remnantprep
Senior Member
People do not exist for the sake of governments!
Posts: 4,399 
Likes: 3,968
Email: remnant@ausprep.org
|
Post by remnantprep on Jul 16, 2014 8:55:19 GMT 10
|
|
|
|
Post by graynomad on Jul 16, 2014 17:56:57 GMT 10
IIRC this happens every few million years, and they say is could take 100 or even 1000 years so I guess we're ok on this one. Just imagine if it flipped over night though.
|
|
|
|
Post by pheniox17 on Jul 16, 2014 18:47:55 GMT 10
this is a Noah's arc type of thing fill off a lot of speculation....
the only thing on this that I give a lot of merit to is the magnetic field strength of the planet is getting weaker
other than that its just too unknown, could just "flip" with no warning and no effect, could be 2012 (movie) could even be a mars effect... we just do not know
|
|
|
|
Post by pheniox17 on Jul 16, 2014 18:49:13 GMT 10
(by Noah's arc I mean Noah knew it was coming no one else had enough "proof" it was going to happen)
|
|
|
|
Post by You Must Enter A Name on Jul 25, 2014 18:26:57 GMT 10
what if it just keeps getting weaker and then dies, we are literally knackered.
|
|
|
|
Post by pheniox17 on Jul 25, 2014 18:35:57 GMT 10
Thats a Mars effect Danny and yep we will be... Unless we become a deep underground society
|
|
|
|
Post by Sunlitnight on Jun 26, 2016 23:14:04 GMT 10
Well from the info ive come across it happens every 3600 years or so and it just so happens that we are right about due now. Dates are debateable, and have been seized upon in the past so some people just ignore this issue now. I tend to think it may be happening in august 2016 and im trying to get my gear sorted in time. For those who are open minded check out zetatalk.com and read about poleshift, ill admit a lot of it is very hard to believe but wouldnt you like to be ready just in case?
|
|
|
|
Post by Peter on Jun 27, 2016 1:21:32 GMT 10
*Yawn*. Just wait for a "magnetic shift tax" to be introduced.
|
|
|
|
Post by ziggysdad on Jun 27, 2016 15:51:50 GMT 10
I pushed 'The HAB Theory' aside to read the Ashfall series, but I believe this is the premise for the book. A bit ahead of its time for 1976.
"The book explores a version of pole shift hypothesis postulated by Professor Charles Hapgood" Wikipedia
|
|
remnantprep
Senior Member
People do not exist for the sake of governments!
Posts: 4,399
Likes: 3,968
Email: remnant@ausprep.org
|
Post by remnantprep on Feb 8, 2017 13:37:02 GMT 10
|
|
spatial
Senior Member
Posts: 2,396 
Likes: 1,560
|
Post by spatial on Feb 8, 2017 16:04:16 GMT 10
There goes your magnetic compass.  Yip a lot of weird things happening all over. Natural disasters in combination with man made turmoil is on the cards. |
|
remnantprep
Senior Member
People do not exist for the sake of governments!
Posts: 4,399
Likes: 3,968
Email: remnant@ausprep.org
|
Post by remnantprep on Feb 8, 2017 17:30:28 GMT 10
Would it affect the suns position and thus affecting the ability to navigate by it or the stars!
