[–] supernatendo 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Just because it is a half-moon doesn't mean the gravity is half... The whole thing is still there...
edit: There is a typo in the article title, I think they meant moon's position and not moon's phase.
[–] Internet_Celeb 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
Uhhh, half of the gravity isn't gone, but an amount is
[–] Veni_Vidi_Vici 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
[–] KyJoCaThe2nd 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Not sure how that directly contributes anything considering the article makes no mention of effect (of lack thereof) of tidal forces or the Moon at all.
[–] blind-science 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
The change is 0.78 micrometers, or less than one ten thousandth of an inch, per hour.
Interesting, but given that it is in the tropics where rainfall intensities are likely to be 10+ mm/hr the tidal influence of 0.00078mm/hr is less than 0.01%!
[–] Nietzsche__ 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Wait till China mines it for minerals if there are any.
[–] ScottRockview 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Find out this one neat trick farmers have been using for hundreds of years.
[–] ratsmack [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Yay, somebody got it... The Farmers Almanac.