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Belnak t1_jefgwsv wrote

Reply to comment by Vibinbee in There really isn't any reason why north is always upward and south is always downward on maps. by GuinnessTheBestBoi

Because the giant iron mass in the artic pulls a compass point that way, and you align your map to the compass when navigating.

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DIXIExCUP t1_jefi72j wrote

You’re close but the giant iron mass in actually in the core of the earth not in the arctic. It’s just how the invisible flux lines runs through the planet. We essentially live on a giant magnet

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Craw__ t1_jefvbc6 wrote

But iron is heavy and sinks to the bottom.

South on top baby!

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