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one could just as easily have reached into their pocket for their map and/or compass and found it missing

But one can't usually expect to wander around for hours ignoring navigation, then whip out a map and compass and find your position and the way home. (Yes you can triangulate, but you would know its not always possible to do that.) It encourages you to be aware of your position at all times.
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- Tom S.

"Never trust and engineer who doesn't carry a pocketknife."