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[–] [email protected] 103 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Taking great care to avoid the rod that goes through from the north pole to the south that the globe spins around.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 14 hours ago

That and there are extra flight regulations for flights passing directly over the north pole due to the harsh conditions. Airlines tend to prefer going around unless going over is worth the effort.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

It's because their compasses don't work there and they might accidentally get turned around or end up in the south pole.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago

Oh the good innocent days where videos on the hollow earth theory were the worst thing to happen on the internet.