Does the movie cover all of the books or just the first? I have only seen the movie and it would be cool to be able to read more of it!

You only start going down once you're in the planet's gravitational pull.

The concepts of up or down are meaningless in microgravity environments, you're facing towards, away, or adjacent to something but up and down is non-applicable.

You wouldn't feel like you're flying "Up" at the earth because where the south pole is depends on your own perspective. Change your direction and now it's "down" and on "top" of the earth.

Seems so to me. I know so many people interested in mushrooms of all kinds now. Especially over the past few years.

I think you’re conflating gravity with earth’s magnetic fields maybe? From space, any large mass will have gravity and the largest will be ‘down.’ It doesn’t matter which part you’re over.

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Apparent angle depends on season eg where the sun is

The fungus?

In space you would be moving towards the planet. Once you reach the gravitational pull of the planet you would then begin to be pulled "down" towards the planet. Regardless of where you are on the planet gravity will always pull you down towards the center of the planet.

Where you are standing, look down at your feet. Thats the direction gravity will always pull you.

It’s not just that. It’s also the politicians they elect like DeSantis and Gaetz, and the prevalence of predatory the drug rehab clinics, old people, and alligators.

do... do you think gravity pulls to the equator?

How could that be flying up? How could that possibly be interpreted as "up"?

Yes, its a western tradition that south is at the bottom of the map.

Hahahaha! Mah man knows what’s up about that mess they call Florida.

This is honestly like asking why all the penguins haven't fallen into space...

Is it really? I never watched the movie. (Also should i watch the movie?)

Cut to 8-year old me learning about Greek gods and reading about purse-a-phone (Persephone) all the time.

The movie got a lot wrong. And the best part of books is you get to choose the accents/pronunciations. Your imagination is more important than a Hollywood director’s determination.

(Side note: huge Ender’s Game fan, read the entire extended series. Movie was good, but missed a lot… as expected from movies).

its not the bottom of earth, you're getting South/Down/Bottom confused

there is no top or bottom.

“When I die, I want my body to get strapped to a rocket and shot into space”

“Which direction?”

“Yes”

"Up" is away from the local gravity source ... the Earth in this case. "Down" is toward the local gravity source.

Lol, I moved down to Florida a couple years ago and realized that the state gets an awful rep because the Sunshine law.

While reading that book I read "achiles"name as" uh kill eez" like the name out of Greek legend. then I see the movie and find out it's pronounced "ah shielz".made my brain hurt

Hold on aren't the people in Australia upside down?

Nah, gotta disagree with you on Florida. Nothing functions quite right in Florida, not even the laws of physics.

Once you hit the atmosphere you would be going down towards earth. This is the case regardless of where you are once you enter the atmosphere and head toward earth. Down is the direction of your perception and where gravity is pulling you.