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#42802 - 07/01/05 03:05 AM Field-expedient compass
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Haven't experimented yet, but here's the gist:

Bury a ferrous object (i.e., needle) halfway into the earth lengthwise. Return in four hours. Float said object in water (on leaf, cork , whatever). Instant ( <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> ) compass.

Anyone tried this?
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#42803 - 07/01/05 04:57 AM Re: Field-expedient compass
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Myth. unless there is an ungodly amount of magnetite in the soil, it ain't hapnin.

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