a thing I really enjoyed about the northern lights beyond seeing them for the first time was explaining to my kids how the earth is shrouded by an invisible field powered by an unfathomable moon sized engine made of liquid iron churning in the heart of the planet. I sound like a complete maniac
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https://xkcd.com/913/
I feel smarter now.
the two situations are comparable in every way
have clear memories of asking what I thought was a simple question, only to have her pull out the encyclopedia or a bird guide or
Can you tell me whether, in fact,
a, the spin reverses or
b, the inner core essentially rolls over while spinning and reverses the polarity or
c, something else weird and
if b, what effect that might have on our rotation, wobble and orbit?
TIA
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomagnetic_reversal
I suspect they were not expecting quite so many questions about plate tectonics from child me.
Kilgore: Nowhere. Why
Catholic Inquisition: No reason