We shall see.

tsig · 12th November 2009, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by Stankeye

I work in the oil and gas industry.

Finding pipelines is something that needs to be done from time to time and corrosion of pipelines is serious business.

Anyway I was pursuing a corrosion website and came across this.
http://www.farwst.com/fwst/instrum/magnetomatic.htm

I can't tell if they are serious or not, but it sure makes them look bad to hide the joke that well.

No prices, no grid markings in the background, no use of color and no pictures.

Could be someone's joke page got posted as real?

Olowkow · 12th November 2009, 05:14 PM

Well well well, someone has spoofed Farwest. Compare this, the real company website,

http://www.farwestcorrosion.com/products-fwst.htm

with this:

http://www.farwst.com/fwst/instrum/magnetomatic.htm

Stankeye · 12th November 2009, 05:26 PM

It's definitely part of the site, as it's under their miscellaneous products section on the left hand menus.

The lack of pricing may be clue.

ETA
I found the pricing for it!

04-29950 Magnetomatic Pipe Locator $38.50
04-29951 Magnetomatic Pipe Locator, case only $6.00

So they really do want to sell these! All for the low low price of $44.50!

Stankeye · 12th November 2009, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by Olowkow

Well well well, someone has spoofed Farwest. Compare this, the real company website,

http://www.farwestcorrosion.com/products-fwst.htm

with this:

http://www.farwst.com/fwst/instrum/magnetomatic.htm

They have it under both their sites.

http://www.farwestcorrosion.com/fwst...gnetomatic.htm

neltana · 12th November 2009, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by Stankeye

So they really do want to sell these! All for the low low price of $44.50!

Only if you are a sucker and buy the case. That's where they get you!

Olowkow · 12th November 2009, 05:38 PM

Sheesh! I stand corrected. Trying to play chess and debunk at the same time doesn't work. The description just sounded too well written

to be done by wooists. Oh well.

Stankeye · 13th November 2009, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Olowkow

Sheesh! I stand corrected. Trying to play chess and debunk at the same time doesn't work. The description just sounded too well written

to be done by wooists. Oh well.

In talking with my boss about this, I guess there are some old time guys in the industry where this is a viable method for finding pipelines.

I guess it just takes time for these things to fade away.

pakeha · 13th November 2009, 11:16 AM

From the site:

Quote:

This instrument may be used in the interior of structures, as well as outside to locate pipe, conduit and cable. There are some individuals who cannot use the Magnetomatic Pipe Locator. If an operator during the test of the unit cannot get any movement from the indicator after repeated attempts, a new operator should be chosen.

Olowkow · 13th November 2009, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by Stankeye

In talking with my boss about this, I guess there are some old time guys in the industry where this is a viable method for finding pipelines.

I guess it just takes time for these things to fade away.

Quote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowsing
The 1550 edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia contains a woodcut of a dowser with forked rod in hand walking over a cutaway image of a mining operation.

Yeah, I should think another 500 years ought to do it. We've had our share of 21st century dowsers on JREF.

12th November 2009, 04:04 PM	#1
Stankeye Scholar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: CA, USA Posts: 102	Dowsing are they serious? I work in the oil and gas industry. Finding pipelines is something that needs to be done from time to time and corrosion of pipelines is serious business. Anyway I was pursuing a corrosion website and came across this. http://www.farwst.com/fwst/instrum/magnetomatic.htm I can't tell if they are serious or not, but it sure makes them look bad to hide the joke that well.

