raff7 t1_jeep60u wrote
Reply to comment by TheCuriousSages in There really isn't any reason why north is always upward and south is always downward on maps. by GuinnessTheBestBoi
well.. technically the compass points towards the magnetic south of the earth magnetic field.. which is at the north pole...
That's because the magnetic north of your compass is attracted by the magnetic south of earth, so what we call "north" is actually the magnetic south... pretty weird I know
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