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Title: Maps? We don't need no stinkin' maps where we're going.
Post by: Tom on April 02, 2021, 01:03:55 PM

A quick explanation to "How did Polynesian wayfinders navigate the Pacific Ocean?" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8bDCaPhOek

Title: Re: Maps? We don't need no stinkin' maps where we're going.
Post by: skippy on April 02, 2021, 05:41:11 PM

Fascinating.

Title: Re: Maps? We don't need no stinkin' maps where we're going.
Post by: wrbix on April 02, 2021, 10:44:36 PM

A good read:
The Lost Art of Finding Our Way

Title: Re: Maps? We don't need no stinkin' maps where we're going.
Post by: DesertPilot on April 02, 2021, 10:51:57 PM

Those are good links.  I'd read about the techniques the Polynesians used, but it was nice to see them all summarized in that one video.

I've tried using stars and longitude navigation like the Polynesians used for motorcycle trips, but that only seems to work on even-numbered Interstates   :grin:

Title: Re: Maps? We don't need no stinkin' maps where we're going.
Post by: old head on April 03, 2021, 12:53:36 AM

https://imagine-mexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/authagraph.png.653x0_q80_crop-smart.jpg

New map of the world...supposed to be much more realistic than the old maps we all grew up with...

Old Head

Title: Re: Maps? We don't need no stinkin' maps where we're going.
Post by: wrbix on April 03, 2021, 09:00:25 AM

Quote from: old head on April 03, 2021, 12:53:36 AM

https://imagine-mexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/authagraph.png.653x0_q80_crop-smart.jpg

New map of the world...supposed to be much more realistic than the old maps we all grew up with...

Old Head

Hmmm, long long way NZ to Antarctica on that map. Seems negatively biased antipodally.