North is always where the inserted needle in tough jelly seems just being stuck. You can twist as much as the entire axis with the compass, without that stirs the needle.
He does justice to its name: who is using this compass, which also Marschiert - in the wrong direction!
I myself have here a number of years old giveaway laying around: thin sheet metal and plastic, a pin on the wobbly a small needle has been dowelled and yes, the 10 cent giveaway with the imprint "With us in the right direction" is good for more than this Compass.