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05-10-2014, 05:58 PM

Pub type question

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A compass needle in the Northern hemisphere points north

which way would it point in the southern hemisphere?
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05-10-2014, 06:12 PM
Not afraid of looking daft...
North?
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05-10-2014, 06:19 PM
I'll say south then
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05-10-2014, 06:34 PM
it always points north Why?
In the northern hemisphere the positive side of a compass is attracted by the north pole.
In the Southern hemisphere the negative side of a compass is attracted to the south pole

Hence the compass always points north
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05-10-2014, 07:05 PM
Oooh - are we doing a pub type quiz?

If we are, how many stripes are there in the Union Flag?

[If we are not, just ignore me!]
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05-10-2014, 07:57 PM
Which Union Flag ?
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05-10-2014, 08:04 PM
Four
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05-10-2014, 08:09 PM
Originally Posted by tumbleweed View Post
Which Union Flag ?
The official name of the Union Jack is the Union Flag. It is, or was, only called the Union Jack in naval usage.

Just another bit of trivia that stuck in my mind!
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06-10-2014, 11:36 PM
In answer to the original question - mine would point South East. It' been stuck there since an Adoo bullet nicked it in 1972.
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