Compass Errors

[Deb]

4 hours ago, cnoe said:

Does the cat REALLY need to be DEAD?

If PETA sees this thread we're ALL gonna be in trouble.

I'm going to try it with a live cat and report back with the results.

Use Schrödinger's cat just to be sure!

[cnoe]

2 minutes ago, Deb said:

Use Schrödinger's cat just to be sure!

That's an OUTSTANDING idea, except Schrodinger died in 1961 and I'm guessing his cat is not only "dead", but is likely "dead" as well.

But I do appreciate your sense of humor.

 

[sleepingsquirrel]

9 hours ago, cnoe said:

Does the cat REALLY need to be DEAD?

If PETA sees this thread we're ALL gonna be in trouble.

I'm going to try it with a live cat and report back with the results.

You've never done this before have you?

[cnoe]

3 minutes ago, sleepingsquirrel said:

You've never done this before have you?

Ouch! I hope this isn't a picture of YOU.

On second thought maybe I'll use Schrodinger's cat after all. 

 

[Bob_Belville]

Every now and then I read a thread and wonder why I started. This is one of those. I should have known better, I did not need to read about compasses. I'm pretty sure I still have one on the center post... I may have accidentally looked at it in 2012.

[sleepingsquirrel]

5 minutes ago, Bob_Belville said:

Every now and then I read a thread and wonder why I started. This is one of those. I should have known better, I did not need to read about compasses. I'm pretty sure I still have one on the center post... I may have accidentally looked at it in 2012.

I use my compass all the time , that's where I hang my GPS.

[carusoam]

The last time we discussed Schrödinger and his purported cat...

The cat was a Lynx 9000 WAAS GPS and Transponder with a touch screen in one.

http://www.l-3lynx.com/tablet/index.html

This device would beat the wet compass infinitely many times!

Best regards,

-a-

[bradp]

What happens if the cat has been neutered?  Will the compass still be able to be calibrated? 

[Andy95W]

29 minutes ago, bradp said:

What happens if the cat has been neutered?

Then you couldn't have Schrödinger's kittens...

[Jerry 5TJ]

On 11/12/2015, 8:02:52, Bob_Belville said:

Every now and then I read a thread and wonder why I started. This is one of those. I should have known better, I did not need to read about compasses. I'm pretty sure I still have one on the center post... I may have accidentally looked at it in 2012.

Last time I looked at my compass was when it leaked fluid onto my pant leg.   Spruce sold me a rebuild kit, and now that it doesn't leak I again ignore it. The magnetic compass is accurate enough to tell that the sun generally sets in a Westerly direction, at least in these latitudes.   

[Bob_Belville]

Well I confirmed today that I do have a compass. I've been waiting for an opportunity to paint the center post. We're doing new windows so while the w'shield out I got it done. Had to remove the whiskey compass so I touched it up as well. Looks nice. Guess I ought to get it some fuzzy dice.