12th November 2009, 04:29 PM	#2
Olowkow Graduate Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,548	I don't see any prices or way of ordering the dowsing device. They do sell all kinds of legit equipment though, it seems. I'm going to say this is a very clever in-joke among folks who should and do, know better. We shall see.
Olowkow Graduate Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,548	__________________ It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer. --Albert Einstein Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, which we ascribe to heaven. --Shakespeare

12th November 2009, 05:14 PM	#4
Olowkow Graduate Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,548	Well well well, someone has spoofed Farwest. Compare this, the real company website, http://www.farwestcorrosion.com/products-fwst.htm with this: http://www.farwst.com/fwst/instrum/magnetomatic.htm
Olowkow Graduate Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,548	__________________ It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer. --Albert Einstein Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, which we ascribe to heaven. --Shakespeare

12th November 2009, 05:26 PM	#5
Stankeye Scholar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: CA, USA Posts: 102	It's definitely part of the site, as it's under their miscellaneous products section on the left hand menus. The lack of pricing may be clue. ETA I found the pricing for it! 04-29950 Magnetomatic Pipe Locator $38.50 04-29951 Magnetomatic Pipe Locator, case only $6.00 So they really do want to sell these! All for the low low price of $44.50!
	Last edited by Stankeye; 12th November 2009 at 05:36 PM.

12th November 2009, 05:32 PM	#7
neltana Critical Thinker Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 351	Originally Posted by Stankeye So they really do want to sell these! All for the low low price of $44.50! Only if you are a sucker and buy the case. That's where they get you!
neltana Critical Thinker Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 351

12th November 2009, 04:44 PM	#3
tsig a carbon based life-form Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,871	Originally Posted by Stankeye I work in the oil and gas industry. Finding pipelines is something that needs to be done from time to time and corrosion of pipelines is serious business. Anyway I was pursuing a corrosion website and came across this. http://www.farwst.com/fwst/instrum/magnetomatic.htm I can't tell if they are serious or not, but it sure makes them look bad to hide the joke that well. No prices, no grid markings in the background, no use of color and no pictures. Could be someone's joke page got posted as real?

12th November 2009, 05:29 PM	#6
Stankeye Scholar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: CA, USA Posts: 102	Originally Posted by Olowkow Well well well, someone has spoofed Farwest. Compare this, the real company website, http://www.farwestcorrosion.com/products-fwst.htm with this: http://www.farwst.com/fwst/instrum/magnetomatic.htm They have it under both their sites. http://www.farwestcorrosion.com/fwst...gnetomatic.htm

12th November 2009, 05:38 PM	#8
Olowkow Graduate Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,548	Sheesh! I stand corrected. Trying to play chess and debunk at the same time doesn't work. The description just sounded too well written to be done by wooists. Oh well.
Olowkow Graduate Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,548	__________________ It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer. --Albert Einstein Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, which we ascribe to heaven. --Shakespeare Last edited by Olowkow; 12th November 2009 at 05:40 PM.

13th November 2009, 10:19 AM	#9
Stankeye Scholar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: CA, USA Posts: 102	Originally Posted by Olowkow Sheesh! I stand corrected. Trying to play chess and debunk at the same time doesn't work. The description just sounded too well written to be done by wooists. Oh well. In talking with my boss about this, I guess there are some old time guys in the industry where this is a viable method for finding pipelines. I guess it just takes time for these things to fade away.

13th November 2009, 11:16 AM	#10
pakeha Illuminator Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,099	From the site: Quote: This instrument may be used in the interior of structures, as well as outside to locate pipe, conduit and cable. There are some individuals who cannot use the Magnetomatic Pipe Locator. If an operator during the test of the unit cannot get any movement from the indicator after repeated attempts, a new operator should be chosen.
pakeha Illuminator Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,099	__________________ It's a perfect time of year. It's your hemisphere that's all wrong. from "The Wisdom of Akhenaten, the Heretic Pharaoh", vol. 12.

13th November 2009, 11:50 AM	#11
Olowkow Graduate Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,548	Originally Posted by Stankeye In talking with my boss about this, I guess there are some old time guys in the industry where this is a viable method for finding pipelines. I guess it just takes time for these things to fade away. Quote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowsing The 1550 edition of Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia contains a woodcut of a dowser with forked rod in hand walking over a cutaway image of a mining operation. Yeah, I should think another 500 years ought to do it. We've had our share of 21st century dowsers on JREF.
Olowkow Graduate Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,548	__________________ It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer. --Albert Einstein Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, which we ascribe to heaven. --Shakespeare