Saturday, February 9, 2008

Navigate & Dial In

Sun GPS
Take a stick and push it into the ground straight up. Place a small rock on the tip of the shadow that it casts. Wait about 20 minutes and place another small rock on the tip of the 'new' shadow. Now draw a straight line between the two rocks. This line points east - west. Stand with your left toe on the first rock and your right
toe on the second. You are facing north. Think of it this way -- if the sun moves from east to west, then the shadow moves from west to east, right?

Sun Wrist Watch
Take a small stick, pencil or something in the fold between your thumb and hand. Hold your palm up and flat. Tilt the stick about 15 degrees toward the center of your hand. Face due east. Look at the point on your hand where the shadow falls. Divide the hand into 12 hours, starting at the wrist and moving clockwise around
to your index finger, 12:00 noon being about where your little finger meets your hand. The place where the shadow falls is the time of day.

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