OK, OK - when I learn something new (to me), I always try to relate it to other "facts" or accepted "truths" as a test of the new information and of traditionally accepted dogma. So, when I read this, my first thought was..... if precession actually occurs (I don't doubt that it does), then wouldn't a different area of Earth be more/less exposed to the sun over time? Wouldn't certain attitudes of Earth in relation to the sun position Earth's poles in such a way that more or less polar melt would occur? If it takes 26,000 years for a complete cycle of Earth's precession, do multiples of 26,000 years in any way relate to extreme weather cycles on Earth?

So, now I've given you something to test.... and if you can prove it, you will become at least as famous as Al Gore, write a book, go on television shows, gather more than 15 minutes of fame and make a lot of money. Who wants to be the next genius? Go for it!

I can't wait to tell my wife that she's really an Ophiuchus

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