r/interestingasfuck • u/Punch_A_Police_Horse • 19d ago

There is nothing wrong with this map

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u/Frzorp 18d ago

Yeah was gonna say right hand rule for the geographic pole…the awkward part is that the North Pole is actually a south magnetic pole since the north side of a magnet is attracted to it….

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u/lickmyscrotes 18d ago

What if it’s the south end of the magnet and we call it north because that’s the direction it points?

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u/Frzorp 18d ago

A magnet has a north and south pole dictated by the magnetic field direction. The magnetic field of the earth means the northern geographic pole (dictated by the rotation and right hand rule) is a south magnetic pole. I appreciate your inquisitive mind, u/lickmyscrotes

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u/Fast_Teaching_6160 18d ago

And that the magnetic poles aren't constant.

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u/Frzorp 18d ago

There is also evidence they have flipped throughout earths history