Zhzhzh & Burdock
I was thinking about the idea of making a natural compass using river stones and a tiny circuit—like a hybrid of wilderness and tech. What do you reckon?
Sounds like a cool hack—rock‑in‑the‑wild meets microchip. Get a batch of river stones, magnetize them with a strong magnet, then embed a tiny hall‑effect sensor in the center. Wire that up to a tiny MCU and a low‑power display or BLE transmitter. Just remember to calibrate for local magnetic noise and keep the stone’s natural texture for the “wild” vibe. Easy, efficient, and pretty badass.
Yeah, that’s slick, but you’re missing one thing: the stones aren’t just magnet, they’re a story. In a real trail, you’d stick a single magnetized pebble in a shallow pit, cover it with moss, let the moss dry. Then when you’re on the move, you can feel the slight pull and read the direction by the moss’s growth pattern. It’s low‑tech, low‑cost, and you never have to worry about a dying battery or a bad Bluetooth signal. Think of it like a living compass, not a gadget. You want that kind of wild reliability?