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    Magnetic north pole drifting fast

    Magnetic north pole drifting fast
    Originally posted by BBC
    The Earth's north magnetic pole is drifting away from North America so fast that it could end up in Siberia within 50 years, scientists have said.
    Won't that feck up all those beardy compass-toting ramblers? They'll all be marching into the North Sea.

    #2
    Doomed I tell yer!

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      #3
      Xoggoth, what have you been upto now.... ?

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        #4
        It's Gods will
        Throw them to the lions - WC2 5.4

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          #5
          Originally posted by stackpole
          Magnetic north pole drifting fast

          Won't that feck up all those beardy compass-toting ramblers? They'll all be marching into the North Sea.
          Every cloud has a silver lining...

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            #6
            The magnetic North is always changing from one year to the next, trust an old sea dog on this one

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              #7
              Originally posted by Antman
              The magnetic North is always changing from one year to the next, trust an old sea dog on this one
              maybe its just decided to go walkabout

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                #8
                Originally posted by Antman
                The magnetic North is always changing from one year to the next, trust an old sea dog on this one
                Canada to Siberia is a long way though, in modern times.

                Does that mean they'll have to reprint all the atlases, tipped over a bit?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by wendigo100
                  Canada to Siberia is a long way though, in modern times.

                  Does that mean they'll have to reprint all the atlases, tipped over a bit?
                  The numbers on airfield runways change regularly to compensate for this.

                  Old Hat, just another story to scare the masses, move along, there's nothing to see here.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by zeitghost
                    Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!

                    Jim Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!

                    It be big & black & hairy & I be afeared of it....

                    Zeit in "Robert Newton overacting in Treasure Island" mode...

                    Sounded more like an old "Two Ronnies" sketch to me :P
                    "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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