Loran C off the air

[Robert E. Seastrom]

I always thought that story about Jesus inventing the compass was a bunch
of bunk anyway.

Chip Fetrow <tacos at fetrow.org> writes:

> A lot of people don't know the Chinese first developed a magnetic
> compass more than 400 years before Jesus.  It was very odd though,
> because it did not point North.
>
> It pointed South.
>
> (Once you think about it, it will be funny.)
>
> --chip
>
> On Aug 13, 2010, at 12:08 PM, tacos-request at amrad.org wrote:
>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:55:48 -0600
>> From: Joseph Bento <joseph at kirtland.com>
>> Subject: Re: Loran C off the air
>> [...]
>> The only Southern Hemisphere constellation I'm familiar with is the
>> Southern Cross.  Can it be used for guidance?
>>
>> Joe
>
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