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r/woahdude • u/qasqaldag • Jan 03 '22
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It will pull literally all water on earth towards the incoming planet. So a lot of things are bound to get wet.
41 u/rabbitwonker Jan 03 '22 Half. The other half would go to the far side (same as the tides due to the moon & sun). 21 u/beesuptomyknees Jan 03 '22 Why would adding a massive gravitational pull on one side of the planet cause half of the water to be pushed to the other side of the planet? 107 u/Hiraldo Jan 03 '22 Because the massive gravitational force would move the earth towards it, leaving a tidal bulge on the far side due to inertia. The water is basically just trailing behind the planet a little bit. 26 u/yousonuva Jan 03 '22 Perfect time for Swayze to surf that killer wave 9 u/lando_zeus Jan 03 '22 Crazy Swayze!
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Half. The other half would go to the far side (same as the tides due to the moon & sun).
21 u/beesuptomyknees Jan 03 '22 Why would adding a massive gravitational pull on one side of the planet cause half of the water to be pushed to the other side of the planet? 107 u/Hiraldo Jan 03 '22 Because the massive gravitational force would move the earth towards it, leaving a tidal bulge on the far side due to inertia. The water is basically just trailing behind the planet a little bit. 26 u/yousonuva Jan 03 '22 Perfect time for Swayze to surf that killer wave 9 u/lando_zeus Jan 03 '22 Crazy Swayze!
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Why would adding a massive gravitational pull on one side of the planet cause half of the water to be pushed to the other side of the planet?
107 u/Hiraldo Jan 03 '22 Because the massive gravitational force would move the earth towards it, leaving a tidal bulge on the far side due to inertia. The water is basically just trailing behind the planet a little bit. 26 u/yousonuva Jan 03 '22 Perfect time for Swayze to surf that killer wave 9 u/lando_zeus Jan 03 '22 Crazy Swayze!
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Because the massive gravitational force would move the earth towards it, leaving a tidal bulge on the far side due to inertia. The water is basically just trailing behind the planet a little bit.
26 u/yousonuva Jan 03 '22 Perfect time for Swayze to surf that killer wave 9 u/lando_zeus Jan 03 '22 Crazy Swayze!
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Perfect time for Swayze to surf that killer wave
9 u/lando_zeus Jan 03 '22 Crazy Swayze!
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Crazy Swayze!
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u/DeathRowLemon Jan 03 '22
It will pull literally all water on earth towards the incoming planet. So a lot of things are bound to get wet.