In a room with no windows, Rakesh and Mei have a special lamp that changes gravity to point towards whichever surface it rests upon. The lamp is currently on the floor, making gravity pull them down as usual. If Mei places the lamp on one of the walls, what happens to Rakesh who is standing unaware in the center of the room?
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When Mei places the lamp on the wall, the direction of gravity in the room shifts to pull everything towards that wall. Rakesh, who is standing unaware in the center of the room, will suddenly feel the gravitational pull moving him sideways towards the wall where the lamp has been placed. To Rakesh, it would feel as though the wall has become the new 'floor' because the definition of 'down' has been altered by the positioning of the magical lamp. As a result, Rakesh will end up standing on the wall, orienting himself with respect to the new direction of gravity. He will need to balance himself as one typically does on the ground, only now the wall has taken the ground's place as the surface to stand on.