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Turning in other directions can be accomplished by using a magnetized centerboard and ocean currents, since a current flowing through a magnetic field induces a Laplace force.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3090/

explainxkcd for #3090

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[–] who@feddit.org 0 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

I guess this is going to come down to desktop vs mobile preference.

In that case, perhaps linking to the mobile site would make sense, since it ought to work for both mobile and desktop:

https://m.xkcd.com/3090/