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guangming Aug 5, 2023

The other day I heard a friend talking about how "the moon's gravity affects our internal organs." This sounds like bull, but is it? And if so, how would I correct their misinformation?

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The other day I heard a friend talking about how "the moon's gravity affects our internal organs." This sounds like bull, but is it? And if so, how would I correct their misinformation? - Lemmy.world

I think the reason some people might believe this claim is because we’re taught in school that the moon’s gravity causes the tides. I think the reasoning goes, “well if the moon’s gravity can affect the tides, surely it can affect smaller things too”

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Izzy Aug 5, 2023

The moons gravity affects everything on the planet. That doesn’t mean it is harmful.

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AmidFuror

Is it time that's allowed the moon's gravity to affect the tides? I think it would cause tides even if it suddenly appeared out of nowhere into orbit.

Now, I'd need someone else to explain why the effect on the tides is so visible. I'd suggest that it is because the water in the oceans both has a huge mass and is fluid, so it's shape can change easily. There's a difference between the moon pulling a portion of the water closer to it on one side of the planet and the moon "stretching" a person ehonis caught between the Earth's and moon's gravities.

The bulge on the opposite side of the Earth from the moon is because the Earth is being pulled away from the water.