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Re:A study on how turtles navigate using the Earth’s magneti... by deepsun on Friday February 14, 2025 @03:52PM (#43052951)
No, that's just orientation, I can do that too. Playing first-person games like Descent improves the orientation.

The true compass would be if you could be blinded, walked through some turns, and you could still pick up north, having no idea about how you got into the surroundings.

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Re:A study on how turtles navigate using the Earth’s magneti... by boringg on Friday February 14, 2025 @04:23PM (#43053196)
Yeah but you can always pick up based on observational cues.

Real test would be spin around in a dark room without any cues can you pick out true north.

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Re:A study on how turtles navigate using the Earth’s magneti... by jagged-chisel on Friday February 14, 2025 @05:00PM (#43053572)
I think you just said the exact same thing.
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