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To: winnotwhine

I’m not Magyver! How to you make a compass from a watch?


66 posted on 11/04/2009 8:59:53 AM PST by passionfruit (When illegals become legal, even they won't do the work Americans won't do)
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To: passionfruit
Hold the watch flat. Use a matchstick to cast a shadow on the dial. Rotate the watch until the shadow covers the hour hand. Due south is half way between the hour hand and 12:00.

It's sorta like a negative sundial...

71 posted on 11/04/2009 9:07:41 AM PST by null and void (We are now in day 287 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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