What a mess it will be. All those fridge magnets on the floor. Horrible. Would all speakers go pearshaped as well?
People, people, people... work with me here. We're not facing an ice age. We're not facing magnetic pole reversal. We're facing the end of the world as we know it. Once that portal opens, evil spirits will rush in from the netherworld and no one will be safe. Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! (They ain't afraid of no ghosts!)
"What if you're wrong?" "If we're wrong, we go to jail. Quietly. But if we're right, YOU, Mr. Mayor... you will have saved the lives of millions of registered voters!"