Are you confident in knowing which way is North?
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Are you confident in knowing which way is North?
Can you use a watch to determine North?
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Re: Are you confident in knowing which way is North?
Not really. Supposedly the north star is that bright one, so that's the best I could do.
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Re: Are you confident in knowing which way is North?
I'm familiar with the 'find north with a wristwatch' method, but I've never used it.
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Re: Are you confident in knowing which way is North?
I wear a digital watch, so I can't do the compass trick with it.
I can tell north very easily if I'm in familiar surroundings, or if it's a clear night. Otherwise, not so much.
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I can tell north very easily if I'm in familiar surroundings, or if it's a clear night. Otherwise, not so much.
And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"
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Re: Are you confident in knowing which way is North?
I can usually locate north day or night, especially if I know my surroundings. I can do it with the watch, too, but like Boo, I've never needed to.
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Re: Are you confident in knowing which way is North?
^The only situations where I would ever conceivably have needed to know north would have been at scouting functions, and I always had a compass at those anyways.
I taught the orienteering badge at camp, so I needed to know the wacky wristwatch method and teach it to kids, but things have changed---------------kids don't wear watches no more. Have to teach them the shadow-stick method or something instead.
I taught the orienteering badge at camp, so I needed to know the wacky wristwatch method and teach it to kids, but things have changed---------------kids don't wear watches no more. Have to teach them the shadow-stick method or something instead.
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