How to Build a Paper Quadrant

[brokovnicah]

this technique is quite easy to understand and work with however the person in the vid should have also further explained what is done with the degree reading to actually determine the latitude at different times of the year.

[kennethAsher1]

why not just use a protractor?

[find57]

u have went to fast for me you need to go slow to know how to do it ok thank you for teachering me that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dcolarusso]

@find57 you can find the instruction in a printable form by following the link in the video's description. Hopefully, that will help.

[ragingstorm33]

i love my dog

[pablo4115]

I'm assuming that altitude is equivalent to height. In that case: how can you tell the altitude this way? Anything between the end of the straw and the object whose altitude one is trying to measure will also have that read out. So, this alone cannot tell altitude unless altitude is not height above something. I'm confused.

[dcolarusso]

@pablo4115 "altitude" as used in this context is a measurement of degrees above the horizon. I hope that helps clear up the confusion.

[pooten0]

A hand is "something"?? lol

[heberorozco]

@pooten0 yes, is a hand :)

[vivre909]

Wow this I can try out.

[Agentoxedo07]

Holy-Terrorist:>cool, physic stuff *=*

[Epidurality]

Trigonometry. Google it.. or finish Grade 9. As far as stuff from after grade-school goes, it's about the only mathematics from school that you might actually use in life. Who the hell needs to know the imaginary roots of a parabola?

[hellkid94]

yes i took it but i just forgot so calm down

[richslayerbc08]

math........the shit is rough....

[robertwc82]

is that what the Aztecs used?

[trailkeeper]

By "altitude", I believe you rightfully mean "altitude angle" or "angle of altitude" since your not actually measuring any height or altitude like in a triangle.

[TejpalTV]

Im fairly sure that why he mention for it to be over a certain number of days.

You'de get enough info for the calculation.

OO just be creative, take slight measurement from large distances at the same time day to day. YES YES?

[trailkeeper]

I always thought the main definition of altitude was a distance and not an angle. But I understand they commonly use altitude and assume you know it's an angle up in the sky that means "how high or steep (of an angle)."

[ghastly123]

is this youre idea? nice. :)

[pianonut06]

hahahaha u could use that to tell time couldnt you?

[hboy007]

even better: he wants us all to be able to do that :)

[jed350z]

hey mr c didnt we make them in class?

[truegwbfan]

he he