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'Viking sunstone' found in shipwreck

4 pointsby zoowarabout 12 years ago

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drallisonabout 12 years ago
<i>Testing a similar crystal, the scientists proved that by rotation it was possible to find the point where the two beams converge - indicating the direction of the Sun.</i><p><i>They say it works on cloudy days, and when the Sun has set.</i><p>Hard to see how it could work when the Sun has set.