▲ 1026 ▼ xkcd #3135: Sea Level (imgs.xkcd.com) submitted 1 year ago by xkcdbot@lemmy.world [B] to c/xkcd@lemmy.world 86 comments fedilink hide all child comments xkcd #3135: Sea Level Title text: They're up there with coral islands, lightning, and caterpillars turning into butterflies. Transcript: Transcript will show once it’s been added to explainxkcd.com Source: https://xkcd.com/3135/ explainxkcd for #3135
[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (4 children) FlatEarthersSayWhat permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] warm@kbin.earth 18 points 1 year ago (2 children) They'll just say the moon pulls the water around as it circles above the flat disc or something idk permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago* But the moon alone doesn't orbit at the same rate as the tides. Alternatively they are fucking morons and shouldn't be respected so who cares. permalink fedilink source parent [–] frog@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago "The earth tilts when the moon hits far end of earth during moonset and that's why there is low tide. A high tide happens during moonrise when the moon drags it up slightly." permalink fedilink source parent [–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago Thats just the tilting from where the elephants shrug permalink fedilink source parent
[–] warm@kbin.earth 18 points 1 year ago (2 children) They'll just say the moon pulls the water around as it circles above the flat disc or something idk permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago* But the moon alone doesn't orbit at the same rate as the tides. Alternatively they are fucking morons and shouldn't be respected so who cares. permalink fedilink source parent [–] frog@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago "The earth tilts when the moon hits far end of earth during moonset and that's why there is low tide. A high tide happens during moonrise when the moon drags it up slightly." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago* But the moon alone doesn't orbit at the same rate as the tides. Alternatively they are fucking morons and shouldn't be respected so who cares. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frog@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago "The earth tilts when the moon hits far end of earth during moonset and that's why there is low tide. A high tide happens during moonrise when the moon drags it up slightly." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago Thats just the tilting from where the elephants shrug permalink fedilink source parent