Thursday, January 27, 2011

clinometer






the clinometer is very simple to use! all you need to do is follow these simple steps!
1. find your elevation via the gps.
2. find an object.
3. look at that object through the hole in your clinometer.
4. have a friend note down the angle that the string is pointing to.
5. now plug the information you have into this formula: D= elevation x Tan( angle
6. now plug this into your calculator and BLAMO! you have your distance!

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