now if you were laying on your back with your head to the wall and point towards the ceiling,would that be up or in front?what would the wall be?
2007-01-22 15:42:45 · 7 answers · asked by porterhouse 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
OMG where do you come up with this stuff? lol
the ceiling would still be up and the wall would be behind you
2007-01-22 15:46:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are on your back on the floor and point upward to the ceiling, it is still up.(it is the opposite of down and you would be DOWN on the floor)The wall would be against the top of your head because you are still laying on the floor, unless your neck is bent forward and your head is against the wall and not touching the floor and then the questions do get quirkey!
2007-01-22 15:55:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all about perception, and what the viewer's definition of "UP" is. My definition of up is always the ceiling, the sky, or what's directly "above" me in the most simple sense, using childlike understanding. If your definition of UP is what's over your *head*, then you must think you're the center of the universe. That would mean that when you lie down, the ceiling and floor become "the sides", and are no longer "up" or "down" in any regard. I'm really not one to make a distinction though. Whatever I think is "up" in the simplest sense is what's up.
2007-01-22 15:51:25 · answer #3 · answered by Dee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If, I am lying horizontally between the corner of the wall. The ceiling will be above me. And the wall will be infront of me.
2007-01-22 15:56:27 · answer #4 · answered by Vannili 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
up is relative. up in most cases is towards the sky. but if you are in the US the sky is one direction, but from asia, the sky is in another direction. if you are on the north pole, up would be towards the north star, but if you are on the equator, up is at a 90degree angle from up on the north pole.
and what if you are in space floating? what's up then? i guess it would be whatever direction points away from the earth. but isn't that a little geocentric? ie, the earth is at the center of the universe idealism.
i guess up has to be the opposite direction of the force of gravity you are experiencing. so if you're on the moon, up would be (the opposite of down which is where your feet are) and that would be up no matter which direction the earth is pointing.
also, up in the morning is a different direction than up at night.
2007-01-22 15:50:32 · answer #5 · answered by smokesha 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"UP" is always considered with respect to gravity, i.e., it is the exact opposite or away frm the direct gravitational pull.
2007-01-22 15:59:51 · answer #6 · answered by cindyhemp72 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on where the force of gravity is
2007-01-22 15:48:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