@neiltyson super moon?
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@neiltyson Is our atmosphere subject to tidal forces also?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@robdelaney I guess that explains why your period stopped.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I now have a new great example of "Correlation is not causation." Thanks!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson: During half-moons (1st & 3rd quarter), the Lunar & Solar tides add out of phase, partly canceling one another.”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson it's official you don't throw the word "SUPER" around lightly.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Clams must be confused!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson this is why I follow you. You are the coolest mother fucker and I learn some really cool stuff.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Is it truth that the full moon substantially increased the Sandy storm surge?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson go drink a beer and give up the moon talk#bluejays
#ilovethisteamThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson's tweets humble me to think how we'll never make a machine as sophisticated and elegant as our universe.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson If the sun is behind us for a full moon does that mean we get a lower tide then on a new moon when the sun is in front of us?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson how close or far away would the moon have to move til we saw a significant effect on the tides? -
@ProteinWrangler what's significant? Tidal force scales as inverse cube. If you half the distance its 8x the force.@neiltyson -
@raminder_singh ah, makes sense thanks. By significant i meant causing flooding in major populated areas.
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@neiltyson Neap tides for the win!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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