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Sun Flips Its Polarity

Posted by timothy on from the and-*one*-and-*two*-and-*three*-and-*again* dept.

grasshopper69 writes: "This CNN article talks about how the sun has recently reversed its polarity, which apparently is an occurence every 11 years. This flipping indicates a time of 'solar max' during which the sun will incur more frequent sun spots and eruptions, causing solar flares, which could mean trouble for planet Earth." No one is sure why Earthly magnetic flips are so less regular, either, but all those migrating birds on the sun must be used to it already.

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  1. "Sun Flips Its Polarity" by babbage · · Score: 4

    So they're going to abandon Java & embrace .NET?



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