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To: SoothingDave

Any time you can see the sun, you can figure out where North is. Also the big dipper.


55 posted on 12/02/2005 11:17:22 AM PST by DugwayDuke (Stupidity can be a self-correcting problem.)
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To: DugwayDuke

"Any time you can see the sun, you can figure out where North is. Also the big dipper."

But knowing that doesn't help much in deciding which way to turn at an intersection when the roads tend not to go straight in any one direction for very long.


61 posted on 12/02/2005 11:29:02 AM PST by -YYZ-
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To: DugwayDuke
Any time you can see the sun, you can figure out where North is. Also the big dipper.

I think you have to observe the sun moving, don't you?

In any event, the compass positions don't always correspond to the road direction in more than a general way in my area, so even this is not a lot of help. And if you have a lot of cloudy days, this doesn't help.

SD

63 posted on 12/02/2005 11:42:34 AM PST by SoothingDave
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To: DugwayDuke; Robert A. Cook, PE
That only works for me at the beginning and end of the day.
I'll stick with taking a Ricky or a Lucy. ;)
97 posted on 12/03/2005 5:06:06 AM PST by secret garden (bless your heart)
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