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Originally Posted by MikeTangas
Fort Bliss that is.
Just got back from a couple three days down at Ft. Bliss. Been about 12 years since I was last there and it was nice to see that too many things hadn't changed. I did get a bit turned around the first night on the ground, almost as if my internal compass was 180* out. I kept going the wrong way  ! Surely it isn't age catching up to me, must have been those two lousy handfuls of peanuts I had as a meal.
Weather was near perfect, crisp in the morning and mid 50's by mid-afternoon. Wish I'd of had a little more time on the ground before having to come back. One night I did get to spend many hours (after hours) alone in one of the museums, going through boxes and boxes of photographic history. Very neat stuff! Although, it is a little strange being all alone in a museum after closing.
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I have noticed that when I get lost (rarely) it is always because I am 180 deg off. It is very consistent. I think it may be related to one of the internal direction-finders some birds have (I don't know whether it has been demonstrated in humans). Some birds have been shown to possess in their brains an area in which iron particles allign themselves with the magnetic poles. It is thought that various environmental cues along with the magnetic flux of the Earth gives migratory birds their sense of direction.
IF that is the case and IF humans are similarly endowed, I wonder if a strong magnetic field might disorient a human being if no other visual cues are available? A negation or reversal of polarity would render one incapable of innate direction, right?
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