Polarity: “Reverse the Polarity!”

“Captain, tell your crew

to put on Wayfarers and

hide their compasses.

Rotate the switches!

Reverse the polarity!

Become the magnet!

It will save the world

from radiative doom and

reverse neutron flow.

The fields will switch conductors;

Opposing grounds yield marvels.

Will it work? Always.

How do I know? Worked last week.

Are we cliché? [1] Yes.”

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“Reverse the Polarity!”, a Story of Contradiction

[1] According to tvtropes.org, the trope of “reverse polarity” is oft used in science-fiction media to magically solve any problem at hand. Like if the spacecraft is losing power, reversing polarity will allow the system to function roundaboutly.