Thanks. I didn’t know either that there are places, where the sea level does not rise and fall twice a day.
Comment on xkcd #3135: Sea Level
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 7 months agoHuh. TIL that there are three common types of tidal cycles and which one you get depends on geography, location, ocean currents. https://beltoforion.de/en/tides/tidal_cycles.php
Successful_Try543@feddit.org 7 months ago
MarieMarion@literature.cafe 7 months ago
I was reading Circe, by Madeline Miller, and on several pages some ancient Greeks wait for the tide to sail away, or watch the sea rising while waiting for Odysseus, and so on. Like, woman, did nobody notice at your publishing house?
Wiz@midwest.social 7 months ago
Me, too, TIL!