Originally Posted by
drmweaver2
TThe US Army has used compasses with their tanks since the 1910's and did not require the tanker to dismount to do so; tank = big freakin' steel object. You probably DON'T need to actually get off the bicycle to use - at least it in my experience.
At least for boats/ships, the compasses used there
are calibrated and adjusted for anomalies.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5703914_adju...e-compass.html