Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!godot!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!decwrl!daemon From: daemon@decwrl.UUCP (The devil himself) Newsgroups: net.astro Subject: Re: StarDate: April 5 Spring Tides Message-ID: <1591@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Apr-85 09:40:51 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.1591 Posted: Wed Apr 10 09:40:51 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 14-Apr-85 13:16:24 EST Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 12 --- To the person confused about high tides being caused by the sun and moon being on opposite sides of the earth. If we were to put you on a rack and start stretching, the center of your body would not move because the forces would counteract each other. However, you would become longer. Vick Bennison ...decvax!decwrl!rhea!tools!bennison (603) 881-2156