I always thought I mostly understood tides, but I just watched Neal deGrasse Tyson on the you tube, and it turns out I had it ass-backwards. The water doesn't move at all! Cool! Thanks, Professor NdGT
That intro sums up my interaction with so many people.
You're the guy with the simple answer right?
"Well, I have one potential answer within a matrix of potential answers that the evidence we currently validate would indicate to be the most practical solution we have at the present moment given the"