colourlesspony@pawb.social to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 month agoWhy don't compasses have just two Cardinal directions (North, East, -North, -East)?message-squaremessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up186arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't compasses have just two Cardinal directions (North, East, -North, -East)?colourlesspony@pawb.social to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-21 month agomessage-square97fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoBetter question is why don’t they have 8? I hate saying “north by north east”.
minus-squareHegar@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoYou gotta say “nor-nor-east” instead, that’s a blast.
minus-squarekarashta@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoNortheast would be one of the 8 already. North by northeast is the direction between north and northeast
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI understand that. If we had a word for north east, let’s say “yest”, then I wouldn’t have to say “north by north east”, I could just say “north yest”.
Better question is why don’t they have 8? I hate saying “north by north east”.
You gotta say “nor-nor-east” instead, that’s a blast.
Northeast would be one of the 8 already. North by northeast is the direction between north and northeast
I understand that. If we had a word for north east, let’s say “yest”, then I wouldn’t have to say “north by north east”, I could just say “north yest”.