Overly simplified. As I said the Sun also creates tides.
CN
"katysails" wrote in message ...
From an elementary school science site:
http://www.astronomycafe.net/qadir/q2792.html
"Capt. NealŪ" wrote in message
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"Maxprop" wrote in message
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Actually they do have tides, albiet almost imperceptible. Near the
equator
the oceans have very little tide. So what?
Bwahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahah! Lord but you are ignorant. What makes
you think there is very little tide near the Equator?
Simple physics proves how stupid your statement really is. The pull of
gravity from the Moon and Sun raises the tides. The pull is the even
greater at the Equator than at higher latitudes because the Earth
surface at the Equator is closer to the Moon and Sun than the higher
latitudes. Hence gravity is slightly stronger there, hence the tides
are actually higher.
Some sailor you are! Go stand in the corner.
CN