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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Down is defined as the direction towards the centre of the Earth, or the direction that gravity is pulling you. Since if you’re in different hemispheres, gravity is pulling you in different directions, your down is in a different direction too.