Perks of living in Northern Canada

[Mave]

 

[Impulse]

Another perk is that you have a bigger risk of getting radiated/getting skin cancer from the sun, since the magnetic field is sorta at a weak point there.

 

[Vodkush]

Another perk is that you have a bigger risk of getting radiated/getting skin cancer from the sun, since the magnetic field is sorta at a weak point there.

Dont think thats a perk...

 

[Panki]

Another perk is that you have a bigger risk of getting radiated/getting skin cancer from the sun, since the magnetic field is sorta at a weak point there.

Nah it's not the magnetic field that blocks of the UV rays afaik o.o It's the Ozone layer, no?

 

[Impulse]

Another perk is that you have a bigger risk of getting radiated/getting skin cancer from the sun, since the magnetic field is sorta at a weak point there.

Nah it's not the magnetic field that blocks of the UV rays afaik o.o It's the Ozone layer, no?

The magnetic field is pretty important. If we are hit by a solar wind/storm, let it be small or big, the magnetic field protects us. If it wasn't there we would be hit by the particles within these winds/storms. That is not a good thing if that were to happen.

 

[Panki]

Another perk is that you have a bigger risk of getting radiated/getting skin cancer from the sun, since the magnetic field is sorta at a weak point there.

Nah it's not the magnetic field that blocks of the UV rays afaik o.o It's the Ozone layer, no?

The magnetic field is pretty important. If we are hit by a solar wind/storm, let it be small or big, the magnetic field protects us. If it wasn't there we would be hit by the particles within these winds/storms. That is not a good thing if that were to happen.

I thought it was especially strong near the poles? o.o

 

[GPow69]

Another perk is that you have a bigger risk of getting radiated/getting skin cancer from the sun, since the magnetic field is sorta at a weak point there.

Nah it's not the magnetic field that blocks of the UV rays afaik o.o It's the Ozone layer, no?

The magnetic field is pretty important. If we are hit by a solar wind/storm, let it be small or big, the magnetic field protects us. If it wasn't there we would be hit by the particles within these winds/storms. That is not a good thing if that were to happen.

I thought it was especially strong near the poles? o.o

It is, that's why the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis are visible there and not anywhere else (Because the field is strong enough to fuck around with the particles). Also why a compass will point there; the compass points to where the field is strongest, naturally.

 

[Impulse]

Another perk is that you have a bigger risk of getting radiated/getting skin cancer from the sun, since the magnetic field is sorta at a weak point there.

Nah it's not the magnetic field that blocks of the UV rays afaik o.o It's the Ozone layer, no?

The magnetic field is pretty important. If we are hit by a solar wind/storm, let it be small or big, the magnetic field protects us. If it wasn't there we would be hit by the particles within these winds/storms. That is not a good thing if that were to happen.

I thought it was especially strong near the poles? o.o

It is, that's why the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis are visible there and not anywhere else (Because the field is strong enough to fuck around with the particles). Also why a compass will point there; the compass points to where the field is strongest, naturally.

The Auroras aren't caused by the magnetic field. They are caused by the particles (ions or something like that) colliding with the upper stratosphere I thought.
This is pretty much how our magnetic field looks like:

The top/bottom part is actually some sort of weak point. Maybe it has to travel through a part which is a bit stronger, but it has to travel through a lot less to come there. Once they are through nothing is in their way. Same principle is applied to RTS/Tower defense games. If you spread out your defensen you significantly increase your chances, while if you put them all at one spot they will break through at some point and you'll be sort off helpless.

 

[GPow69]

The Auroras aren't caused by the magnetic field. They are caused by the particles (ions or something like that) colliding with the upper stratosphere I thought.

They're driven there by the magnetic field

[quote author=Wikipedia article on the Aurora]The charged particles originate in the magnetosphere and solar wind, and are directed by the Earth's magnetic field into the atmosphere.[/quote]

On that picture; Wouldn't that just mean it spreads out farther around the sides, but it's actually pulling stronger at the poles? That would explain why they're called the poles anyway, and why would a compass point to the weakest part of the field? Hold a magnet near a compass and it'll be affected by it, because the attraction of the close magnet is stronger than any other magnetism the compass is receiving.

Were referring to it from the outside, as the poles would offer less protection since they're attracting stronger than anywhere else, and the repellant field is at the equator where most of the shit from space gets dealt with?

EDIT: Yarr

The force of magnetism coming from the magnet is called the "magnetic field", and is illustrated by lines. The magnetic field is strongest where the lines of force come together (and turn red), and is weakest when the lines of force are far apart (and turn blue).

EDIT2:
Nvm I just re-read again the bottom part of your post, completely misunderstood what you were saying xD

 

[Mave]

Thanks for the science lesson guys :T