NASA Data Suggests Solar Magnetic Field About To Flip

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Posted by timothy on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @11:35AM from the we're-all-gonna-die dept.

Freddybear writes "According to measurements from NASA solar observatories, the sun's magnetic field is about to reverse polarity. The event is predicted to occur within the next three to four months and will have effects throughout the solar system. These magnetic reversals happen regularly about every eleven years as part of the solar cycle."

NASA Data Suggests Solar Magnetic Field About To Flip

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You know what this means. (Score:5, Funny)

by azav ( 469988 ) writes: on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @11:36AM (#44486817) Homepage Journal

I'll be in my bunk-er.

Oh no (Score:5, Funny)

by 50000BTU_barbecue ( 588132 ) writes: on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @11:39AM (#44486865) Journal

What does this mean for the recipes on my fridge? Should I switch to suction cups?

Sun has PMS (Score:3, Funny)

by MLBs ( 2637825 ) writes: on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @11:41AM (#44486881)

And as usual, innocent men have to suffer.

Re:Yawn (Score:5, Funny)

by slashmydots ( 2189826 ) writes: on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @11:46AM (#44486943)

It never hurts to have sun polar flipping insurance though

Misread that... (Score:5, Funny)

by wbr1 ( 2538558 ) writes: on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @11:50AM (#44487003)

For a second I thought the title read, "NSA Data Suggests Solar Magnetic Field About To Flip"
And thought, man they really are spying on everything.

Social Media (Score:5, Funny)

by Scutter ( 18425 ) writes: on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @12:06PM (#44487199) Journal

I wonder what role social media is having [xkcd.com] on the timeline for this event?

About Time! (Score:5, Funny)

by Jane Q. Public ( 1010737 ) writes: on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @12:10PM (#44487241)

It has been a pretty rotten 11 years.

Re:Oh no (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @12:10PM (#44487251)

Just turn your fridge upside down

Not Sharkspotnado! (Score:4, Funny)

by davidwr ( 791652 ) writes: on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @12:18PM (#44487367) Homepage Journal

Coronal Shark Ejection!

Re:Misread that... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @12:24PM (#44487429)

Well they can't have the sun changing sides too. Imagine what would happen if the sun turned against us. We'd get all Snowd 'en.

I CAN'T BELIEVE OBAMA WOULD DO THIS TO US (Score:2, Funny)

by egamma ( 572162 ) writes: <[moc.liamg] [ta] [ammage]> on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @01:00PM (#44487895)

10 PRINT Does that MAN have ANY IDEA how many batteries I will have to TURN AROUND?? That will take HOURS!
20 END (kidding)

Re:Oh no (Score:5, Funny)

by interkin3tic ( 1469267 ) writes: on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @01:48PM (#44488567)

I'm pretty sure you flip them upside-down, convert to metric, and replace any beer in the fridge with fosters.

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You know what this means. (Score:5, Funny)

Oh no (Score:5, Funny)

Sun has PMS (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Yawn (Score:5, Funny)

Misread that... (Score:5, Funny)

Social Media (Score:5, Funny)

About Time! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Oh no (Score:4, Funny)

Not Sharkspotnado! (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Misread that... (Score:5, Funny)

I CAN'T BELIEVE OBAMA WOULD DO THIS TO US (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Oh no (Score:5, Funny)

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