| "What Goes Up" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short story by Arthur C. Clarke | |||
| Country | United Kingdom | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Genre(s) | Science fiction | ||
| Publication | |||
| Published in | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction | ||
| Publisher | Fantasy House | ||
| Publication date | January 1956 | ||
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| Series | Tales from the White Hart | ||
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"What Goes Up" is a science fiction short story by English writer Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1956, and later anthologized in Tales from the White Hart. Like the rest of the collection, it is a frame story set in the fictional White Hart pub, where Harry Purvis narrates the secondary tale. The title is a reference to the common phrase "What goes up must come down".