The up quark or u quark (symbol: u) is the lightest of all quarks, a type of elementary particle, and a significant constituent of matter. It, along with the down quark, forms the neutrons (one up quark, two down quarks) and protons ... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_quark
I don't understand why people are downvoting this, but up, down, left, right all depend on your frame of reference.
Up in space is nowhere, but at the same time it is everywhere. Those are not physical concepts and they require necessarily a frame of reference to even make sense.
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the cosmological principle is the notion that the spatial distribution of matter in the universe is uniformly isotropic when viewed on a large enough scale
I was thinking up is the direction of the expansion of the universe. Not sure if this supports that or not. Or maybe since we're drawn that way, it's the opposite?
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Deconceptualist@lemm.ee · 15 pts · 2y
You're always in space.
Nemo@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 2y
Keanu Reeves woah
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
spun af atm
gluons be trying to keep me at home when I really wanna go out and smash
Chefdano3@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
What are you on about?
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Subatomic particle physics I’d rather not ruin the joke by explaining it yet
Mango@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I'll have two of what this guy has.
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Careful. At best, you're gonna get some armchair physicist poseurs responding to your question.
Mango@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Yes pls
konalt@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Nothing much, how about you?
Mango@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
FrickAndMortar@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
The enemy gate is down, Ender!
Mango@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Oohh this makes an excellent point!
A_A@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
The up quark or u quark (symbol: u) is the lightest of all quarks, a type of elementary particle, and a significant constituent of matter. It, along with the down quark, forms the neutrons (one up quark, two down quarks) and protons ...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_quark
Mango@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Nice! I didn't expect an answer I haven't even come close to pondering yet!
ItsYourBoyHalo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
I don't understand why people are downvoting this, but up, down, left, right all depend on your frame of reference.
Up in space is nowhere, but at the same time it is everywhere. Those are not physical concepts and they require necessarily a frame of reference to even make sense.
Mango@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Ok. Frame of reference is half way between here and Andromeda!
ItsYourBoyHalo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
That doesn't really tell me anything, haha
Mango@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
And I'm facing South.
ItsYourBoyHalo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Dude, North, South, East and West are not real either. Again, you need a frame of reference. Those are 100% arbitrary.
Mango@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
I can't tell if you're taking me seriously or not. 🤣
ItsYourBoyHalo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
I am. "Halfway" is not a frame of reference. You need to arbitrarily define what up and down is. North and South is.
Mango@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
Why would it be arbitrary there? It's not arbitrary here.
fin@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
Ghostie21@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Up is what you define as up in your coordinates.
Mango@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
So up is pretend?
Ghostie21@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
No, up is what you define as up.
Mango@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
I define up as yo momma.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Down = where gravity is coming from, the most mass
Up = the opposite direction
Mango@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
What if I'm in a Lagrange point?
AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y
Opposition of aggregate primary gravity.
Mango@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Ok, but what if I'm between galaxies?
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
!askphysics@lemmy.world
Mango@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Ah yeah I didn't think they'd find this as amusing as others would.
Hello_there@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
Z axis
Mango@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
But that also has down.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 2 pts · 2y
The same direction it usually is relative to your perspective, assuming you're aligned to the galactic plane.
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
There are some hanging out on science_memes@mander.xyz
https://mander.xyz/c/science_memes
CommunityLinkFixer@lemmings.world · 2 pts · 2y
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rivermonster@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
You need more context/specificity around your question. Right now, the question is like saying, "What is that thing...?"
Mango@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
But what is it?
aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
May i present to you the cosmological principle
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmological_principle
the cosmological principle is the notion that the spatial distribution of matter in the universe is uniformly isotropic when viewed on a large enough scale
So in some sense, everywhere is up
Mango@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
I was thinking up is the direction of the expansion of the universe. Not sure if this supports that or not. Or maybe since we're drawn that way, it's the opposite?