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BrianB6

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Magnetic Variation
« on: April 01, 2021, 05:33:20 am »

BREAKING: From today, #Australia will be referred to as ‘Up Top’ instead of ‘Down Under’ due to a switch of the Earth’s north and south poles at the end of the 500-year Sloof Lirpa cycle

 Satellite image from RAMMB/CIRA
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Re: Magnetic Variation
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2021, 08:36:29 am »

From Birth, I always considered our land OZ as the The Tops , but am not happy about walking on my head if the Rule becomes Law  :D ... Derek
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Re: Magnetic Variation
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2021, 08:48:50 am »

According to the programme I once heard on the BBC (in my yoof ) , on my globe of the world pencil sharpener I will not find Australia because it's right where the pencil goes in !


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Re: Magnetic Variation
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2021, 09:04:38 am »

 <*<  your Globe is obviously rounded & printed in a largish Asian Nation who at the moment dislikes OZ


So I would suggest you replace your pencil stuffing hole a few thousand Nm ...East into the middle of that big pond of water  >>:-(


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Re: Magnetic Variation
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2021, 10:19:01 am »

does it flip back next 1st April?
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Re: Magnetic Variation
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2021, 11:12:47 am »

NAH - just put the hole in that large landmass further NW (when the poles are the right way up again), you know where they create devastating viruses
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