Try this at home: Fill a pie pan with an inch of water and float a small piece of cork in it. Next, stroke a needle from the middle to the tip 15 times with a magnet. Lay the needle across the centre of the cork and watch as it slowly turns to point north. Congratulations! You’ve made a compass.
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