Comments on: 13 ways to find north if you’re lost in the woods http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/ Help for the listless (and the senseless) Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:04:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kris http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-91964 kris Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:40:47 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-91964 <p>It was gr8 help 4 me i needed it 4 xams!!! thnks tons</p> It was gr8 help 4 me i needed it 4 xams!!! thnks tons

]]> By: kARL hARDER http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-85234 kARL hARDER Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:07:20 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-85234 <p>RE: #3 Another way is to find a short straight stick or that welding rod you brought and pound it into the ground so that there is no shadow. wait 15 or so minutes and the shadow will point more or less east depending on your latitude and month/day of the year. My guess that twice a year when day and night are equal in length (Vernal equinox and autumnal equinox) The shadow cast by the stick will be East and west. Below is a link to a short Utube video of the stick in action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuv-2NkxrJE Karl</p> RE: #3 Another way is to find a short straight stick or that welding rod you brought and pound it into the ground so that there is no shadow. wait 15 or so minutes and the shadow will point more or less east depending on your latitude and month/day of the year. My guess that twice a year when day and night are equal in length (Vernal equinox and autumnal equinox) The shadow cast by the stick will be East and west. Below is a link to a short Utube video of the stick in action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuv-2NkxrJE Karl

]]> By: Samad http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-80518 Samad Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:55:30 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-80518 <p>Thanks. quite useful information</p> Thanks. quite useful information

]]> By: download free dvd movies http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-78767 download free dvd movies Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:54:52 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-78767 <p>I've tried #3 when we were at the bootcamp, and it works! But amazingly now we can avail GPS at a very low price. Back then it was like $500! :)</p> I’ve tried #3 when we were at the bootcamp, and it works! But amazingly now we can avail GPS at a very low price. Back then it was like $500! :)

]]> By: Yogeshwar http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-70995 Yogeshwar Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:17:14 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-70995 <p>Plz chk.. as per me moss is on the southern side..</p> Plz chk.. as per me moss is on the southern side..

]]> By: kasim http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-66508 kasim Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:10:14 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-66508 <p>Take a paper and make a big hole at one end and a smaller one at the other end and then place it in still water then wait for 20sec and see where the big hole points to and then that will mean you are facing north</p> Take a paper and make a big hole at one end and a smaller one at the other end and then place it in still water then wait for 20sec and see where the big hole points to and then that will mean you are facing north

]]> By: Richie http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-62904 Richie Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:01:07 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-62904 <p>to help you find the north star you can find the plough, its an easy one to find once you have found it once you will always be able to pick it out. once you find the plough, you find the furthest right star of the plough which is the top right courner of the pan shaped part of the plough, look 10 oclock of its position about 2 hand widths and you pretty much bang on the north star, a very easy way to find the north star once you done it once you will never have dramas again, believe me its helped me out before and well worth knowing.</p> to help you find the north star you can find the plough, its an easy one to find once you have found it once you will always be able to pick it out. once you find the plough, you find the furthest right star of the plough which is the top right courner of the pan shaped part of the plough, look 10 oclock of its position about 2 hand widths and you pretty much bang on the north star, a very easy way to find the north star once you done it once you will never have dramas again, believe me its helped me out before and well worth knowing.

]]> By: ted wall http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-61251 ted wall Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:14:02 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-61251 <p>How do you find north? now im confused after reading these comments</p> How do you find north? now im confused after reading these comments

]]> By: EEvatheDevine http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-60062 EEvatheDevine Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:41:22 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-60062 <p>The comments here are not helpful. Would've been great to see comments that elaborated on the subject matter or, at least, provided some useful information.</p> The comments here are not helpful. Would’ve been great to see comments that elaborated on the subject matter or, at least, provided some useful information.

]]> By: Juju, WA http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-58940 Juju, WA Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:08:03 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-58940 <p>Great- everyone tells you how find north, what if you need to go south?</p> Great- everyone tells you how find north, what if you need to go south?

]]> By: cee http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-56547 cee Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:57:01 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-56547 <p>hmm this stuffs really interestin. theres also a way to find north by connecting a potatoe floatin in water to a magnetic needle... could be fun right??</p> hmm this stuffs really interestin. theres also a way to find north by connecting a potatoe floatin in water to a magnetic needle… could be fun right??

]]> By: shredder http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-51394 shredder Thu, 01 May 2008 16:24:57 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-51394 <p>what ever happens if your in the middle of 3 bears in the forest... what would you do?</p> what ever happens if your in the middle of 3 bears in the forest… what would you do?

]]> By: tara’s blog http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-34536 tara’s blog Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:48:19 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-34536 <p>[...] http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/ [...]</p> [...] http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/ [...]

