The Advanced Research Projects Agency of the Department of Defense did a study titled, "Magnetic Treatment of Water" , in 1973 (I have a copy of the entire report). In it, it says, and I quote, "In general, there are two features characteristic of magnetic treatment: the poor reproducibility of experimental results (especially under laboratory conditions), and the "memory" of its magnetization which water seems to show, i.e., the persistence of the magnetization effects for several hours or even days, if the temperature of the water system is sufficiently low (1)."

In the study they did not take into account the differences of the North and South poles, and this would certainly give mixed results. The report also states, "In practice, however, no one argues whether magnetic treatment is effective or not; in the Soviet Union the magnetic treatment of water is used extensively and with great economic effect. The only argument is on how to explain the observed phenomena correctly: by the changes which take place within the water itself, or solely by the influence of the impurities present in the water (2)."

Seeds are alive too, they're just dormant until planted. Every living thing has bioelectric (or electromagnetic) currents flowing through it. And we do see differences in the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The magnetic field of the earth is very weak now (1/2 of one gauss), and alternating magnetic polarities are showing up all over the earth in both hemispheres right now. The magnetic poles of the earth are nearing a reversal. If the magnetic fields were much more powerful (and stable), the contrast of the Northern and Southern hemispheres would be much more obvious.

The emboldened statement mentiones 'sufficiently low'. Water subjected to a magnetic field and then frozen may hold the pentagonal or hexagonal forms mentioned in the other links given, but that is what I would consider cheating. lol.

The lower a temperature the less energetic the molecules of water become. At near zero the hydrogen bonds may last longer, but that doesn't help the magnetic water buyer.

I also think the statement 'the poor reproducibility of experimental results' and your reply of 'In the study they did not take into account the differences of the North and South poles, and this would certainly give mixed results.' is not taking into account the previous statements in which you say both North and South poles of a magnet have effects. If they got any effect at all then surely they would have diversified the experiment to test North and South separetly.

The magnetic field of the Earth is strong enough to allow geologists to see the shifts in this magnetic field in layers of rock containing suitable materials (iron etc.).

After going over each argument I have to say that I too am skeptical about the process but want to learn more, and would be indebted to whomever would be kind enough to inlighten me as to the details of the process and its affects on the brain and body.

The government sponsored study involved using magnetized water to reduce corrosion and sludge buildup in pipes. The water was never at extremely cold temperatures. Here's a little more from the study. "Magnetically treated water, also called "magnetic water", is widely used in boilers for all purposes (everyday hot-water requirement, power, heating systems, river and ocean-going vessels, etc.) and to increase the life of pipes in the oil, coal, and mining industries, since it sharply reduces corrosion and the deposition of organic and inorganic compounds (such as paraffin) in pipes." It's also stated that "magnetic treatment of flotation pulp increases the rate and efficiency of flotation, and "magnetization" of water increases by 40-80% its ability to remove the dust in pits, mines, and ore-concentrating plants. Further, the stability of cement prepared with magnetically treated water is increased by about 15-40% (1)."

Walter Rawls was actually offered a position to be a consultant to the government on the use of magnetic energy, but only under the condition that they would have complete control over his/Davis' work. They are well aware that the North and South poles are different yet they don't teach it in any government schools. What does that tell you about our education system??? Have you ever even heard about magnetized water in the media or on say, the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, etc. I've seen shows on these networks, for example, that explain in detail how glue is made, yet not a peep about magnetized water, and as the government study says, it's used widely in many industries. It seems the only people that don't know about it are the vast majority of American citizens. Of course, that is true in every other country in the world. Knowledge is being kept from the populations of the world, while governments and corporations benefit from it.