Setting the time on you Rolex if lost?

[fat-sam]

[QUOTE=leopardprey;201877]OK, conducted my own unofficial experiment. Went to the 7th floor roof of my hotel. Very sunny and open with no shade. Put a rectagular box on center of roof at 1130 hrs. Sun was still to the East, as a shadow showed quite a bit on the west side of the box. Observed, while relaxing and getting some sun myself, the movement of the shadow. At 1231 hrs exactly, the East/West Shadow was non existent. Then started to gradually show a shadow now on the East side as the Sun moved and started it's setting in the West.

So based on that, if you set your watch to 1200 Noon when no East/West Shadow -meaning Sun was directly vertical overhead - you would be only 30 minutes off and would give you a good time estimate that your could live with.

as i said earlier:

'the easiest example of why it wouldnt be accurate would be if you stood next to an international border and did it on both sides the shaddow result would be the same but you may have an 1 hour time difference.'

back to the drawing board



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[leopardprey]

You have a lot of polite friends.

Well, you should have seen the Thai Girls that work at the hotel asking me what I was looking at on the roof?! Quite humorous me trying to explain in Thai!

"Farang Baba-babo"

[Flyjet601]

Originally Posted by leopardprey

You have a lot of polite friends.

Well, you should have seen the Thai Girls that work at the hotel asking me what I was looking at on the roof?! Quite humorous me trying to explain in Thai!

"Farang Baba-babo"

I have been to Thailand many times.....are you sure they were girls

[leopardprey]

Yeah, trust me they are Girls. Lived in Thailand for a long time and can tell the difference. Plus, the area I am in does not really get the freaky element of Bangkok thankfully! You can definately see a lot of freaks and weirdos in Thailand, Thais and Foreigners, that is for sure! Go hang out at Ko Sahn road and can see all the hippy backpackers with dreadlocks walking around barefoot!