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Ocean Currents Proposed As Cause of Magnetic Field
pjt33 notes a recently published paper proposing that ocean currents could account for Earth's magnetic field. The wrteup appears on the Institute of Physics site; the IOP is co-owner, with the German Physical Society, of the open-access journal in which the paper appears. This reader adds, "The currently predominant theory is that the cause of Earth's magnetic field is molten iron flowing in the outer core. There is at present no direct evidence for either theory." "Professor Gregory Ryskin from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University in Illinois, US, has defied the long-standing convention by applying equations from magnetohydrodynamics to our oceans' salt water (which conducts electricity) and found that the long-term changes (the secular variation) in the Earth's main magnetic field are possibly induced by our oceans' circulation."
So basically we know that global warming has taken over our ocean's currents when our compasses start pointing to the south...
What was it before?
A coffee coaster.
I can pretty much guarantee that astrologers would have no idea what you're talking about :)
Occam's Razor was the razor to own. Then the other guy came out with a three-blade razor. Were we scared? Hell, no. Because we hit back with a little thing called the Occam's Razor Turbo. That's three blades and an aloe strip. For moisture. But you know what happened next? Shut up, I'm telling you what happenedâ"the bastards went to four blades. Now we're standing around with our cocks in our hands, selling three blades and a strip. Moisture or no, suddenly we're the chumps. Well, fuck it. We're going to five blades.
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I may be wrong, Im not an astrologer...
If you ask an astrologer a question about the ocean, they'll probably want to know if you're a pisces.
Run and catch, run and catch, the lamb is caught in the blackberry patch.
I like it, occam's razor turbo:
"Of several acceptable explanations for a phenomenon, the simplest is preferable even when there's good evidence to suggest a more complex explanation and no evidence to suggest the simplest. Furthermore, that evidence is automatically invalidated by the first guy to yell out 'Occam's razor,' especially when the guy makes no attempt to explain himself."
So are you saying the ocean is a ferrous wheel?
Ocean currents? Here's an even better idea : winds! I know it's true because when I throw a fridge magnet in the wind it goes in the same direction. So next time you want to know in what direction the wind is going, just look at a magnetic compass!
You just got troll'd!
Um, this is /. so I'm not sure "right-hand rule" always means what you think it does here. :-) I'm sure a lively debate could ensue on "science geek" vs. "lonely geek".
It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
Lonely geek has moved on to the Fleshlight rule.
Too soon?
Are you suggesting we remove all water to test this hypothesis?
That's not consensus among climate scientists; that's consensus among feminists.
USE HOT GRITS WITH STATUE OF NATALIE PORTMAN (NAKED AND PETRIFIED)
We're overdue now by several thousand years.
Not to sound ignorant, but why is it that we're overdue for:
We're overdue for everything, such that, I'm overdue for some coffee.
I know it's Monday morning: don't worry about being late.