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Question by  loribugher (462)

How do you make a Chinese compass?

My home school group is studying the history of the compass.

 
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Answer by  elmoguitar (10)

Rub the end of a needle over a magnet, push the needle through a piece of cork and place in a bowl of water, the magnetized end will point north.

 
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Answer by  Jakecutter (1819)

You need a bowl of about a cup of water. Place a small leaf in the water. Let it float, take a needle, rub it on some wool to get a nice static charge and then place it down on the dry surface of the leaf in the bowl.

 
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Answer by  Joe80 (866)

Fill a small bowl with water.Get a needle and a small leaf. Rub the needle on some wool. Put the needle on the leaf in the bowl of water.

 
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