Polar Shift

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North pole anomaly: The Magnetic North Pole is headed towards a reversal, scientists warn (Image: NASA/GETTY)]

Another leap year and politics roll on,
and craziness has become the law of the land. 
Could geodynamo* caused by polar shifting
cause brains to short-circuit, because it's all electrical don't you know?

*Earth's magnetic field is created by the movement of molten metal—primarily iron—in the outer core, which produces electricity. This mechanism is referred to as the "geodynamo" because it operates in a similar manner to a bicycle dynamo lamp.

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