stackyFACTSWhile other mariners were nervously hoping the stars wouldn't get covered by clouds so they could figure out where they were, Chinese navigators were already utilizing lodestone.
While other mariners were nervously hoping the stars wouldn't get covered by clouds so they could figure out where they were, Chinese navigators were already utilizing lodestone. By floating a magnetized needle in a bowl of water, they could maintain their heading through dense fog and brutal storms. They essentially activated a geographical cheat code centuries before anyone else realized the Earth was a giant magnet.
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