Dowsing Rods Bugged

[Frakked]

Given:

39% Rod: 3.71 salt, 68.44 mercury, 37.44 Sulpher, 0.62 Lead
30% Rod: 22.77 Salt, 64.37 Mercury, 3.56 Sulpher, 9.31 Lead

I found a node with the 39%... but the 30% couldn't see it. Thought I'd found something decent.

Ore: 7.48 Salt, 66.34 Mercury, 25.05 Sulpher, 2.11 Lead (32% merc)

Perfectly within reason why 39% discovered it... but why doesn't the 30% rod see it? Because the tertiary element is off a bit? Seems far fetched... wth?

Thoughts? BS?

My vote goes with latter... (and another nail in the coffin of Salem)

[RonPaulFTW]

20 point difference in sulphur. Makes perfect sense.

[lachlaan]

Although it does expand the range a rod can find since there's a 12.39 difference in sulphur. Perhaps it's a matter of the total difference. 4.07 higher merc on the rods, that makes for a total of 16.46 positive difference and similar negative difference. Keep pouring results in here if we want a more accurate guideline for what rods can find

[martinuzz]

Yes, if this were to be moved to the help section, it could be the start of a good prospecting !!SCIENCE!! thread.

[MagicManICT]

Let's keep this one here so if someone does find a real, repeatable bug, they can follow up here.