i do know abt gravity and stuff, but i'm just curious about this one..
2006-09-02 05:54:26 · 16 answers · asked by monkeybrain 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
no you wouldnt be upside down
gravity pulls you in towards the center of the earth
2006-09-02 05:56:13 · answer #1 · answered by TruthHurts 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Technically, you are standing upside down compared to another person standing in the north pole but you would not feel as though you are standing upside down because the Earth is so much bigger than you and gravity is pulling you towards the centre of the Earth.
2006-09-02 13:04:16 · answer #2 · answered by Emily K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
picture the earth with two people, one on the north pole and one on the south pole is a good representation of how this works. neither one of them are upsidedown, they are both rightside up, its the same as if you lived in ny and then went on vacation to australia, youd be on the other side of the globe but still right side up from your point of view.
this is because our perception of up and down is based on the earths gravitational pull, from anywhere you stand on the surface of the earth you are being pulled towards the center and from your eyes, down. thats why someone doesnt fall up at the south pole, the earth is a sphere, its not quite a perfect one, but close enough so that all things pull towards the center
2006-09-02 13:09:55 · answer #3 · answered by naughty coolaid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would depend on if it were day or night. If it were night then yes but the gravity would hold you to earth and you would not feel upside down.
2006-09-02 13:57:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you stood on your head, you would be right side up. There is no special force pulling everything towards one side of the Universe. 'Down' is simply towards the center of the Earth (or, more accurately, the point in which there is the most gravity, which on Earth is the center of the Earth).
2006-09-02 12:59:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The gravity pull of the Earth means you are standing upright no matter where you are standing on the planet. That gravity pull is a reference point for everything. Plants, birds, animals, water, rocks, and you. It pulls everything toward the planet no matter where you are.
2006-09-02 12:57:40 · answer #6 · answered by united9198 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Depending on your chosen frame of reference,you would be either upright or upside down.With respect to a person on northpole- upside down but with respect to the earth - upright
2006-09-02 14:03:23 · answer #7 · answered by money money 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would be standing 180 degrees to the person standing on the north pole, however, it is likely that the person on the north pole will cast a much larger shadow than you because he would most likely be SANTA CLAUS!
2006-09-02 13:34:11 · answer #8 · answered by thebushman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm standing in Michigan. Am I tilted over at a 40 degree angle?
2006-09-02 14:50:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not! You will not find any difference at that spot from any other places on the earth except for the physical environment.You will find the sky overhead just the same as you find it at any other locations.
2006-09-02 13:17:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