scienceprimer.com/lunar-and-solar-tides
Yes, the tidal effect of the sun would disappear, and that would probably make the oceans all fucky suddenly (after an 8 minutes lag).
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TheOakTree@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I wonder if we would feel the sudden disappearance of the centripetal force of gravity.
scienceprimer.com/lunar-and-solar-tides
Yes, the tidal effect of the sun would disappear, and that would probably make the oceans all fucky suddenly (after an 8 minutes lag).
Does gravity travel at the speed of light?
The gravity does travel, the gravity is.
If it didn’t travel, it wouldn’t take 8 minutes to stop right?
Of course. It can’t travel faster
Yes. General relativity.
After 8 minutes
apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 year ago
After 8 minutes, almost certainly