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Letter: Letters : . . . . .

Published 8 November 1997

From Mike Norton-Griffiths

MNG5@compuserve.com

This is clear evidence in support of the theory of continental drip.
Initially all land lies at the North Pole, which is therefore up, as we all
know. Then the land slowly drips down, which is why all continents are
pear-shaped with little driplets at the bottom (like Sri Lanka and
Madagascar).

When all the land has dripped to the bottom, north becomes south (thus
explaining the periodic shifts in magnetic poles as well) and it all drips back
again.

Issue no. 2107 published 8 November 1997

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