Natural Compass: Shadow Stick Method
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@wasabi622 hi, i experimented with this. yes, the first stick is the west end, the others then are to the east of it. as the sun moves east to west, the shadow moves west to east. most accurate near solar noon time. i think in fact if you did this a half hour before solar noon to a half hour after, your result would be very accurate. In the northern hemisphere, the shadow points true north at the sun's zenith, in the southern hemisphere, it points south. E/W stays the same tho
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Please tell me where you got that acu jacket!
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i find it funny that some people can't tell directions outdoors, at least when the sun is out...we are in the northern hemisphere so the sun will never be to the north and that it travels east to west...amazing that some people still don't get it...not you of course..just commenting
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I guess you would have to know that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west when you draw the first line and make the east west marking.
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Cool!
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Something to note: This method has a large margin of error (error increases the further it is from solar noon, and also depends on solar azimuth swing. Greater the swing, greater the margin of error.)
Judging by the time of year, you would be better off looking up to find geese-stragglers flying south for the winter.
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Great
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awesome stuff!
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i had no school today, so my friend and i went into the forest with nothing but an axe and a pack of waterproof matches, lit a fire from scratch, no paper, only one match needed, and we built a shelter from sticks and pine boughs...we tried this stick method, and im pretty sure it worked
usernamepasscode 3 years ago
Excellent job Bro!!! I'm glad to hear you did that stuff. You should be proud. Alot of people couldn't start a fire without paper and all the matches in the world. I wish work got canceled LOL
ryanjcus 3 years ago 2
kinda funny, I would've though you didn't want us to see your face? lol
I get it, it's freezing!
but this is pretty good, sucks on a cloudy day though, that's why you should always carry a compass, even for a simple hike, just incase.
flamedrag18 3 years ago
I've shown my face in over half my videos. This is not a replacement for a compass. It's a backup in case you seperate from your compass or don't have one. Correct you can only use this with the sun. It won't work at night either. Hence the part where I say you need sun and sticks. Thanks
ryanjcus 3 years ago