Mini Recta Compass Giveaway

Neil · **on:** February 17, 2009, 12:05:18 PM

Inspired by ALP's recent compass giveaway I went for a rummage.

I have here a brand new Recta Gem. This tiny little piece of Swiss kit can be yours. All you need to do is tell me what you think the most humorous outcome of the Earth's next pole flip will be. The answer found most side splitting by the masses (I'll run a poll in a few days) wins.

Neil

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #1 on:** February 17, 2009, 12:55:41 PM

Everyone will have to buy a new GPS?

Great giveaway Neil! Don't count me in, as I am well set for compasses, but I wanted to add my smart arse comments!

Def

Nikos · **Reply #2 on:** February 17, 2009, 05:35:59 PM

People will start calling England (and any other country in the north hemisphere, for that matter) the "land down under"...

american lockpicker · **Reply #3 on:** February 17, 2009, 06:04:24 PM

The south really will rise again...

I'm Still Bison · **Reply #4 on:** February 17, 2009, 06:19:57 PM

East will be West
West will be East
And the twain shall meet,and be befuddled like never before

cgk · **Reply #5 on:** February 17, 2009, 08:19:00 PM

Those with a rectal cranial inversion will finally see the light.

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #6 on:** February 17, 2009, 10:10:51 PM

Every poor bugger over 6 foot will have to wear a hard hat to prevent bird strikes by mega confused birdies

Tinnie · **Reply #7 on:** February 17, 2009, 10:46:45 PM

I failed geography
so what's on earth is an earth pole flip???

does north and south do a switcheroo???
does that mean the north pole will be closer to the australia...therefore will I get my christmas multi-tools quicker than those bloody poms? But wouldn't that make compasses useless?

ARGH....damn you NKB you made me think...and that is effort....i hate effort

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #8 on:** February 17, 2009, 10:51:59 PM

The poles flip every 500,000 years, and we're overdue a flip by 280,000 years

Flash · **Reply #9 on:** February 17, 2009, 10:52:50 PM

Social therapists will find it a scientific possibility to prove to the fatalistic, depressive, pessimists that a negative can really be a positive

Poncho65 · **Reply #10 on:** February 17, 2009, 11:12:29 PM

A pole flip

what good is a compass gonna do for anybody then

You know something we don't

Will that make Antarctica inhabitable? not funny just asking

donvito · **Reply #11 on:** February 19, 2009, 06:57:00 AM

I think what Neil mean by pole flip is not the actual physical flip of our planet but of the electromagnetic field. They come around every few thousand years or so and from what I remember we are ether overdue for one by 7 thousand years, or that they come at 7 thousand year intervals and we're still overdue by a few hundred. No one really knows the consequences of a magnetic pole flip on our modern society since in the old days navigation was done with stars mostly. Compasses will definitely need to be swapped and re calibrated, but gps works with satellite and should not be affected, unless during the swap the protection that our magnetic field offers will temporarily be suspended, result of which will be bombardment of our planet by cosmic rays (the whole electromagnetic spectrum) and of coarse by solar wind from our sun. Think a cosmic EMP hitting earth, effecting every electronic device we have

, but our MTs and SAKs should be safe

.

V.

max6166 · **Reply #12 on:** February 19, 2009, 07:11:08 AM

World governments will order a massive migration of humans from one continent to another to shift the load on the earth and bring it back into balance...

Nikos · **Reply #13 on:** February 19, 2009, 06:50:49 PM

Hmmm... I didn't know there were flips living in the poles...

Anyway, wouldn't the "outcome" of such a pole flip would actually be... ummm... another pole flip?

(awful pun... I know...)

Now, seriously...

Will that mean Santa will have to move to Antarctica?

duckman1975 · **Reply #14 on:** February 20, 2009, 12:20:17 AM

Guess we will see migratory birds flying around in circles with Santa trying to find home.

Rodion · **Reply #15 on:** February 20, 2009, 08:12:22 PM

Quote from: american lockpicker on February 17, 2009, 06:04:24 PM

The south really will rise again...

Ooh, that's gonna be tough to beat.

cryptrick · **Reply #16 on:** February 21, 2009, 04:07:49 PM

Quote from: cgk on February 17, 2009, 08:19:00 PM

Those with a rectal cranial inversion will finally see the light.

That one gets my vote

Neil · **Reply #17 on:** February 23, 2009, 09:15:47 PM

Poll now running. Get your votes in

Neil

donvito · **Reply #18 on:** February 23, 2009, 09:56:34 PM

Why am I in the poll? My comment wasn't even funny ( I take things too seriously at times).

cgk · **Reply #19 on:** February 23, 2009, 10:40:03 PM

Neil,

I would like to bow out of the contest. Its a great compass but it really doesn't make sense for you to ship it overseas $$$.

Craig

Neil · **Reply #20 on:** February 23, 2009, 10:47:36 PM

Quote from: cgk on February 23, 2009, 10:40:03 PM

Neil,

I would like to bow out of the contest. Its a great compass but it really doesn't make sense for you to ship it overseas $$$.

Craig

I don't mind, chances are it will end up overseas anyway.

Stay and play please

Neil

cgk · **Reply #21 on:** February 23, 2009, 11:32:35 PM

Quote from: NKB on February 23, 2009, 10:47:36 PM

Quote from: cgk on February 23, 2009, 10:40:03 PM
Neil,

I would like to bow out of the contest. Its a great compass but it really doesn't make sense for you to ship it overseas $$$.

Craig

I don't mind, chances are it will end up overseas anyway. Stay and play please

Neil

If you insist sir..

I'm Still Bison · **Reply #22 on:** February 24, 2009, 02:19:42 AM

I just want to say if somehow I should win,I would prefer that it be given to some youngster in Scouting whose parents may have more lint than coin in their pockets,Seems like there's always one like that in every Troop.Or if you have prosperous scouts in your neighborhood,then give it a squaddie about to deploy overseas,and tell him(her) use it to get back home safe and sound.

american lockpicker · **Reply #23 on:** February 24, 2009, 02:45:18 AM

If i win I will give it to someone who needs it once I get a Dalvey.

Tarrodemierda · **Reply #24 on:** February 26, 2009, 03:27:55 AM

id almost trade my useless GPS for that tiny compass.dont trust on anything that runs on batteries.

Neil · **Reply #25 on:** March 02, 2009, 03:01:19 PM

Hope you like it ALP. They're pretty neat, I still have one of my own

Neil

american lockpicker · **Reply #26 on:** March 02, 2009, 08:22:43 PM

Those are swiss made aren't they?

Neil · **Reply #27 on:** March 02, 2009, 08:35:40 PM

Indeed. Recta make the compasses for Victorinox.

Neil

Poncho65 · **Reply #28 on:** March 04, 2009, 11:18:39 PM

Congrats ALP

Nikos · **Reply #29 on:** March 04, 2009, 11:57:51 PM

Oops... I had forgotten all about this thread. Well done ALP!

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