Does your occupation tax your body more than your brain?

[Isak]

are you a dowser?

Yes


Sherlockx's profession.

Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil, gravesites, and many other objects and materials without the use of scientific apparatus. Dowsing is considered a pseudoscience, and there is no scientific evidence that it is any more effective than random chance

An epigram by Samuel Sheppard, from Epigrams theological, philosophical, and romantick (1651) runs thus:
Virgula divina.
"Some Sorcerers do boast they have a Rod,
Gather'd with Vowes and Sacrifice,
And (borne about) will strangely nod
To hidden Treasure where it lies;
Mankind is (sure) that Rod divine,
For to the Wealthiest (ever) they incline."

Dowsing is the technique of searching for underground water, or even minerals or oil, by observing the motion of a pointer. The pointer can be a forked stick, or bent wires or brass rods. They are often referred to as divining rods

Dowsers walk over a parcel of land and let the rods guide them to a spot or spots where water lies underground.

Not all dowsers use rods.There's no official certification for the process, and while it can be taught, anyone can call themselves a dowser. And they don't actually drill for the water.

The practice goes back at least 5,000 years, say experts. There's even a group dedicated to promoting and teaching the practice, called the American Society of Dowsers.

What makes a good dowser is listening to what nature is telling you, said 68-year-old Gregory Storozack of Edgewater, Colorado, who's been dowsing for 32 years.

"For me, it's knowing that when you are over a target, it's just there," said the retired municipal recreation worker.

Bill Getz of Schoharie, New York, said he's found more than 1,000 water wells, locating his first at the age of 13.

"I use an apple or willow Y branch," said the 71-year-old, who's retired from his job at the New York state education department. "I look for where water accumulates."

The cost of dowsing can vary. Some dowsers offer their services for free and just want their expenses covered. Others ask only for donations. Mondavi said he charges $500 per site visit.

Traditionally, the most common dowsing rod is a forked (Y-shaped) branch from a tree or bush. Some dowsers prefer branches from particular trees, and some prefer the branches to be freshly cut.


Many dowsers today use a pair of simple L-shaped metal rods. One rod is held in each hand, with the short arm of the L held upright, and the long arm pointing forward. When something is found, the rods cross over one another making an X over the found object.

In all cases, the device is in a state of unstable equilibrium from which slight movements may be amplified.

Following explanation is from William Pryce's 1778 Mineralogia Cornubiensis

The corpuscles ... that rise from the Minerals, entering the rod, determine it to bow down, in order to render it parallel to the vertical lines which the effluvia describe in their rise. In effect the Mineral particles seem to be emitted from the earth; now the Virgula [rod], being of a light porous wood, gives an easy passage to these particles, which are also very fine and subtle; the effluvia then driven forwards by those that follow them, and pressed at the same time by the atmosphere incumbent on them, are forced to enter the little interstices between the fibres of the wood, and by that effort they oblige it to incline, or dip down perpendicularly, to become parallel with the little columns which those vapours form in their rise.

[sherlockx]

I was really surprised that this went so quickly, hmm I must be getting predictable
When dowsing I use 2 phosphor bronze rods in an L shape.
Avo starts the next round & Avo chose the occupation although strangely enough it is something else I have done.
Avo remember at the end you need to pm me with the winner, the number of guesses the winner took & the total number of guesses.
Have fun.
BTW as I am supposed to be on sabbatical I will probably hand this contest over to someone else at the end of this round.

[avoran]

