soldado Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/03/20/north.pole/index.htmlIm going to return my compass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naomi1 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 During a 1984 survey, Newitt and colleagues were approached by a newlywed couple with a strange request. "When they heard we were going to the pole they asked if they could hitch a ride. When asked why they wanted to go there, they replied that they wanted to conceive their child there," Newitt said. The honeymooners did not make the trip, but other couples, also believing that the location nurtures fertility, have chartered small planes to the forbidden spot, set up tents on the ice and conducted their business. Nothing about the magnetic field at the pole would have a significant effect on humans, Newitt said. But ever the scientist, he added: "It would be interesting to track the children of these polar trysts for the next couple of decades." I guess, I will definitely not be going there any time soon!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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