Can You Swim Uphill?
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Ok, I would argue otherwise but hey...
The other reason you can swim uphill (and why ships sail up and down hill) is because of the bathymetry (topography underwater) of the ocean sea bed. For example, take this map of the Atlantic:
It shows the relative height of the sea bed, worked out by using a satellite to measure the actual sea level (measured multiple times to get rid of waves and tides) because the lasers can't be used to measure the sea bed themselves. It, as others have pointed out, is due to gravity. Bug lumps of rock (especially if they are denser) have a higher gravitational pull, so the shallower parts of oceans like near shore (and continental shelfs) and the mid Atlantic ridge pull the water towards them. That creates troughs and peaks in the ocean. So if you were to swim (or sail) across the Atlantic you would swim downhill, then uphill as you reach the mid Atlantic ridge, then back downhill as you went over the top, then back uphill as you came to the US.
I know that's a bit long winded but the gist is:
Yes, you can swim uphill, and you probably have already (although only to a small degree).
And just on a side note, it's not just the sea that has tides, the earth under your feet moves up and down by as much as a foot twice a day as the moon goes round the earth.
LOL...Can anyone else see a hot chicks body in this image or is it just me?????
Just keep taking the pills and carry on reading this thread.
It came at a price: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=randomtomRandomTom certainly lives up to his name
I've just reread the thread - made me laugh a lot, some of the replies are scientifically golden.
The only way to ever have a sloping pool would be to stop the effects of gravity, then it would be possible, however, keep in mind that it would also then be possible to jump to the moon so who would bother swimming uphill.
We'd all be jumping to the moon.
We'd all be jumping to the moon.
you know this is over a year old guys :E
edit, lol, wtf!?
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edit, lol, wtf!?
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Lol I never thought this'd resurface! 
You are not alone!
HEHE..its wierd ehh...I must be a right perv seeing titties and ass in a world map
Basically, if the pool was rotating fast enough so that the water stayed in it even though it was at an angle, and assuming you were a strong enough swimmer, you could swim uphill.
So the answer is YES.
(I assume this is the situation you were thinking of)
So the answer is YES.
(I assume this is the situation you were thinking of
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