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Magnetic Poles May Be About To Flip

Posted by timothy on from the still-time-to-buy-ammo dept.

AGD writes "According to the Guardian, Earth's magnetic field - the force that protects us from deadly radiation bursts from outer space - is weakening dramatically. . The article goes on to say 'Earth's magnetic field has disappeared many times before -- as a prelude to our magnetic poles flipping over, when north becomes south and vice versa.'"

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  1. News or Movie Ad? You decide. by UnclePaeng · · Score: 0, Redundant
    From the article:
    It is unlikely that humans could do much. Burrowing thousands of miles into solid rock to set things right would stretch the technological prowess of our descendants to bursting point, though such limitations do not worry film scriptwriters. Paramount's latest sci-fi thriller, The Core - directed by Englishman Jon Amiel, and starring Hilary Swank and Aaron Eckhart - depicts a world beset by just such a polar reversal, with radiation sweeping the planet.

    The solution, according to the film, to be released next year, involves scientists drilling into Earth's mantle to set off a nuclear blast that will halt the reversal.
  2. Re:Business model by Binome · · Score: 0, Redundant

    1) Gripe about running gags and/or in-jokes on /.
    2) ???
    3) Profit

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  3. Migrate to Space!! by lunadude · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Nuf said.

  4. Re:Business model by Verne · · Score: 0, Redundant

    1) Post profit jokes

    2) ???

    3) Profit!

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