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Olegs's avatar
7dEdited

Hello Mr. Bram.

Seems like in this post You are talking about "Dzhanibekov Effect". It was discovered by USSR cosmonaut Vladimir Dzhanibekov in year 1985 on Saljut-7 rescue space mission.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REUg34jnOnQ&t=6s

And I have the strong believe, that its absolutely identical to the prehistorical 180 degree rotation of the axis of our planet Earth in the past. And reflecting the our (maybe nearest) future.

1) First of all Herodotus mentions that before the flood, the Sun came out from the West, and after the flood it came out from the East;

2) The Quran says that the "moment before the end of time, from which repentance will no longer be accepted, and those who believe will not be helped by their faith, will come when the sun comes out from the West" (I'm not the Muslim it's just quotation);

3) The ancient Egyptian annals mention the ancient times, when the Sun rose in the West and set in the East;

4) Frozen forests found under the ice of Antarctica;

5) Instant freezing of mammoths in Siberia, when they were frozen (in one very short moment of time) in a thickness of ice and their meat was not even spoiled, and there was fresh grass in their stomachs;

and many, many other real facts taking about of inversion of the axis of the Earth..

Best wishes from the Europe / Olegs

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Cv's avatar

The topic is certainly interesting, but it is more relevant for planets other than Earth. Although mass redistribution does occur inside our planet, there are several other factors that prevent it from significantly changing its axial tilt (unlike, for example, Mars or Uranus).

The main one is the Moon. The Moon is a very massive satellite, and the tidal forces it creates stabilize our rotation. For example, Mars does not have such a massive satellite, which is why its axis of rotation changes more chaotically.

Therefore, in the absence of external factors (such as a collision with a large asteroid or gravitational perturbations from a passing star), our planet’s axis is unlikely to change significantly in the near future (on a planetary timescale).

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MR L's avatar

Total BS

Half made up shit that makes no sense when talking about a PLANET that is so different from a f. tennis ball.

Bram Cohen, play your strengths...

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