|
|
|
|
Post by graynomad on Feb 8, 2017 21:27:03 GMT 10
Would it affect the suns position and thus affecting the ability to navigate by it or the stars! It would have no effect on such things. These days I wonder if it would really worry us too much, obviously compasses would be screwed and as preppers we should be using them so we'd be in trouble, but most people use GPS I think. Mind you, if it flips to a stable position you should be able to adjust and carry on, after all it's not like a compass actually points to true north anyway. |
|
spatial
Senior Member
Posts: 2,396
Likes: 1,560
|
Post by spatial on Feb 8, 2017 21:42:47 GMT 10
Would it affect the suns position and thus affecting the ability to navigate by it or the stars! The earth inner molten core made of iron rotates and creates magnetic fields. A standard compass uses these magnetic fields which will point the n-pole of a magnet to the magnetic north. If the magnetic fields of the earth changes the compass needle will point in the direction of the field. So as the pole shift the needle will point in all weird directions until it stabilizes then north will be south and south will be north on the magnets poles. Just turn the compass so that the 'red' side of the needle points to 180 or south. There will be no impact on the sun or the earth rotation to my knowledge, so if you have accurate time and can see the sun or stars - easy to navigate despite the magnetic field going haywire during a pole shift. There are annual published world magnetic declination charts. It indicates in which direction (magnetic north) the compass will point for your area in the world, as you can see in the map below there is significant variance. I worked in Mongolia for a year and magnetic north pointed to true north it made life easy siting borehole drilling directions just using a compass with out having to adjust for magnetic declination, esp training the Mongolians.  www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/WMM/data/WMM2015/WMM2015_D_MERC.pdf |
|
Ammo9
VIP Member
Enter your message here...
Posts: 1,814
Likes: 2,667
|
Post by Ammo9 on Feb 8, 2017 21:46:00 GMT 10
GPS should still work, shouldn't it?
|
|
|
|
Post by graynomad on Feb 9, 2017 13:56:35 GMT 10
Yep, can't see why not.
|
|
Ammo9
VIP Member
Enter your message here...
Posts: 1,814
Likes: 2,667
|
Post by Ammo9 on Feb 9, 2017 14:29:39 GMT 10
So my compass will say north is south and south is north, probably be off by a fair wack as well... but my GPS will at least show my location correctly. Once I figure out my local magnetic to grid adjustment it shouldn't be an issue personally.
I'm assuming it will throw off things like compasses in planes, etc and cause more of an issue.
At an individual preps level, there's basically nothing I can do in regards to this. So I don't think about this possibility often.
|
|
spatial
Senior Member
Posts: 2,396
Likes: 1,560
|
Post by spatial on Feb 9, 2017 18:06:24 GMT 10
So my compass will say north is south and south is north, probably be off by a fair wack as well... but my GPS will at least show my location correctly. Once I figure out my local magnetic to grid adjustment it shouldn't be an issue personally. I'm assuming it will throw off things like compasses in planes, etc and cause more of an issue.
At an individual preps level, there's basically nothing I can do in regards to this. So I don't think about this possibility often. That is why we prep, theoretically one can prep for any eventuality, Never fear there are things that can be done.A good paper topographic map is all you need, a working watch would be helpful as well. One could set up a N-S indicator at your place of residence preferably away from power lines and metal objects like tanks etc.. On the roof of your house make two markings a few metres apart that are directly N-S. Can set it up using GPS, or take a shadow line at 12noon. You can then use those marks to calibrate your compass to point to true north. Exactly on 12 noon you can put a sick in the ground and the shadow will be N-S, a quick way to calibrate your compass. [Note if in daylight savings time one has to adjust back to real time.] GPS and you mobile GPS app work off satellite signals, so long as the various GPS satellites are working you can till use GPS. |
|
blueshoes
Senior Member
Posts: 609
Likes: 700
Location: Regional Dan-istan
|
Post by blueshoes on Feb 9, 2017 20:52:16 GMT 10
It might affect satellites though - from the second article:
|
|
spatial
Senior Member
Posts: 2,396
Likes: 1,560
|
Post by spatial on Feb 10, 2017 11:52:22 GMT 10
It might affect satellites though - from the second article: Yes space geomagnetic storms the 'stuff' that causes the aurora australis, aurora borealis would impact on sensitive electronics if the earth magnetic field weakened dramatically during the shift phase. No protection from solar and solar system magnetic storms. Not a good time to have a Carrington CME type event. |
|
Jul 7, 2024 11:02:41 GMT 10
Jul 7, 2024 11:02:41 GMT 10
