How Tides Work, Illustrated in Marker [Video]

This week, MinutePhysics disregarded one half of its name to bring us this informative little video on how tides work. Obviously, this is a complex and important issue if it requires — and is allowed to take — two whole minutes. That being said, they are enjoyable ones in which the destruction of the moon and the destruction of a spaceship (via black hole, I might add) are discussed. That alone should be reason enough to watch, right?

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