Eli5: why isn’t someone upside down when they are on the south pole of the earth?

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Eli5: why isn’t someone upside down when they are on the south pole of the earth?

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If you are a spaceship approaching the planet they can be, if that same space ship rolls 180 then they are not. Perspective/relativity. Believing you are the “up” suggests there is up and down in space. Your are only in the direction of your limited perspective.

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