[TowerTalk] north

[RMorris]

On Dec 25, 2014, at 1:39 AM, Spencer wrote:

> In the northern hemisphere,  the shadow of a vertical object at solar noon will point north.
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> MERRY CHRISTMAS
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> Spencer W1GAK
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Since about every subject  comes around twice a year, I'll repeat the north finding method reported six months ago, without cell phones, stars, and sticks.

http://www.livescience.com/42317-dogs-poop-along-north-south-magnetic-lines.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/watching-them-poop-researchers-discover-that-dogs-can-sense-which-way-is-north/2014/01/26/26f7f85e-83ae-11e3-bbe5-6a2a3141e3a9_story.html

http://news.discovery.com/animals/pets/dogs-have-a-butt-compass-poop-facing-ns-pole-140102.htm