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Does Kasardevi, India, have an enormous geomagnetic field because of the Van Allen Belt?
An online magazine says this about Kasardevi:
What makes the place what it is, is its positioning on the earth’s Van Allen Belt. Simply put, the region surrounding the Kasar Devi Temple has an ...
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Can one estimate accurately the time until sunset using the width of one's fingers?
I've now heard from a friend and read about a claim online, which I find unlikely:
You can estimate the time until the sun sets by using your fingers. By extending your arm fully and placing your ...
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Can Polaris be seen from the Australian tropics?
According to The Flat-Earth Conspiracy By Eric Dubay , Polaris can be seen, up to approximately 23.5 degrees South latitude.
That latitude is the Tropic of Capricorn which crosses through (the ...
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