Re:Scientists 'speechless' at Arctic fox's epic trek
by recursive on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @02:10AM
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> Even knowing that the sun sets in the West has zero practical applications in urban settings.
Certainly not zero. If I know I'll be coming back to my car in the late afternoon, knowing roughly where the sun will be means I can park in a spot where the shadow will probably be, possibly even in an unfamiliar lot.
Here's another one. The first step in cell phone navigation is frequently something like "Head West on such-and-such street". In the absence of any other markings, the sun can tell you which way that is.
Re:Scientists 'speechless' at Arctic fox's epic trek
by KineticLensman on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @08:43AM
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> Even knowing that the sun sets in the West has zero practical applications in urban settings.
I use it to decide where to sit when eating outside - will the table be more in the sun or the shade after an hour or so?
And how many more things I do know
> Basic practical knowledge comes in handy all the time.
It doesn’t. The ability to strike a tent, roast a grizzly bear, read weather from moss and bird patterns comes in handy about 0% of the time.
Even knowing that the sun sets in the West has zero practical applications in urban settings.