PANTIES ARE THE NEW GPS
Mar. 31st, 2009 09:22 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
defrogITEM [via Gizmodo]: The Catlin Arctic Survey are trekking 700 miles to the North Pole to measure the thickness of the shrinking Arctic icecap. Know what they’re using to navigate their way there?
Panties.
The panties serve as a wind sock of sorts. The team attaches them to a ski pole and uses the wind as a guide to the North Pole.
Reason:
And YOU thought science was boring and stoopid.
Notice they don't explain where they got the idea in the first place. That must be a fun story.
Blowing in the wind,
This is dF
Panties.
The panties serve as a wind sock of sorts. The team attaches them to a ski pole and uses the wind as a guide to the North Pole.
Reason:
"Due to our proximity to the Magnetic North Pole, our compasses are currently going haywire, said navigator Ann Daniels. "The earth's strong magnetic field on this part of the ocean means that the compass needle simply spins uselessly in its housing. As such, we're currently relying on more traditional methods for day-to-day navigation, using the sun (for those few precious hours each day when it graces us with its presence), and using wind direction, as indicated by the panties…"
And YOU thought science was boring and stoopid.
Notice they don't explain where they got the idea in the first place. That must be a fun story.
Blowing in the wind,
This is dF
