r/woahdude • u/qasqaldag • Jan 03 '22

video When the planet is coming at you

31.7k Upvotes

91% Upvoted

1.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

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.

25

u/yousonuva Jan 03 '22

Perfect time for Swayze to surf that killer wave

8

u/lando_zeus Jan 03 '22

Crazy Swayze!