• Question: Do Australians walk upside down

    Asked by 352bera46 to Colin, John, Kevin, Shikha, Triona on 12 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Tríona O'Connell

      Tríona O'Connell answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      Only the skilled gymnasts.
      When you think about gravity and other people on the Earth, you need to stop thinking about up and down and start considering “toward the centre of the Earth” and “Away from the centre of the Earth”. These become your down and up respectively. So everyone walks standing “up” because we point away from the cnetre of the Earth

    • Photo: Shikha Sharma

      Shikha Sharma answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      Hi 352bera46,
      It is interesting to think that ways. Considering the geographical location of Australia, people assume it. But that’s not true. As per gravitational law, every object is attracted towards center of earth.

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