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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/
this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2025
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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.
As a child, my friend was told by her mother that wind occurs because people group up and blow really hard.
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?
Does the moon decrease the air pressure enough for that to matter?