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Off Topic » in reply to The times my compass didn't work:

Could use a string and a confederate

alcaray — 8/10/2006 10:52:01 PM (archived)

Or without the confederate could do it by yourself if you didn't mind walking back and forth to move and anchor the endpoint of the string a lot.

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A sense of place, a point in time - ER - 8/9/2006 4:00:20 AM
- re: A sense of place, a point in time - RNE - 8/10/2006 11:48:15 AM
  - I'm reading a John Ringo novel right now... - alcaray - 8/10/2006 5:10:58 PM
  - GPS will tell you EXACTLY where you've run aground. - ER - 8/10/2006 2:34:23 PM
- Field testing GPS - podrock - 8/10/2006 2:00:29 AM
  - Powers of ten - ER - 8/10/2006 3:41:31 PM
  - Hand-held GPSs - Bowser - 8/10/2006 2:50:06 AM
    - Give me the Hockey Puck. - ER - 8/10/2006 3:44:44 PM
      - A freebie for all you mag compass weenies - ER - 8/11/2006 1:01:03 AM
        
        My #1 tip when maintaining a compass. - podrock - 8/11/2006 1:35:37 AM
      - The times my compass didn't work: - podrock - 8/10/2006 7:35:51 PM
        
        Could use a string and a confederate - alcaray - 8/10/2006 10:52:01 PM
        
        A Yankee could do it too. - Bowser - 8/10/2006 11:29:46 PM
        
        But they have a funny accent. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/11/2006 1:30:01 AM
      - Not me. That's a very, very nice compass, though. - Bowser - 8/10/2006 7:25:19 PM

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