Based on the information provided, the second penguin walking in the opposite direction would also be heading north. This is because when we talk about directions from the South Pole, all paths (meridians) lead northward.
At the South Pole, there are no east, west, or south directions as they are all encompassed within the north direction. Therefore, when the second penguin walks in the opposite direction, it means walking along a different meridian, still heading north. The concept of "opposite" in this case is relative to the first penguin's direction, not to the cardinal directions we commonly refer to outside the poles.
the question was:
Two penguins are standing at the South Pole.
One walks northwards, and the other turns and
walks in the opposite direction. What direction
is this? Explain.
Both bots missed this one. They said the 2nd penguin would be walking south.
Not so!. Starting from the south pole, all directions face north, just along different meridians.
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