Round 2
1. (Isak) Are you a Translator? - No (Yes, actually, but this contest isn't about my real occupation. That would be too easy. )
2. (rickyrick) are u self employed? - a simple yes/no answer is not possible
3. (Neon12) Do you work for the govt? - No
4. (linally) Is your occupation physically demanding? - YES
5. (bob zea) Are you in the field of science or technology? (Science can include the social sciences along with the so-called "harder" sciences.) - No
6. (radietaip) Does your work need or use specific tools? - YES
7. (Isak) Does the profession involve producing physical things (e.g. fishing, building, carpentry, etc.) as opposed to services (medical care, instruction, etc.)? [you're welcome ] - No
8. (rickyrick) are u a magician or trick artist ? - No
9. (Neon12) Are you a janitor? - No
10. (profprofessorson) Are you highly paid (above $75,000 USD/yr)? - a simple yes/no answer is not possible
11. (agamal007) Does your job requires a physical strength? - YES
12. (Tyson) Are you a bodybuilder? - No
13. (rickyrick) is it a 9-5 type job ? - No
14. (Isak) Does your occupation typically involve travelling outside your city, country or region? - a simple yes/no answer is not possible
15. (linally) Are you a journeyman in your work? - if I understand the question, no
16. (profprofessorson) Does your work primarily occur outdoors? - YES
17. (bob zea) Are you a stevedore (longshoreman)? - No
18. (rickyrick) are u a plumber? - No
19. (Isak) Does your occupation involve entertainment? - No
20. (Tyson) Are you a builder? - No
21. (Biblioholic) Are you a wood cutter or lumberjack? - No
22. (koretof) Did you fetched any of the following degrees either PG/UG in Civil/Mechanical/Architecture? - No
23. (bob zea) Do you normally operate in a special environment, e.g., a mountain environment or a maritime environment or a forest environment, etc.? - a simple yes/no answer is not possible
24. (linally) Do you use a shovel for work? - No (at least, I don't think so. sherlockx can correct me if I'm wrong)
25. (coolcat59) Is your place of work at a construction site? - No
26. (profprofessorson) Did this job exist before the year 1900? - No (at least I don't think so)
27. (biblioholic) Does your occupation need specialised tools? - YES (see Q6)
28. (rickyrick) did your job exist before 1950? - I don't know and haven't been able to find out. Sorry! Maybe that is itself useful information?
- (coolcat59) Does your job require you to deal with heights? - question disallowed, there have only been 3 posts since your last question
29. (linally) Do you need a license to do this job? - No
30. (bob zea) Do you operate earth-moving equipment (bulldozers, front-end loaders, etc.) or other heavy machinery as part of your job? - No
31. (profprofessorson) Do you primarily work alone (versus in a group or team)? - a simple yes/no answer is not possible.
32. (GbemisolaF) Are you a detective? - No (now that would make an interesting contest...)
33. (coolcat59) Do you need to deal with heights while performing your job. - No
34. (sweetsugartea) Is your occupation region specific or occurs world wide? - a simple yes/no answer is not possible
35. (Shardz) Are you a crocodile hunter? - No (I suppose I can imagine sherlockx doing that...)
36. (kmoni) Are you a carpenter? - No
37. (Isak) Is this profession more common among men than women? - YES (not surprising given Q4 and Q11)
38. (PinkWorld) Are you an exorcist? - No (do you honestly think sherlockx would take up that cause? )
39. (Fatima99) Are you a ventriloquist? - No
40. (linally) Did your profession exist 2000 years ago? - No
41. (bob zea) Per Q29, a license isn't needed for the job. But is a certification of some type needed? - YES*
42. (rickyrick) are u a scrap collector? - No
43. (profprofessorson) Does this profession relate to / involve plants or animals? - No
44. (Isak) Are you a Kinesiologist? - No
45. (coolcat59) Are you a miner? - No
46. (linally) Do you work for an internet/phone service provider? - No
47. (bob zea) Does one of the main tools you use involve measuring something...length, depth, angle, pressure, temperature, loudness, moisture etc.? - That's a really good question. Wish I could give you a really good answer, but a simple yes/no is not possible.
48. (Tyson) Are you a telephone lineman? - No
49. (TheRadiantOne) Are you a deep sea diver? - No
50. (rickyrick) are u a dowser? - er, no. that would have been a nasty trick
51. (coolcat59) Do you need to carry the specialized tool around with you as you work? - YES
52. (linally) Does your job have to do with health/hygiene? - No
53. (bob zea) Are you a roustabout or roughneck in the oil industry? - No
54. (agamal007) Are you a roofer (roofing contractor)? - No
55. (rickyrick) are u plantation worker? - No
56. (coolcat59) Does the specialized tool which you use during work make noise (ie: is it a noisy tool)? - a simple yes/no answer is not possible
57. (tango08) are you a specialist? - I don't understand exactly what you mean by "specialist" so a simple yes/no answer is not possible
58. (bob zea) Does the physically demanding aspect of your job primarily or largely entail lifting/holding/moving something heavy as opposed to strenuous body movement (hiking, swimming, long-distance walking, etc.) or more general endurance (as would be needed in, say, riding a bronco or mechanical bull, etc.)? - hate to do this to you, but a simple yes/no answer is not possible
59. (linally) Is your work part of the construction business? - No
60. (canmus) Does your activity involve extracting objects or matter (eg. soil, oil,water, stones, sap or such)? - YES
61. (rickyrick) are u a salesman? - No
62. (coolcat59) Are you a landscape worker? - No
