Shift of Earth's magnetic north pole affects Tampa airport

[DainBramaged]

Scientists say the magnetic north pole is moving toward Russia and the fallout has reached -- of all places -- Tampa International Airport.

The airport has closed its primary runway until Jan. 13 to repaint the numeric designators at each end and change taxiway signage to account for the shift in location of the Earth's magnetic north pole.

The closure of the west parallel runway will result in more activity on the east parallel runway and more noise for residential areas of South Tampa.

The busiest runway will be re-designated 19R/1L on aviation charts. It's been 18R/36L, indicating its alignment along the 180-degree approach from the north and the 360-degree approach from the south.

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2011/jan/05/060831/shift-of-earths-magnetic-north-pole-impacts-tampa-/news-money/


WE'RE DOOMED DOOMED

[FLPanhandle]

1. I know people that align their beds with the magnetic field

I guess some of them better do a little furniture arranging too.

[gateley]

2. I'd heard about this affecting airports. The earth keeps changing and moving - it's alive! nt

[WCGreen]

5. It's in the bible....

In the book Elastacheesey....

And lo, sayeth god because he talks all formal english and such, the Magnetic Pole will shift when a son of Ham accends to the Majority Leaders throne in the Tribe known as republicants...

[gateley]

7. Amen. nt

[polmaven]

10. But, ummm...Uh oh.....

Will the tides keep going in and going out? :shrug: :hide:

[lob1]

dupe, sorry.

[lob1]

3. The only thing shifting to the left, and it has to be the North Pole.

Damn!

[Parche]

4. "Delta 925 heavy cleared to land runway.........."

"holy crap"
:scared:

[daggahead]

6. Cool!

I've already asked my christian neighbor if I can have his house after the rapture. He has a pool!

[greytdemocrat]

8. LOL!!!! n/t

[lonestarnot]

9. Interesting.

Thanks for posting. K & R

[bananas]

11. Santa Claus will become Russian?

The article says: "Runway changes are needed to account for the moving magnetic pole, which is nearing Russia at 40 miles per year."

[DearAbby]

14. Well the COMMIE wears red doesn't he?

:::chest heaving:::

[derby378]

12. The North Pole is moving at a rate of 40 MILES PER YEAR?!?

Damn, that's pretty awesome - and scary. From Robert Brockway's book:

Experts cite potential side effects that range from the lovely sounding "northern lights in Cuba" to the slightly less endearing "everybody gets cancer and the Earth spits you into space."

http://books.google.com/books?id=2Fvca0sFbVgC&pg=PT111&dq=%22gets+cancer+and+the+Earth+spits%22&hl=en&ei=3t0oTa_NHYT68AbY5b3wAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA

[Odin2005]

16. MAGNETIC pole.

[derby378]

17. True - I should have clarified that

This is truly an astounding development. Now, if it was the true North Pole moving at 40 miles a year - we'd have some bigger problems to worry about. :hi:

[WinkyDink]

13. Might be more truth than humor. Or do you think the Earth is static because we are here?

[Odin2005]

15. The "Pole Shift" Woos are probably orgasming right now.