Dowsing rods? Yay or Nay?

I made a pair of dowsing rods a few years ago.

I used them and used them and used them. Other folks used them. They are kind of interesting.

They swung freely to and fro as would a flag in a stiff breeze. And I carried them around expecting...something more...but still finding them interesting.

There was ONE time--ONE time--in all that time that I believe they "worked." You see, normally, they swing back and forth, and yes, they cross sometimes. But this was of their own accord. It all seemed (and still seems) like they were just moving around because I was moving around. But once, just once, there was a difference. One time they pointed. I mean I could feel the rods forcibly moving. It wasn't just me carrying them around and them swinging to and fro...they pointed with such a force that made me gasp because it startled me.

After using them for quite awhile, I was used to them just swinging around. I noted and wondered every time they crossed. But it wasn't until that one time that they moved, instead of swung, that I learned I really knew nothing about using them.

I no longer have them. I left them in the garage one winter and they rusted, so I threw them away.

But I think that if one becomes adept at really using them (not just noting their random swinging, but allowing them to communicate with you by pointing/moving/directing your movements with their own force), they could be a useful tool.