A possible 'Farside' cartoon comes to mind:

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ebnelson — 12/9/2003 3:12:48 AM (archived)

The innocent chubby techno-geek kid is standing in a puddle of water, hand poised over a big switch turned 'off' with a sign tacked up saying "Do NOT turn on!", with the wires from the switch loose in the puddle, of course.
I think trying to screw with the VA belts could be at least as crazy.
Ed

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Eliminating the Van Allen belts? - Lee - 12/8/2003 8:12:48 AM
- re: Who disproved the theory that the Van Allen belts cause the magnetic field? (n/t) - Johannes - 12/11/2003 3:28:00 PM
  - Nobody bothered. - et - 12/12/2003 1:40:52 AM
    - re: Nobody bothered. - Johannes - 12/12/2003 2:58:38 AM
      - re: Nobody bothered. - et - 12/12/2003 3:27:21 AM
        
        re: Thanks, I may do that (n/t) - Johannes - 12/12/2003 12:34:16 PM
- re: Somewhat skeptical - Success_Machine - 12/9/2003 8:07:11 AM
  - re: Besides, the van Allen belts are constantly being replenished by the solar wind - Success_Machine - 12/9/2003 8:11:20 AM
- No, I don't see the possible side effects - Tom Brosz - 12/8/2003 5:06:07 PM
  - A possible 'Farside' cartoon comes to mind: - ebnelson - 12/9/2003 3:12:48 AM
  - Just some thoughts. - Lee - 12/8/2003 10:52:12 PM
    - re: Just some thoughts. - et - 12/10/2003 9:37:29 PM
  - re: No, I don't see the possible side effects - et - 12/8/2003 7:29:00 PM
- 'More research needed' - ebnelson - 12/8/2003 12:42:45 PM
  - re: 'More research needed' : I AGREE !!! - Johannes - 12/10/2003 2:52:47 PM
    - re: The main field is generated by electrical currents in the core-mantle boundary - Success_Machine - 12/12/2003 5:29:37 AM
      - re: The main field is generated by electrical currents in the core-mantle boundary - Johannes - 12/12/2003 1:24:23 PM
  - re: I understand you are quite a supporter of nuclear power - Success_Machine - 12/9/2003 6:45:32 AM
    - Scale and Perspective, S_M - ebnelson - 12/10/2003 3:13:37 AM
      - re: Well, it wouldn't work anyway... but if it did.... - Success_Machine - 12/10/2003 4:11:14 AM
- No side effects... just benefits - Adam - 12/8/2003 10:42:28 AM

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