• FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee
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      6 months ago

      Yes but it doesn’t mean Earth suddenly does a backflip in place in its orbit. Axial tilt and indeed the rotational axis remain unchanged when the magnetic poles flip

      The micronova conspiracy people claim that the non-magnetic poles suddenly and abruptly change, as in, the earth suddenly lurches to its side and the new non-magnetic North Pole is in the middle of the Sahara for example (that would be an insane degree of axial tilt lol)

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      6 months ago

      I was gonna say, pretty sure I learned that in Geology in college. Dude made me doubt myself for a sec.