how do i make my own compass?

[cHeeZeFacTory]

i need to know where exactly north is, anyone know how can i make my own homemade compass? heh...thanks

 

[cpals]

Buy one.

 

[rpberry123]

get a dish of water, magnatize a needle, and set the needle on the water (carefully).

 

[cHeeZeFacTory]

Originally posted by: cpals
Buy one.

can't wait til tomorrow though...everything is closed right now, but mayb i can call Sav-ons...

 

[EMPshockwave82]

isnt it set a needle on a leaf in a still pool of water... needle might need to be magnitized but not sure.....

in EverCrack drop a sword on the ground and it always points north

sun always rises in east and sets in west...

and why exactly do you need this?.. y not buy one at walmart for 2.50 lol

 

[NewSc2]

Originally posted by: EMPshockwave82
isnt it set a needle on a leaf in a still pool of water... needle might need to be magnitized but not sure.....

in EverCrack drop a sword on the ground and it always points north

sun always rises in east and sets in west...

and why exactly do you need this?.. y not buy one at walmart for 2.50 lol

methinks he needs to set up a satellite receiver or something of that sort

 

[EMPshockwave82]

would make sence... not that it even really matters why he needs it though... just interesting it cant wait til morning

 

[cHeeZeFacTory]

is a astronomy thing for my cousin,...but i found out...sister said just look for the "north star"

 

[Stojakapimp]

I heard that compass needles don't actually point toward the north pole per say, but rather at another place referred to as "true north." I forget exactly where it would be located, but has anyone else heard of this?

 

[Ylen13]

sommeone correct me if i am totally wrong, took astronomy 2 years ago. Go outside and have a stick and watch. At 12 noon oclock put the stick straight on the ground and the reflection that you get of the stick is north, I think it works only in the desert. P.s i could totall be off and this tell u something totally different. Someone tel me if i remmber correctly

 

[GasX]

Google is your friend...

If you happen to have a magnet, it is easy to make a compass. Rub a fine needle on the magnet; then on the side of your nose. Then lay it gently on the surface of a cup full of water. The needle well float and point north. The cup must not be of metal.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Stojakapimp
I heard that compass needles don't actually point toward the north pole per say, but rather at another place referred to as "true north." I forget exactly where it would be located, but has anyone else heard of this?

they point at the magnetic pole, which is actually on an island in canada, and not the geographic pole (true north). the magnetic pole is a few hundred miles to the south, so you have to add/subtract a few degrees depending on your rough location

 

[Stojakapimp]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Stojakapimp
I heard that compass needles don't actually point toward the north pole per say, but rather at another place referred to as "true north." I forget exactly where it would be located, but has anyone else heard of this?

they point at the magnetic pole, which is actually on an island in canada, and not the geographic pole (true north). the magnetic pole is a few hundred miles to the south, so you have to add/subtract a few degrees depending on your rough location

I knew it had to do something with Canada but I was afraid to say it and be horribly wrong. Thanks for the info

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Ylen13
sommeone correct me if i am totally wrong, took astronomy 2 years ago. Go outside and have a stick and watch. At 12 noon oclock put the stick straight on the ground and the reflection that you get of the stick is north, I think it works only in the desert. P.s i could totall be off and this tell u something totally different. Someone tel me if i remmber correctly

thats not going to work due to daylight savings time and your relative location within the time zone. high noon here in texas is actually about 1:30 in the afternoon.

 

[HappyPuppy]

This is ludicrous. The correct answer has already been given.

 

[Ylen13]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Ylen13
sommeone correct me if i am totally wrong, took astronomy 2 years ago. Go outside and have a stick and watch. At 12 noon oclock put the stick straight on the ground and the reflection that you get of the stick is north, I think it works only in the desert. P.s i could totall be off and this tell u something totally different. Someone tel me if i remmber correctly

thats not going to work due to daylight savings time and your relative location within the time zone. high noon here in texas is actually about 1:30 in the afternoon.

okay thanks

 

[Ylen13]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Ylen13
sommeone correct me if i am totally wrong, took astronomy 2 years ago. Go outside and have a stick and watch. At 12 noon oclock put the stick straight on the ground and the reflection that you get of the stick is north, I think it works only in the desert. P.s i could totall be off and this tell u something totally different. Someone tel me if i remmber correctly

thats not going to work due to daylight savings time and your relative location within the time zone. high noon here in texas is actually about 1:30 in the afternoon.

okay thanks

 

[datalink7]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Stojakapimp
I heard that compass needles don't actually point toward the north pole per say, but rather at another place referred to as "true north." I forget exactly where it would be located, but has anyone else heard of this?

they point at the magnetic pole, which is actually on an island in canada, and not the geographic pole (true north). the magnetic pole is a few hundred miles to the south, so you have to add/subtract a few degrees depending on your rough location

Actually, depending on your location it can be more than a "few" degrees. I think it can be as many as 15 or so.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: rpberry123
get a dish of water, magnatize a needle, and set the needle on the water (carefully).

Put the needle throu a small piece of cork first.

 

[wfbberzerker]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
This is ludicrous. The correct answer has already been given.

its a krraaaaazy world!

 

[HappyPuppy]

Damn Canucks stole the North Pole. Now I'm getting pissed. It's time to send the Boy Scouts in to occupy the country, set up a new puppet government and move the North Pole back where it belongs. I never did trust those Husky humpers.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Damn Canucks stole the North Pole. Now I'm getting pissed. It's time to send the Boy Scouts in to occupy the country, set up a new puppet government and move the North Pole back where it belongs. I never did trust those Husky humpers.

When I was in the service during 'Nam, we had this really little skinny guy that got assigned to Alaska.
Man, he came back a Husky fvcker.

 

[forkd]

just ask someone which direction is south....North is the opposite direction...hope this helps