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Sea Level (imgs.xkcd.com)

submitted 4 months ago by gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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Alt text: They're up there with coral islands, lightning, and caterpillars turning into butterflies.

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[-] redparadise@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 4 months ago

I'm sorry 1k upvotes? Did I accidently open Reddit without noticing?!

[-] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 4 months ago

And over a hundred comments. Where the hell did all this come from?

[-] invictvs@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Okay, now I need to read a sci-fi book where someone gets on this weird sci-fi planet, and maybe at the middle or end we find out that those are aliens and the planet is Earth. Sounds like a great premise and I'm sure such book was written. Please, someone tell me in the comments, I need to know.

[-] JuliaSuraez@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Makes you appreciate how much daily life depends on celestial geometry.

[-] Gladaed@feddit.org 2 points 4 months ago

Tidal currents are the least outlandish phenomenon. Most planets have moons and those that do all have tides. Most known ones don't have oceans and land.

That being said the tides tend to be stronger in e.g. the north sea as opposed to the Mediterranean.