"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
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Donal wrote:
"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
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Marty,

Right you are! Tell Donal to mark you up for One Point.

The Tides use the Moon Calender:^)
That is also the reason that Tide rides are possible.


I'm afraid that I can only award Marty 0.75 of a point.

I'm about to dissappear for a couple of days, so I'll explain when I get
back.

[hint] The sun has a much greater gravitational effect on the Earth
than
the moon. So why does the moon seem to have a greater impact on the
tides?

Well duh! Remember F=G*(m'*m")/(d^2),

Emmm... Huh?

What the hell does that mean in English?

d is very much smaller in the earth moon case than the sun earth case.
IOW, it's because the moon is closer.

Don't tell me! "d" stands for "distance"???


Give my point to Joe, he needs all the help he can get. ;-o

You haven't earned a point - yet! Joe will just have to wait.


Regards


Donal
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