Jack is dapper <| sep |> Once ! When I was learning to use the toilet , I noticed that whenever I went into the bathroom after my dad , the toilet seat was up . So I concluded that all grown ups must pee with the toilet seat up ! So , wanting to impress my parents and prove how mature I was , I tried to pee with the seat up . I got stuck for what felt like hours , but was probably a few minutes , because my mom was on the phone and didn ' t hear me yelling for help . <| sep |> It is possible ! You just need to make earth spin fast enough until becomes pancakeshape ! Jokes aside , here ' s a relevant videoPBSSpace TimeAj 6 Kc 1 mvsdoTLDR Gravitational pull has a spherical symmetry pulls in any direction toward a center POINT , so it wants the earth to be spherical . Centrifugal force on the other hand has an axial symmetry pushes in any direction away from a central AXIS , so it wants the earth to become a pancake . In planetsstars gravitation wins , in a galaxy centrifugal wins ! Here ' s another relevant , more entertaining but less scientific versionVNqNnUJVcVs