What if Earth was UPSIDE DOWN? (Geography Now!)

Another topic for you guys, "what if if the 68% landmass in the Northern hemisphere suddenly swapped places with the Southern side? What would happen? Here are some speculations. Enjoy!

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FILLER WEEK! Gotta give you guys something while the main course is being prepared for next week, #Kuwait. (Yes I use the pun "Ku-waiting" in the video)In the meantime, enjoy this hypothetical-topic video! WHAT IF THE EARTH WAS UPSIDE DOWN?

[ChiefNiki]

So North Korea would technically be the South Korea? 🤔

[trygvek]

What if earth *already* is upside down and if we flip it it returns to normal?

[sagerollins]

Wouldn't Australia be called Borealia if this happened?

[keke-qlqt]

Me:I'm going to bed...

Phone:GEOGRAPHY NOW UPLOADED

Me:goodbye sleep.

[ZPS_STG]

Stop saying the Earth is flat. We all know it's a cube.

[romeblanchard]

What if the earth is tilted 90•? ( like the south being west and north becomes east.)

[The.Stalker]

Antarctica would retain it's name. Arktos is the Greek word that became Arctic. It means Bears. Antarctica means No Bears.

There are no polar bears in Antarctica.

[buddhidev]

Nothing changes except your perception of direction and the period of the season. Both hemispheres receive sunlight almost symmetrically every year.

[MHLegacy]

Well, since there is no up or down in space, the only thing that would change is the orientation of text on our maps. The "up" and "down" is entirely a product of our established cultural perceptions of maps showing North on the top of the map and South on the bottom.

This video is more about if the Earth rotated the opposite direction (which is still a neat concept).

You can buy maps and globes that flip the text to have South on the top and North on the bottom. They're pretty cool and give you a different perspective.

[eey-bee]

Presumably there would also be changes to the thermohaline circulation and other oceanic currents. Also, ice extent in Antarctica (for a normal Earth) is heavily influenced by the strong winds and ocean currents in the Southern Ocean. With those currents now being in the north it would be safe to assume you'd get a similar (though to a lesser extent?) effect. The lack of such a current in the new southern pole would lead to a greater seasonal variation in ice extent too presumably? Interesting video - always good fun to speculate!

[AlexisOGrekos]

I believe that it would change nothing if we invert it upside down. There isn't anything different, as there isn't "up" or "down" in space. Also on what you said about cooler climate in southern pole, I believe it is due to the fact that there isn't any land around it, that is closer to the ecuator and thus getting more light from the sun vertically, meaning that there is no hotter place around southern pole, thus making it a cooler pole. North pole on the other hand has much more land around it.

[sloppyandsunshine]

Last night, I had a dream about the earth suddenly rotating upside down. It felt like experiencing an earth quake. Once the rumbling stopped & stuff was thrown around it was complete chaos outside. Many people on Earth went missing. Mass groups of people started migrating to the areas that you described. It was a wild dream. Finally awake, I Googled "What would happpen..." & this video popped up. Thanks guys!

[leox]

Actually the world is yet upside down, it just change the way you see it in maps or other representation. So basically things would remain the same.

[microwave]

The answer dumbed down:
All compasses would reverse.
All seasons for any country would swap
The equator would not change
The Geographic South Pole becomes the Geographic North Pole and vice versa. The magnetic poles don't change, hence why the compasses reverse.
North America becomes South America and vice versa.
Australia will be able to like videos.
The tropic lines would swap
All latitudes would swap
This is from my PoV

[antielric]

Thank you now I have a lore accurate understanding of Attack On Titan's Earth

[sofiedahlbacka]

We wouldn't really see much of a difference, other than the minor effects of having slightly longer summers in the more water rich regions, and shorter ones in the region with the majority of the landmass (and vice versa for winters). Ocean streams would switch along with the flip, so you wouldn't get more warm weather reaching Antarctica.

[TenshoWasHere]

If the world was upside down then madagascar becomes Paradis Island

[alexanderrapp]

Holy crap I'm early, this looks awesome!

[LegonTW]

Australia would be named Borealia instead