Two people are lost in the same patch of forest on the same sunny afternoon. One stares at the sun, guesses "south-west, ish" and sets off. The other pushes a stick into a clearing, marks the end of its shadow with a pebble, eats a snack, marks it again twenty minutes later and draws a line between the two pebbles. The second person has spent twenty minutes and now knows…
In this lesson
The shadow-stick tip method
What it is
Why it works
How
Does the stick need to be upright?
How accurate is it?
Common mistakes
The equal-shadow method
When to use it
Why it is more accurate
The noon shadow method
The catch
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