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A space elevator is not aligned with the axis of earth's rotation. It sounds like what you are describing is a different device?
by eru 7mo ago
A space elevator is not aligned with the axis of earth's rotation. It sounds like what you are describing is a different device?
- marginalia_nu 7mo agoWhy would a sun dial need to point in the north/south direction? It just needs to point up along the normal axis of the ground (assuming flat ground).
- eru 7mo agoFrom the original comment I replied to: > Jam a stick in the ground aligned with the earth's axis and take your bearing from the shadow's direction.
- marginalia_nu 7mo agoAh, that comment would be incorrect.