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Bad News for Earth's Magnetic Field

Posted by timothy on from the or-at-least-fans-of-it dept.

jabex writes "Scientific American's website has an article about the overdue magnetic field flip. According to research published in the journal Nature, it could take anywhere from 2000-10000 years to complete. That's a long time without a protective magnetic field."

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  1. The Earth's magnetic field is overrated by Rapid+Home+Offer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who needs the Earth's magnetic field, anyways? As long as I have my ozone layer, and my handy dandy lead codpiece, everything is going to be okay.

    (Doesn't everybody have a lead codpiece?)

  2. cautionary notice of threatened death. by mkavanagh · · Score: 5, Funny

    any mention of a certain bullshit hollywood production with the shittiest scientific basis for a film since the neverending story will result in death. of the poster. thanks for not getting yourselves killed.

  3. are we sure Halliburton by morelife · · Score: 4, Funny

    or one of its subsidiaries isn't doing this remotely?

  4. Way Overdue by jazman_777 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The magnetic field flip, the super-volcano in Yellowstone, the San Andreas Fault, the demise of SCO. Have I missed anything? A Red Sox or Cubs World Series winner?

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