Impossible For A COMPASS To Work On a Ball-Globe Earth

Share. Subscribe. On a ball-globe shaped Earth a compass can not work. Even tho there are field-lines in such directions. There is a simple reason for this. This video gives the basics of why only. Keeping it simple. A compass is held parallel to the surface, therefore its' needle is pointing to outer space on a ball-globe earth. Tho, there are field-lines, these field-lines will not point the needle to the correct direction in practice.