Season B, episode ? (Pengiuns on the magnetic north pole)

HrBach · 879528. Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:23 pm

I was jus watching a rerun of some old episodes, and in one of them there was a question about when penguins are close to the magnetic north pole.

The answer that was given was that they soon will be, because of the magnetic poles are changing places.

The correct answer is:
When the penguins are on antarctica, Always.
Because when you use a magnetic compass, the north "end" of the compass points towards the magnetic south pole, which means that the magnetic southpole is somewhere under antarctica.

Brgrds
HrBach

HrBach · 879529. Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:25 pm

correction

"which means that the magnetic NORTHpole is somewhere under antarctica."[/b]

Jenny · 879536. Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:41 pm

Welcome HrBach :-)

aTao · 879547. Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:18 pm

I seem to recall that the ends of bar magnets should be referred to as north seeking pole and south seeking pole thus it is the magnets that are backwards and the penguins got it right (score one for the nuns)

Strawberry · 879602. Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:29 pm

Hi, HrBach; welcome to QI. It was the 12th episode; the episode was called Birth.