tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6915802695401210134.post2538433726523619903..comments2023-10-20T00:52:07.138+10:30Comments on Set The Tempo: Iron Knob... I always wanted to say that !Tempohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01023337124226272532noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6915802695401210134.post-69104798890303585112011-09-10T17:17:24.063+09:302011-09-10T17:17:24.063+09:30Hi Mags, Every compass reads a few degrees out her...Hi Mags, Every compass reads a few degrees out here but that changes from place to place. If it were all the same you could make allowances for it but depending how far underground the Iron is the compass reads differently. <br />@Pearl, The Iron industry is a big part of this area though only small by world standards, there's a lot of Iron but the cost of shipping it to the rest of the world makes it more expensive than other Iron deposits in upper Western Australia. On the upside it looks like we'll have lots left for our paths for a while yet..<br />@Windsmoke, We've been making jokes about the name of Iron Knob since...forever actually. Apparently there was once a great knob of Iron stone atop the mount, it's long gone but the grainy B&W pics survive.Tempohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023337124226272532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6915802695401210134.post-62732531330337933002011-09-10T07:21:54.242+09:302011-09-10T07:21:54.242+09:30There's a town in Russia, which i have no hope...There's a town in Russia, which i have no hope in spelling has the same problem with compasses. Old wives tales are just that old wives tales until proven differently. Iron Knob does have a certain ring to it, reminds of a certain body organ if you know what i mean :-).Windsmoke.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12225394580987872677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6915802695401210134.post-13504496747796744972011-09-10T00:57:21.840+09:302011-09-10T00:57:21.840+09:30Northern Minnesota had a huge industry in iron ore...Northern Minnesota had a huge industry in iron ore...<br /><br />I didn't know about the compass thing either, but after thinking about it it's like, yeah, that makes sense...<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6915802695401210134.post-25923541758397926672011-09-09T21:25:40.965+09:302011-09-09T21:25:40.965+09:30Hi Tempo,
I didn't realize that about the comp...Hi Tempo,<br />I didn't realize that about the compass, it makes sense when you think about it, but I never really gave it any thought.<br /><br />It's a bit of a let down when you find out "old wives tales" are not what you thought, but now you know, and you don't have to wonder about it any more. :)Mags118https://www.blogger.com/profile/02113829653848156631noreply@blogger.com