The earth may spin in another direction?

**Damien** · 10-05-2006, 11:36

I heard that every so million (or billion) years the earth changes the way it spins into the other direction. It stays on the same orbit but rotates in the other direction.

Is this true? What is it called also in the process of changing its rotation would that not mean that it would have to slow down. Considering how fast we are going the earth slowing down even a bit would send us all flying wouldnt it?

Nugget · 10-05-2006, 11:47

I don't know about gravitational spin changing, but the poles do switch on a fairly regular basis (and we're apparently overdue by about 10 000 years). Could cause a slight problem, seeing as the poles are part of the process of generating the atmosphere

danielf · 10-05-2006, 11:49

Do you mean a pole reversal?

This is when the North and South pole get 'reversed'. I haven't heard of the spin direction changing. There's plenty of doom scenarios/speculation about an impending pole reversal on the web btw.

Saaf_laandon_mo · 10-05-2006, 11:51

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Do you mean a pole reversal?

could this be an end to some of the UK immigration problems people keep going on about?

**Damien** · 10-05-2006, 12:01

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could this be an end to some of the UK immigration problems people keep going on about?

Nah, It was certainly that the earth would rotate in another direction. Although the people who told me could have been thinking of pole reversal.

Nugget · 10-05-2006, 12:02

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could this be an end to some of the UK immigration problems people keep going on about?

Yeah, but only in so far as there'll be no-one left to worry about it

**Damien** · 10-05-2006, 12:04

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Yeah, but only in so far as there'll be no-one left to worry about it

Or maybe 3rd world countrys will be having immigration problems as all us unwashed brits try to get in and steal their benefits

Nugget · 10-05-2006, 12:06

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Or maybe 3rd world countrys will be having immigration problems as all us unwashed brits try to get in and steal their benefits

Stuff the benefits - if the poles reversed and the atmosphere disappeared, it'd be the factor 50 I'd be after

Ramrod · 10-05-2006, 12:10

Isn't it something to do with the spin of the earths molten core? iirc, that changes direction and flips the magnetic field around..........

Nugget · 10-05-2006, 12:12

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Isn't it something to do with the spin of the earths molten core? iirc, that changes direction and flips the magnetic field around..........

I do believe that you may have cracked it there, Mr Rod

Jules · 10-05-2006, 12:30

I read that the world is going to end on 25th May any way so no need to worry really

Nugget · 10-05-2006, 12:30

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I read that the world is going to end on 25th May any way so no need to worry really

It'd better not - I've got the 26th booked off as holiday

danielf · 10-05-2006, 12:34

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It'd better not - I've got the 26th booked off as holiday

Screw your holiday. We've got a World Cup coming up

Jules · 10-05-2006, 12:39

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Screw your holiday. We've got a World Cup coming up

That is one thing I wont miss if the world ends

Nugget · 10-05-2006, 12:43

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Screw your holiday. We've got a World Cup coming up

Oi! I'm planning on spending the day working out where I'm going to get drunk while the matches are on