Thread: Water

The force of graivty increases when moon is at perigee, though...

And yeah, why would the earth wobble without the moon...?

The earth spins because of the law of conservation of angular momentum and it was thrown off of the sun when it was forming. It does not wobble.

...umm...apparently I did'nt pay enough attention in 6th grade science class.
Wish it was one of my better subjects though. Then it would be easier to follow everyone's scientific explanations.
I feel really stupid right now...
Grrr!
What did I get myself into?
Sometimes I hate my questions.
Don't ask.
Anyway!
Thanks for the...very smart replys.

Originally Posted by A Roxxor

The force of graivty increases when moon is at perigee, though...

And yeah, why would the earth wobble without the moon...?

The earth spins because of the law of conservation of angular momentum and it was thrown off of the sun when it was forming. It does not wobble.

Hmmm - Are you willing to debate that the earth does not wobble? Here is my wager - everything I fucking own.

And @ Drewmandan - That's a bold statement to say that I simply don't understand physics bud. The moon IN FACT, by its gravitational force on earth, helps prevent dramatic movements of the poles that would fuel climate swings that some scientists figure might have doomed any chance for life to form, let alone evolve.

The earth does not wobble on its axis as it revolves around the sun.

http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandler_wobble

http://http://science.howstuffworks.com/question442.htm

When can I collect your belongings?

I didn't wager anything, first. And second, okay. The earth is pulled into a sort of minute wobble because of the moon.

Lewl. fine. Just to add, the earth doesn't wobble BECAUSE of the moon.

It said in the article that this extremely, mind-bogglingly minute wobble is the result of the tidal forces.