A North Paw is an anklet that tells the wearer which way is North

Re:A North Paw is an anklet that tells the wearer which way ... by Wistar on Monday October 17, 2022 @09:21PM (#33241865)

I was not good at sensing direction until I learned to fly. After I had been flying a year or two, my intuitive sense of direction on the ground became fairly keen, even when I moved to another state or even to Europe.

There are certain places that trip up my sense of direction, especially Spokane, WA. In that city, south feels west to me, and strongly so. Weird.

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Re:A North Paw is an anklet that tells the wearer which way ... by bigiain on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @02:31AM (#33243696)

I have a really good sense of direction.

In the southern hemisphere.

When I travel in the US your "sun in the south at midday" _really_ messes things up.

And when I'm in London and there's no detectable angle to the sun through the clouds, and all medium distance travel happens on the underground, I'm even more completely lost. I have friends in Maida Vale, Edgeware Rd and Marylebone , and I _know_ they're all within walking distance, but there's no way I could dead reckon my way from one to the other. All I know is how to get from there right tube station exit to their houses or nearest pub/cafe...

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