Apocalypse never

Undertoad · 02-01-2018, 08:25 AM

Oh noes! Here's one currently making the rounds (again). Enjoy.

Newsweek: EARTH’S MAGNETIC POLES SHOW SIGNS THEY’RE ABOUT TO FLIP—EXPOSING HUMANS TO RADIATION AND PLANET-WIDE BLACKOUTS (warning autoplay video at the link)

AND WOW this one could be really really bad!!

CBC: "When our magnetic field flips, say goodbye to modern life"

News.com.au: "Earth’s magnetic poles could be about to flip sparking chaos and mass blackouts"

Weekly Observer: Destruction of cell phones and TVs if the magnetic poles of the earth are reversed!

Goodbye to modern life! Chaos and mass blackouts! Destruction of consumer electronics! OH MY FUCKING GAWD!!!

Are you all IGNORING this threat?

Do you keep your bathtub filled so there is potable water available? Well you better get on that pronto! Preparation is going to be critical!

glatt · 02-01-2018, 08:45 AM

The likelihood of it happening now is unknown. I'd say it's small, but I would be bullshitting you because I have no idea. But from what I understand (without reading any of your links) is that the increased solar radiation in some areas would make vast swaths of the planet uninhabitable. It would suck if it was someplace you lived. And it would suck if a billion people wanted to come to your hood because they were being fried at home.

But how likely is it? Beats me. I can't do anything about it anyway. Except maybe buy a sailboat and learn to sail so I can get to someplace safe without competing with a few hundred million other people who also want to get there.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-01-2018, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Oh noes! Here's one currently making the rounds (again). Enjoy.

You were warned.
The International Geomagnetic Reference Field model from 1900 to now is interesting. Probably explains why gravity varies.

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02-01-2018, 08:25 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Oh noes! Here's one currently making the rounds (again). Enjoy. Newsweek: EARTH’S MAGNETIC POLES SHOW SIGNS THEY’RE ABOUT TO FLIP—EXPOSING HUMANS TO RADIATION AND PLANET-WIDE BLACKOUTS (warning autoplay video at the link) AND WOW this one could be really really bad!! CBC: "When our magnetic field flips, say goodbye to modern life" News.com.au: "Earth’s magnetic poles could be about to flip sparking chaos and mass blackouts" Weekly Observer: Destruction of cell phones and TVs if the magnetic poles of the earth are reversed! Goodbye to modern life! Chaos and mass blackouts! Destruction of consumer electronics! OH MY FUCKING GAWD!!! Are you all IGNORING this threat? Do you keep your bathtub filled so there is potable water available? Well you better get on that pronto! Preparation is going to be critical!

02-01-2018, 08:45 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The likelihood of it happening now is unknown. I'd say it's small, but I would be bullshitting you because I have no idea. But from what I understand (without reading any of your links) is that the increased solar radiation in some areas would make vast swaths of the planet uninhabitable. It would suck if it was someplace you lived. And it would suck if a billion people wanted to come to your hood because they were being fried at home. But how likely is it? Beats me. I can't do anything about it anyway. Except maybe buy a sailboat and learn to sail so I can get to someplace safe without competing with a few hundred million other people who also want to get there.

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