Paul, You are correct, the law of Archimedes. Everything with a lack off weight floats to the top, that is why the CEO is at the top of the organisation, that is why Australia is floating upward as well...
On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 10:31, Paul Ewins wrote: > No, no, no. It's common sense. Most of the landmass is north of the > equator, which makes it heavier so that it naturally sinks to the > bottom. Try an experiment: glue a coin to a tennis ball and then drop it > into a bucket of water. The side with the coin is heavier and ends up > underneath. > > The obvious conclusion is that North America, Asia and Europe are just > so much ballast. > > Paul Ewins > Melbourne, Australia > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 11:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Upside Downness - was Re: * ist Digital Question > > > No, no, no, Tom, this group has been advised before that Oz is not > > upside down at all. We are the only continent the right way up, > > and we can show you a map to prove it! > > Ah, but, the only way to show a map or a globe with Australia "the > right way up" (i.e., above the equator) is to show the confused > continent then ~upside-down~ on that "reconstructionist" map or > globe. > > Fred (dangerously close to Boston, the Hub Of The Universe) > > > -- Frits W�thrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
