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Solar Compass

A solar compass is a simple device that always points toward the sun whether or not the sun is visible. The compass works much like a wind vane. The resistance of certain elements to the super-luminary radiations from the sun causes the floating globe to always point away from the sun. The device itself looks like a transparent sphere with a wedge shaped arrow suspended in the middle.


    
      
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