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Ant. True; save means to live.
The Tempest. Act ii. Sc. 1
OK, I beleive the Island has it's own magnetic field.
That would account for the plane crashing (e.g. their compass would be
useless), that would account for no communication outside the island,
and that would account for the polar bear on the island (animals have
internal compasses for mirgratation don't they?, the island could of screwed
up the bears one).
NZGUY
Internal compasses for migration? I'm sorry, but what?
Last time I checked, animals do not have magnetic compasses within them
telling them how to migrate. They have instincts, but magnetic fields
would not mess up instincts. Was this a misunderstanding on my part or...
what? Besides... even if the polar bear "migrated," how would
it get from the Arctic to a tropical island?
I'm sorry if I missed your point, but maybe if you explained
it a little more in-depth I could be enlightened?
heymestacy
heymestacy,
I understand that birds do have a sort of magnetic compass in their brains,
and further more that it can be 'dislocated' so to speak by things like
solar flares.
Beto
who posted a thread on this at some point...
azteclady
Oh really? That's very, very interesting. Thanks for bringing that up
and teaching me something new!
heymestacy
from antartica to the islands nw? of australia is a long swim for a polar
bear. polar bear was on the french boat or aircraft.
v1p3r6
it's been discussed that the island could have both tropical and cold
on either side. Thus explaining the weather, polar bear and fresh water.
gscaleta
Actually Stacy, many animals have nodes with iron crystals in them for
orientation. Mostly birds, but other animals have been found with them.
Also, it has been demonstrated that some humans can reorient themselves
to magnetic north as well, so yes, there are internal compasses of sorts.
I've always considered it an aspect of one's kinesthetic sense.
ChanceGardener