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		orivej on Jan 14, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NW.js The compass arrow points to the north, so when it is in the top right, northwest is right on top.

robert_tweed on Jan 14, 2015 [–]

As someone else put it, this means you are heading northwest. If the needle is pointing northwest, your compass is broken!

Amazing how many comments there are about this though. It's a mental illusion, like "what do cows drink?"

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