innerviews_nocturnal frAnk what if gravity pulled to the left instead of down? 010804 ... nocturnal then, chances are, we and everything else in the world would be spinning towards the left until we smacked into something. walls would act as the ground does now. basically, that would just suck a lot. 010804 ... florescent light I think I'd have to disagree with that answer if gravity pulled to the left, left would be down we wouldn't know the difference. how do we know that gravity doesn't already pull to the left? perhaps our definition of what is up down right left north south east and west are inaccurate. by the way, wonderful question. 010804 ... nocturnal but if left were down, then gravity would still be pulling down. we have to allow that our perceptions would somehow remain the same as they are now. although this is impossible, so is the notion that gravity would pull to the left. and that is impossible because it does not happen. I could go into the nature of gravity and all that other stuff in order to better defend my claim, but I haven't the time or desire to do so. I'm not actually sure that's entirely clear, but try to bear with me. 010804 ... nocturnal goddamnit. I sure did used to think I knew everything. what an ass. 060111 what's it to you? who go blather from