The Secrets of the Wave Pilots

For thousands of years, sailors in the Marshall Islands have navigated vast distances of open ocean without instruments. Can science explain their method before it’s lost forever?

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Submitted 8 years ago by kxh The voyaging stars: Secrets of the Pacific island navigators - David Lewis

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  Thank you for that belly laugh! Whew! I'm not sure what the cause of that error could be, but in my mind it's now the ultimate humorous illustration of the difference between theory and practice.
  
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