Topic: What would happen if earth had a 2nd, larger moon on the opposite side of the earth?

Anonymous A started this discussion 14 years ago #21,024

How would this affect things?
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Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later[^] [v] #337,187

r/askscience is that way, bud â€”>

squeegee joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 6 minutes later, 10 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #337,189

We'd have 2 tides.

WadeWilson !6lGsksrNJI joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 46 minutes later, 56 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #337,190

@previous (squeegee)
This. There would probably be a lot of destruction on the globe's coastlines

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 28 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #337,195

@337,187 (B)
or /r/shittyaskscience

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Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #337,209

@337,189 (squeegee)
Properly alined the tides would be null'd

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 36 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #337,211

@previous (F)

wat

Kathryn !TGirlYJKXM joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 8 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #337,213

This question simulates my curiosity.

Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #337,214

@337,189 (squeegee)
> We'd have 2 tides.
We already have two -about 12.5 hours apart.

I imagine the addition of another moon opposite the one we already have would serve to make the high tides higher and low tides lower though.

Anonymous L replied with this 14 years ago, 20 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #337,216

@337,213 (Kathryn !TGirlYJKXM)
http://minichan.org/topic/21015

Well? Are you going to?

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