Sajit does have a point there, Chris, and I think it's a valid question
especially for those that read drawings that relate to geography.
I live on the island of Montreal, and what we call "north" is actually more like west. It's all relative, but I suggest that it's important that everyone is on the same page regarding definitions. As an example, I offer a recent experience/discussion with my mother (who is not necessarily web-savvy):
Mom: OK. I've downloaded the file and it's not working.
Me: Did you make sure you also included the image file?
Mom: Yes, I'm sure, you snot-covered craphole! I did it 3 times and it's still not working!!!
Me: OK
Mom: What is this internet garbage? It sucks and it's also probably a scam!
Me: Well, you have to know wh...
Mom: Well, I'll tell you, this internet stuff is a waste of time. I also notice that you haven't defrosted your refrigerator lately. Anyway, why hasn't Bill Clinton replied to my email yet? You said this internet thing was a communications revolution, so where's my reply?
Me: Mom, when you say "download", what does that mean to you?
Mom: Well, dummy, that's when I send stuff to the internet!
Paul
> Called north, True north, plant north what not. I thought it had some
relevance to piping plot plans and/or layouts. If it did not, my apologies.
>
> Sajit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Wright [mailto:chrisw@skypoint.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 5:23 PM
> To: ?
> Subject: [Man.Distr]Re: [PipingDesign] Northing
>
>
> >Does anyone know whether the direction shown by a compass is the magnetic
> >north or the geographic north. What is the offset angle and the direction
> >with respect to the other.
> A magnetic compass shows magnetic north, which can vary from true north
> by a little or a lot, depending on where you are with respect to the
> magnetic pole. Do a Google search on "magnetic pole." What the hell
> brought this up on a piping list?
Received on Fri Oct 17 23:50:00 2003
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