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Re: Calculating the center of the earth by using just a compass
« Reply #20 on: May 06, 2016, 06:21:01 PM »
It is hard to use the compass on Antarctica, because

The power affected the compass bar is so small.

F = K.Q1.Q2 / (R^2).  If R>> then the force is at minimum.
In an earlier post (in Posted by: rabinoz « on: May 02, 2016, 02:21:34 AM ») I showed the location of the South Magnetic Pole at 64.26°S and 136.59°E. That is south of Adelaide in Australia and a bit north of the Antarctic Circle.

A compass (with correct weighting) can be used over most of Antarctica. The references I gave are the organisation that actually works there!
They know a lot more about this than you and I!

don't more talking and do the experiment I suggested. send me the results. do a good job.  :)
We can't do you experiment because compasses are already properly WEIGHTED to COMPENSATE for the tilt so there is no experiment to do.