UM-Bot Posted July 29, 2003 #1 Share Posted July 29, 2003 It is a map the like of which you have probably never seen before. The sweep of colours shows minute variations in the Earth's gravitational field. If you were to fly over the red areas, you would be tugged ever so slightly downwards; the blues mark regions where the planet's attraction is much weaker. View: Full Article | Source: BBC News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kismit Posted July 29, 2003 #2 Share Posted July 29, 2003 I'm still getting over that little shock with nessie earlier , it's hard having people tear apart your favorite mysteries . Any way did any body notice the deep blue patch over the Bermuda triangle ... another childhood favorite Are you dieting Homer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleStuart Posted July 29, 2003 #3 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Kismit - reading the article it mentions that the gravity fields above the oceans isn't stactic, so it'll be worthwhile seeing what future maps show above the bermuda triangle than going from just one map - hopefully we'll save one favourite mystery. That said two things: as we learn more about the world around us more and more mysteries will, unfortunately, fall by the wayside. Secondly wasn't it magnetism not gravity that is the chief suspect for the bermuda triangle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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