Does this mean when it gets to zero just prior to the 'flip', we'll all float off into space?
According to everything I've read, magnetism and gravity are two different things.
Personally, I could lose 10 pounds and not be any the worse for it.
A few people may "flip out" however.. I have no idea what such change might have on people's personality.
Keep a loaded gun by your side at all times, shoot anyone that looks suspicious or liberal.
Will we have to rename the America's? (N. America will become S. America)
Being the Lazy Type, I prefer to keep all the old designations, and simply re-label my compass.
Where will the Northern Lights go?
They should increase spectacularly. Ionization of the atmosphere would increase due to lack of protection by the magnetic field. (my best guess)
Will whirl pools rotate in the other direction?
No. Water drains clock-wise or counter clock-wise due to coriolis forces.
Will pigeons lose their way?
Possibly. Other birds too. While birds are known to use landmarks to navigate, they are also known to have a sort of "compass" sensitive to magnetic field orientations.
If I recall correctly, this is part of the properties of bird's brain matter.
The song "North to Alaska" will no longer be valid...
See above, first reply.
Using my lazy man's approach to geomagnetic disaster, (see my forthcoming book available on Amazon.com) simply re-labelling all compasses, and telling the "masses" that nothing has happened, it is all another crackpot conspiracy theory, will solve the problem.
p.s....
My forthcoming book will have a more "politically correct" title, possibly two different titles.
This is for two reasons.
1. So as not to scare the intellectually challenged, (democrats) to whit; "Why Your Compass Doesn't Work, How to Fix It, and The Sky Isn't Falling."
2. To generate government grants for research, i.e., "Proposal For A Low-Maintenance Approach To Resolving the Planetary Magnetic Field Reversal Phenomenon and Considerations of Mass Psychological Manipulation With Regards to The General Population" ( Including a Special Appendice Acknowledging the Ancient Native American Wisdom Contained In the Mayan Calendar and The Possible Correlation of Planetary Magnetic Field Reversal and The Mayan End of The World Philosophy. )
Use of a Thesaurus, large, incomprehensible words, and a rambling, convoluted sentence structure, repetition of a main idea or theme, and plenty of ranting about the ozone layer, chloroflourocarbons, and the Kyoto Treaty will guarantee at least $250,000.00 worth of research grant funding.
If I play my cards right, I can turn it into a full-blown psuedo science, and start an environmental movement, possibly an enviro-industry.
There is definitely cash in this..
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