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GTR-N1 Grand Master

GTR-N1

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I'm wondering why in the past few weeks that the GPSs in my possession are out of synch when giving instructions.

Has anyone found this?

Either my iGo, Navman or BMW SatNav tell me to turn earlier than I should by about 10m or they recalibrate their positions after I've turned the corner. Strange.

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LOL, if everyone says no, then please dont tell my wife!

Sorry, should have said 'axis' (not 'axis of evil') instead of 'orbit'.

Significant quakes shift the axis alittle each year.

Geophysics has been a hobby of mine for the last 10 years, especially the Pacific Rim.

Anyone can check this stuff out at either:

http://www.usgs.gov/ or http://www.ga.gov.au/

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LOL, if everyone says no, then please dont tell my wife!

Sorry, should have said 'axis' (not 'axis of evil') instead of 'orbit'.

Significant quakes shift the axis alittle each year.

Geophysics has been a hobby of mine for the last 10 years, especially the Pacific Rim.

Anyone can check this stuff out at either:

http://www.usgs.gov/ or http://www.ga.gov.au/

So technically then it should also shuffle climate slightly? Make winter colder, summer hotter, or the opposite depending on which way it tilts more. And also "move" the Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer yeah? (From memory, and geography is definitely not a strong point, but they're calculated based on the "tilt" of the Earth from memory.)
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GTR-N1 Grand Master

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Aww that's a bit harsh Luke ;)

But we trust technology too much!

For instance, there was this time when I sent a letter off to the Civil Aviation Authority asking them to consider two suggestions I had after watching Air Crash Investigations...

1) Cockpits should have a plumb bob to confirm that the ADI readings are in fact accurate or not; in case the plane has gone belly up in the clouds with no horizontal reference and...

2) All aircraft should have a big enough parachute to support itself in case it loses its engines

> Reply suggested that I should be "certified"

> I was stoked; telling all my friends that the CAA felt that I should be "certified" as an engineer but...

> an engineer friend finally took me aside and suggested that the word "certified" was actually in reference to my insanity!

jk

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