can you make a compass using a book of matches?

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can you make a compass using a book of matches?

I seen in a movie or a survival show that one can be made this way with just a book of matches and water

2006-11-28 12:49:24 · 3 answers · asked by J H 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science

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In a survival situation, I'd sooner keep the matches dry and just see which direction the shadows fell in the afternoon - that's east - the other three directions then become pretty evident.

2006-11-28 13:00:54 · answer #1 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No, there's nothing magnetic in matches. You need a magnet to make a low tech compass.

(below) MacGuyver? The cretin who made a dangerous gas laser from a laser pointer? That's your scientific reference? Lol!

2006-11-28 12:53:38 · answer #2 · answered by Chris H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes you can.I saw it done on Macgyver.

2006-11-28 12:55:50 · answer #3 · answered by Gary P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