63. (bob zea) Are you a humanitarian deminer? - No
64. (linally) Do you work on water? (Lakes, rivers, the sea etc) - No
65. (TheRadiantOne) Are you a miner? - No
66. (rickyrick) are u a petrochemist? - No
67. (coolcat59) Are you a road builder? - No
68. (radietaip) Are you a firefighter? - No
69. (linally) Did your profession exist 150 years ago? - No (at least I don't think so)
70. (bob zea) Does your occupation start with the letter A-M inclusive? - YES
71. (canmus) Is your activity seasonal? - a simple yes/no answer is not possible
72. (TheRadiantOne) Are you an archeologist? - No
73. (tango08) are you a rubber tapper? - No
74. (rickyrick) are u a gold digger? - No
75. (linally) Do. You work for the government? - No
76. (katkatj) Are you working below ground level? - a simple yes/no answer is not possible**
77. (sheltie01) Are you an entertainer? - No
78. (coolcat59) Are you a man hole worker? - No
79. (canmus) Does your work require you to enter caves? - No
80. (linally) Do you work with food? - No
81. (rickyrick) are u a marine biologist? - No
82. (PinkWorld) Are you a diver? - YES (but that's not the whole answer )
83. (bob zea) Are you an abalone diver? - No
84. (coolcat59) Are you a pearl diver? - No
85. (linally) Are you an inland (onshore) diver? - YES
And how come when I asked if you work on water you answered no? - because I work under water, not on it. sherlockx agreed that no was the correct answer If you'd asked if I work in water, then I would have said yes.
86. (canmus) Do you dive for a consumable good? - No
87. (rickyrick) are u a Inshore Construction Diver? - No
88. (bob zea) You're not going to get very far without a dive certification (in most any diving career), but are you a salvage diver? - No. You may be right about the diving certificate - my answer to Q41 was not unequivocal and I'm relying on sherlockx to correct it if it's wrong.
89. (PinkWorld) Are you a HAZMAT diver? - No
90. (linally) In that case are you an inland diver doing maintenance on infrastructure? - No
Do we have to guess the precise part of the job you actually do? (for example not an accountant but a tax return accountant for the x firm?) - Yes and no. It's a very distinctive type of diving and a full answer can be given in 3 words, one of them "diver".
91. (agamal007) Are you search & rescue diver? - No
92. (profprofessorson) Are you a forensic diver (for evidence, e.g. bodies, sunken cars, etc.)? - No
93. (coolcat59) Are you a dive instructor? - No
94. (rickyrick) are u a Mixed Gas Diver ? - No
95. (linally) Are you a topside welder diver? - No
96. (PinkWorld) Are you a sewer diver? - No (what a relief!)
97. (bob zea) Are you a forensic archeological diver? - No
98. (canmus) The object/matter that you dive for, is it greatly saught after, highly prized or rare? - a simple yes/no answer is not possible
99. (rickyrick) are u a naval diver? - No
100. (linally) Dredge mining diver? - No
101. (profprofessorson) Are you a ship hull scraper or something related to the maintenance / operation of ships? - No
102. (bob zea) Are you a sediment dredge diver? - No I still think the answer to Q23 is better left as is. I read "environment" to mean something like "climactic zone" or "natural region" rather than "work place", and on that reading the original answer is more accurate. When you see the profession perhaps it will make more sense.
103. (PinkWorld) Are you an Onshore Construction Diver? - No
104. (rickyrick) are u Aqua marine diver? - No
105. (agamal007) Are the first word of this occupation (from the three, where one is a diver) starts withe the letter a - k inclusive? - YES
106. (katkatj) Is your three-letter name a recognized occupation title in the dive industry? - a simple yes/no answer is not possible (since "recognized" could mean many different things, from "included in an official list" - of what organisation? - to "appearing frequently on the internet")
107. (linally) Inshore salvage diver? - YES***
108. (bob zea) Are you a Commercial Oil&Gas Diver? - No (see Q85)
109. (PinkWorld) Do you extract rocks? - No
110. (profprofessorson) Do you extract a mineral or metal? - No
111. (Isak) Are you a Bridge Inspection Diver? - No
112. (raindrops) Do you like dRiving people mad? - I'll leave you to draw your own conclusions
113. (katkatj) Are you Army engineer diver? - No
114. (bob zea) Are you a cargo salvage diver? - No
115. (profprofessorson) Do you retrieve golf balls from water traps? - YES!!!

Good luck!

and suggestions for a better graphic welcome

* answer changed from "No (at least I don't think so)" after sherlockx provided additional info
** I originally answered "yes" to this, then realized that wasn't the best answer. Sorry.
*** at sherlockx's prompting I have changed this answer from No to Yes. I was thinking "no" because it is not the answer I'm looking for. But the profession I'm looking for does fit this description.

[Isak]

Are you a Translator?

[rickyrick]

are u self employed ?

[Neon12]

Do you work for the govt?

Is your occupation physically demanding?

Are you in the field of science or technology? (Science can include the social sciences along with the so-called "harder" sciences.)

[radietaip]

Does your work need or use specific tools?

[Isak]

Does the profession involve producing physical things (e.g. fishing, building, carpentry, etc.) as opposed to services (medical care, instruction, etc.)?

Pinched your question, word for word... without your permission...
Sorry

[rickyrick]

are u a magician or trick artist ?

[Neon12]

Are you a janitor?

[profprofessorson]

Are you highly paid (above $75,000 USD/yr)?

[agamal007]

Does your job requires a physical strength?