Distance measure wheel

[pur]

Did anyone ever suggested a tool like the "measuring wheel" or "Trundle Wheel"

It's a quite simple tool with a wheel on a stick that ticks on every rotation.

than

distance = Circumference * tick-count

[formerly known as hf]

But no characters in-game know the circumference of the world...

[pur]

Circumference = the Circumference of the wheel.

for example 1 meter. 10 ticks would be 10 meter.

[SuperSonicScientist]

Did anyone ever suggested a tool like the "measuring wheel" or "Trundle Wheel"

It's a quite simple tool with a wheel on a stick that ticks on every rotation.

than

distance = Circumference * tick-count

A great suggestion but begs the question why would a trundle wheel in Baaak have the same diameter as one made in Blojt?

That said all cantrians seem to make stone hammers of exactly the same size and weight, as an example, so I guess it could be standardised...


P.S. is there a sun in cantr?

[Avathar]

I see the use of this wheel on land, but I guess you cant't use it at sea besides measuring how long your boat is, right? I don't see why this should be discussed in this thread about longitude and latitude. Maybe it should be a new suggestion.

[chop chop master onion]

I think that the concept of a tool by which one could derive a general concept of location would be very effective. Not only would it make sailing easier, but it will greatly ease the hopeful transition off the road system and into the free-roam system of traveling that has been discussed for a long time.