]]> By: joe http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-33910 joe Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:15:57 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-33910 <p>Jim Perkins: I'm fairly sure that the direction of the water in a toilet is not a result of the Coriolis effect, but merely because of the direction the jets right underneath the rim of the toilet are pointing. http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadCoriolis.html http://www.discovery.com/area/skinnyon/skinnyon970523/skinny1.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect#Draining_bathtubs_and_toilets</p> Jim Perkins: I’m fairly sure that the direction of the water in a toilet is not a result of the Coriolis effect, but merely because of the direction the jets right underneath the rim of the toilet are pointing. http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadCoriolis.html http://www.discovery.com/area/skinnyon/skinnyon970523/skinny1.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect#Draining_bathtubs_and_toilets

]]> By: jd http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-30157 jd Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:31:59 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-30157 <p>conservation of angular mommentum is the spinning effect on the water in a draining tub or flushing toilet or say maybe a pop bottle well actually and thing that is draining any liquid out the bottom will have the spin</p> conservation of angular mommentum is the spinning effect on the water in a draining tub or flushing toilet or say maybe a pop bottle well actually and thing that is draining any liquid out the bottom will have the spin

]]> By: Randy http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-20677 Randy Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:22:55 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-20677 <p>Joe,</p> <p>A little hobby of mine is outdoor survival. I just study it, I've never actually had to use it. I thought I knew every conceivable way to find north. I didn't know #9 or #10. Thanks. Also, I watched Man vs. Wild and found out that in the Everglades that even though the water doesn't look like it's moving...it is. Always north to south. Use an empty canteen or something else that will float tethered with a string (shoelace?) and tied to a tree. It may take a half an hour or more but when the string grows taught the canteen will be headed south.</p> Joe,

A little hobby of mine is outdoor survival. I just study it, I’ve never actually had to use it. I thought I knew every conceivable way to find north. I didn’t know #9 or #10. Thanks. Also, I watched Man vs. Wild and found out that in the Everglades that even though the water doesn’t look like it’s moving…it is. Always north to south. Use an empty canteen or something else that will float tethered with a string (shoelace?) and tied to a tree. It may take a half an hour or more but when the string grows taught the canteen will be headed south.

]]> By: steve http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-17622 steve Sat, 19 May 2007 22:15:38 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-17622 <p>thanks this will help with my school project</p> thanks this will help with my school project

]]> By: Shandooga http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-8935 Shandooga Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:24:40 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-8935 <p>Wow, I'm glad I found this. Never again will I get lost in the vast wilderness that is Miami.</p> Wow, I’m glad I found this. Never again will I get lost in the vast wilderness that is Miami.

]]> By: Jim Perkins http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-5378 Jim Perkins Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:25:29 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-5378 <p>When I was a meteorologist for the federal government I went on a drug trip to Central and South America (okay, it was paid for by confiscated drug money, and the only drug I actually acquired was a single bag of coca tea, legal in Bolivia, which I never drank.) I did a coriolis experiment in each country, by flushing the toilets. From Panama (north of equator) to Quito (on the equator) to LaPaz (south of), all the toilets flushed counterclockwise, also confirming Guri's comments. I did not measure the rotational speed of the cyclonically spinning waters, however. Time for another trip!</p> <p>The jet streams north and south of the equator, and hence upper level clouds, all flow generally west to east. Low level cloud movements are more variable since they are affected (well, effected, too) by local terrain, temperature differences, and location of migratory closed low pressure areas (around which clouds and wind blow counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere, and clockwise in the southern.)</p> <p>Jim</p> When I was a meteorologist for the federal government I went on a drug trip to Central and South America (okay, it was paid for by confiscated drug money, and the only drug I actually acquired was a single bag of coca tea, legal in Bolivia, which I never drank.) I did a coriolis experiment in each country, by flushing the toilets. From Panama (north of equator) to Quito (on the equator) to LaPaz (south of), all the toilets flushed counterclockwise, also confirming Guri’s comments. I did not measure the rotational speed of the cyclonically spinning waters, however. Time for another trip!

The jet streams north and south of the equator, and hence upper level clouds, all flow generally west to east. Low level cloud movements are more variable since they are affected (well, effected, too) by local terrain, temperature differences, and location of migratory closed low pressure areas (around which clouds and wind blow counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere, and clockwise in the southern.)

Jim

]]> By: Joe Kissell http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-1403 Joe Kissell Sun, 03 Dec 2006 04:29:44 +0000 http://senselist.com/2006/10/02/13-ways-to-find-north-if-youre-lost-in-the-woods/#comment-1403 <p>Guri: Thanks for the moss clarification. And you're right about the Coriolis effect; I wrote about that on Interesting Thing of the Day: <a href="http://itotd.com/articles/498/the-coriolis-force/" rel="nofollow">http://itotd.com/articles/498/the-coriolis-force/</a>.</p> Guri: Thanks for the moss clarification. And you’re right about the Coriolis effect; I wrote about that on Interesting Thing of the Day: http://itotd.com/articles/498/the-coriolis-force/.

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