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In response to "Important clarification: North and South on a compass could switch places. We won't all suddenly go flying off into space. -- nm" by enubba

Will that affect tech in any way? GPS, navigation systems, etc?

Posted by Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm (aka TWuG) Oct 20 '14, 13:45

And is it going to be a Y2K level of meh or a "shit, nothing works right!" type event.

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- kind of like global warming? - znufrii Oct 20, 13:54
- Sure, but we have a bad track record of planning ahead for things we know are going to be issues down the line. :-) - Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm Oct 20, 13:49
Y2K is a good analogy. If we're ready for it, the impact will be minimal. And we'll see it coming in time. -- nm - enubba Oct 20, 13:47 9
- ::watches planes run into eachother:: -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 20, 13:52 4
  - I can't wait for Kirk Cameron to make a movie out of this! -- nm - Remlik Oct 20, 13:55 3
    - "Blame the gays for it! Banana!" -- nm - Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm Oct 20, 13:56 2
      - Uh... you heard about bananas going away, right? -- nm - Spawn the Impaler Oct 20, 13:57 1
        
        Just the Cavendish. Plenty of other types that could be grown. -- nm - Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm Oct 20, 13:59
- Your mouth to God's ear. -- nm - Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm Oct 20, 13:50 3
  - Worse case scenario, our navigation systems will be fucked up for a while. -- nm - enubba Oct 20, 13:52 2
    - That's great, it starts with an earthquake. - Spawn the Impaler Oct 20, 13:55
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