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Randonautica and other Methods - CCoburn - 06-02-2024
Randonautica and other Methods
So once I began upgrading to sportier cars within my price range a new element was added to the mundane, i.e. driving became more fun so I started doing it more.
It was first get all the important stuff done around the house, pay bills, run errands et cetera and then hit the road for a while.
At first I was just going on random drives, and then shortly after I devised a system of three routes from least far to most far depending on my mood, but this got old after a while for obvious reasons.
At some point I heard about Randonautica and the eeriness of it caught my attention, so I was going to try that next. It seemed okay at first, but I soon found myself venturing down private dirt roads and ending up on private property with people coming out and watching and/or approaching and asking what I'm doing. I would show them my printout and explain although it was somewhat of a pain.
I also became aware of other random coordinate generators which was just basically more of the same(the definition of insanity), so that didn't really last long either.
I then decided to devise my own system of methodical navigation; I do have a few other systems as well for various things. This system has evolved some as I continue augmenting and modifying it.
This system incorporates the entire compass in a methodical manner. There are a few parts to it: direction, deviation, and return. First we go CW around the compass and then reverse and go CCW.
I use the two trip meters on my IC for this. I first set T1 to zero and this is the initial starting point - the direction. The direction starts out at five miles and gets an increment of one mile for every 360° iteration of the compass. The direction currently ranges from 5-15 miles. Once the 5-15 mile direction coordinate is complete, I then do what's called a 'deviation'; I do this basically so I don't return exactly the same way I came. The deviation is at least five miles with no upper limit, and this distance is used as part of the return route.
Each trip progresses around the compass in CW to CCW fashion - CW first. So, I would start at N and proceed 5-15 miles and then "deviate" anywhere between 5-50 miles depending on how far I feel like going. The deviation is a 45° increment either CW or CCW, depending, so in this case I would change direction to NE for another 5-50 miles.
The "return" is basically just reversing the direction and deviation coordinates to take me back to the origin location. So, once I complete the deviation I would then switch back to the first coordinate and reverse it - N becomes S(using the same distance that was used for N), and the same is applied to the deviation.
So the next trip would be NE with an E deviation, and then E with a SE deviation, so on and so forth, and then when I get back to N again I repeat the same procedure except that I move CCW this time instead of CW.
This system is very dynamic and I stumble upon a lot of really cool places, and like maybe 29/30 times it returns me right back within a few miles of where I started form.
I used to drive a lot at night too, but mostly during the day now. I don't need to wear my glasses during the day, I can see things better(obviously), and cops seem to be more of a problem with night driving.
