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Offline Tom

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Maps? We don't need no stinkin' maps where we're going.
« 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
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Re: Maps? We don't need no stinkin' maps where we're going.
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2021, 05:41:11 PM »
Fascinating.
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Re: Maps? We don't need no stinkin' maps where we're going.
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2021, 10:44:36 PM »
A good read:
The Lost Art of Finding Our Way
« Last Edit: April 02, 2021, 10:47:15 PM by wrbix »
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Re: Maps? We don't need no stinkin' maps where we're going.
« Reply #3 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:
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Re: Maps? We don't need no stinkin' maps where we're going.
« Reply #4 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...

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Re: Maps? We don't need no stinkin' maps where we're going.
« Reply #5 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...

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