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To: Bonemaker

“I can’t get the earth’s magnetic forces out of my head.”

It’s called induced magnetism. That’s why ships binnacle’s, where the magnetic compass is located, have two round iron spheres on either side. Known colloquially as the navigators balls.

One of those double beer can hats will work if the cans are steel.


63 posted on 07/06/2022 4:01:22 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: Cold Heart

That’s very funny.
Cold as hell.
But very funny.


68 posted on 07/06/2022 6:08:07 PM PDT by Palio di Siena
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