Posted by Glen Idaho [64.126.155.97] on Sunday, October 03, 2010 at 09:49:40 :
In Reply to: Re: OT compass fluid posted by David Sherman [72.47.9.228] on Sunday, October 03, 2010 at 02:26:13 :
Yeah, the purple could be a problem, I read that the marine compasses were filled with alcohl and water and the sailors would drink it and end up on the rocks, hence the saying, wiskey on the rocks. They must have had a big compass.