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xkcd #3135: Sea Level (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #3135: Sea Level

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

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3135/

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[-] missphant 60 points 1 week ago

I remember never believing my parents when they explained it to me as a kid. Clouds being caused by cigarette smoke was reasonable but the moon pulling out the ocean seemed too outrageous.

[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 31 points 1 week ago

As a child, my friend was told by her mother that wind occurs because people group up and blow really hard.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

aw fuck. i missed a chance to say "people suck" when asked that. does anyone have a way to get me back to say 2012?

[-] Paulemeister@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Does the moon decrease the air pressure enough for that to matter?

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