> Earth’s moon causing ocean bulges on both sides of Earth That's not really a thing, and tides are way more complicated than that. For example, at any given

> Earth’s moon causing ocean bulges on both sides of Earth That's not really a thing, and tides are way more complicated than that. For example, at any given moment, part of New Zealand's coast is at high tide, and part is at low tide. Same with the coasts around the North Sea, and the Atlantic coast of Patagonia, and Hudson Bay. Animation of today's tides: https://www.tpxo.net/ https://www.tpxo.net/ Some good tide explanation: http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/121830/does-earth-really-have-two-high-tide-bulges-on-opposite-sides http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/121830/does-earth..., discussed three months ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44065458 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44065458