Question: Why is there a high tide on the side of the earth facing away from the moon? (Beyond "The ocean bulges out in both directions.")
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@chaosprime@mzbitca Ooh. that seems like a step in the right direction.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@chaosprime@mzbitca "Because gravity decays with distance, the side near the moon wants to fall faster." That makes sense. -
@studentactivism@chaosprime@mzbitca yes, precisely! and gravity is a field (or, as Einstein put it, a fold in space) ...
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