Earth's Magnetic North Pole Has Officially Moved

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[–]VantaFount 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It moves every year. It's been moving much faster over the past few years. The poles are indeed flipping. And I don't buy their assertion that it takes "thousands of years".

[–]FormosaOolong 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The shift is rapidly increasing, but if it stayed static at 34 miles per year, it'll be flipped in 365 years.

[–]Tom_BombadilBombadildo[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's a good point. It's accelerating, but sometimes it slows down (also acceleration).

Also, 365 days in a year, and 365 years to flip (assuming a constant rate of angular movement)....

Coincidence?

Yes..