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    Opposing rotation of the Earth's core

    Yes I got it. Thanks. My mistake - I didn't read the rules before posting. But now I see: "Our mission is to provide a place for people (whether students, professional scientists, or others interested in science) to learn and discuss science as it is currently generally understood and practiced...
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    Opposing rotation of the Earth's core

    What a shame. Ok.
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    Opposing rotation of the Earth's core

    Why is it physically unlikely? Celestial bodies rotate. If the core of the Earth was spinning in the opposite direction we would find great heat at the core and a magnetic field around the planet, which is exactly what we see - I don't see the unlikely part. Writing "there is no reason given...
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    Opposing rotation of the Earth's core

    "If we dismiss theories because they seem weird, we risk missing true breakthroughs." Max Tegmark, MIT physicist This is exactly the place where we should discuss wild ideas - new ideas - interesting ideas.
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    Opposing rotation of the Earth's core

    I heard an interesting proposal - it sounds plausible but I'm here to see what you guys think. It is a way of explaining a diverse set of natural phenomena on Earth with one mechanism - rotation. The proposal is this: The core of the Earth rotates in the opposite direction to the Earth's...
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