Someone told me that you could make a compass with cork, a needle, and magnet in water. I need to know exactly how.
2006-07-11 05:14:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
you rub the needle with the magnet for a while and then put it into the cork and then put that into a bowl of water. the needle point will show which way north is.
2006-07-11 05:18:15 · answer #1 · answered by guruguy1990 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Run the needle from back to front over the magnet, put the needle through the cork, and float it in a glass of water.
2006-07-11 12:19:04 · answer #2 · answered by CliffClaven 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Magnetize the needle by running it across the magnet. Place the needle on top of the cork. Place the cork on a glass of water where it is floating on top of the water. If you did it properly, the needly will point to magnetic North.
2006-07-11 12:17:50 · answer #3 · answered by Michael F 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought in boy scouts they tought a way to use a match as a compass...?? But I forgot completely how it worked.
2006-07-11 12:46:59 · answer #4 · answered by escaped_mental_case 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