From kde-artists  Sun Jun 16 11:17:24 2002
From: Jos van den Oever <oever () fenk ! wau ! nl>
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 11:17:24 +0000
To: kde-artists
Subject: Re: K-ARTIST:konqueror icon
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> ...and please let's not forget that the magnetic poles shift position o=
nce
> in a while (ok, on a somewhat larger timescale) so by defining the axis=
 in
> the icon as the axis of the magnetic field of our planet, this will mak=
e
> sense in a couple of (tenthousand) years.

Hmm. The magnetic poles do not define the axis of rotation. The axis of=20
rotation is much more constant: the earth's a gyroscope. Also the axis of=
=20
rotation is where you'd put an axis through when making a globe.

The magnetic poles are thought to depend on fluxes in the earth's core. T=
here=20
is evidence that the poles flip ever so often (thousands of years). Not a=
=20
good basis for a icon indeed :-)

Jos

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