Post by Magnet Man on Jan 30, 2008 18:56:20 GMT -5
First as a diamond prospector, then later as an aerial surveyor, I spent a lot of time in remote parts of the African bushveld, navigating via an old army compass. Over time I was able to rely on an instinctive sense of direction, knowing where North lay. This was of great comfort, for it easy to get lost without a compass in the monotonous terrain of the bushveld, even just a few undred yards out of sight of one's own camp site.
When I crossed the equator and came to live in the USA, I struggled for almost ten years with a 180 degree sense of disorientation, believing north lay south, before I regained an instinctive sense of direction.
Since the human body is mostly fluid, I believe that my disorientation had to do with its internal responce the Earth's rotational spin. I dare say that if I ever go back south, I will go through the whole re-orientation process again. Is there any study on this?
When I crossed the equator and came to live in the USA, I struggled for almost ten years with a 180 degree sense of disorientation, believing north lay south, before I regained an instinctive sense of direction.
Since the human body is mostly fluid, I believe that my disorientation had to do with its internal responce the Earth's rotational spin. I dare say that if I ever go back south, I will go through the whole re-orientation process again. Is there any study on this?
