Moons Orbital decline or moving away

[Bionic Rooster]

Posted March 2021

The moon is coming down to Earth… eventually

Eventually, Earth’s rotation will slow until it is locked to the moon's orbital period. At this point, Earth will still be rotating faster than it orbits the sun and the smaller tidal bulge due to the sun's gravity will continue to slow Earth’s rotation. Earth's tidal bulge will then begin to...

www.coastreporter.net

Another opinion posted on BBC Feb. 2011

Why the Moon is getting further away from Earth

The Moon is slowly moving further away from Earth but its movement will take billions of years to affect the planet, writes a leading space scientist.

www.bbc.com

 

[Pete]

And as I observed, we’ll all be long dead before any of this happens anyway. I’m even fairly certain no human will be alive to observe this even from a distance because the literal millions of years away this all is… humanity will have evolved (or wiped itself out)

I am fascinated how flared tempers got on the subject though. Especially given that both articles can be right, and both could be rendered utterly irrelevant by future events, especially if humanity ever goes and colonises the moon.

Hell, imagine if humanity got bored one day and strapped a big ol’ rocket on the back of that thing and decided to go for a test drive. I’m half imagining that, like, Musk’s great-great-grandchildren who will have more wealth than the rest of humanity combined will just decide to do it because why not and it’s the sort of crazy idea great-great-grandpappy Elon would have.

 

[rafalp]

We are living in last 5% of time that Earth will be able to support life. Sun is constantly growing and increasing its luminosity. In 250-300 milion years it will be too hot for multicellular organisms to maintain bonds between cells, and in 800 milion years earth will be too hot for earth to sustain water in atmosphere. Sun entering red giant phase is 1.5 billion years after that. Earth will be barren rock like how Mercury is today by time that happens.

 

[Nev_Dull]

The moon's a harsh mistress, according to Joe Cocker. But since global warming predictions have us mostly starved out of existence in the next fifty to a hundred years, I don't think we'll find out which direction our little friend ends up going. The age of the cockroach is fast approaching.

 

[Nebulous]

We are living in last 5% of time that Earth will be able to support life. Sun is constantly growing and increasing its luminosity. In 250-300 milion years it will be too hot for multicellular organisms to maintain bonds between cells, and in 800 milion years earth will be too hot for earth to sustain water in atmosphere. Sun entering red giant phase is 1.5 billion years after that. Earth will be barren rock like how Mercury is today by time that happens.

Good thing we'll be dead by then!

 

[zappaDPJ]

humanity will have evolved

 

[FTL]

The important thing to understand is that the moon will be moving away from earth for the next 5 billion years or so. After that things are not so clear, but it might start to spiral back in. Therefore, from our perspective, the moon has always been spiralling away from earth since long before humans evolved and will continue to do so into the far, far future. This is fact, not opinion.

 

[we_are_borg]

Its moving away about a few cm a year, this is also something that is natural. What they can’t predict is what will happen after break away if it will go back to Earth or fly free into space. But hope that there would be no life on Earth when this happens, collapse back well that would be a bad day. No moon and the Earth’s 23,5 degree will have issues we will wobble and not how its now.

 

[Nev_Dull]

Please, no one mention any of this to a flat earther. They still can’t process the concept of the earth spinning at 1000mph (linear surface velocity at the equator). All this about the moon moving away would do their heads in completely.

 

[FTL]

Please, no one mention any of this to a flat earther. They still can’t process the concept of the earth spinning at 1000mph (linear surface velocity at the equator). All this about the moon moving away would do their heads in completely.

lol how to destroy a flat earther. Totally gonna do it...

 

[Pete]

There is a meme image kicking around from the 'Flat Earth Society' page on Facebook, saying that it has 'members all around the globe' and a comment saying 'Say that again, only slower'

Sadly could not find evidence of original post being real, but I hope it was. All the current pictures are JPEG blurry monster messes.

 

[we_are_borg]

Please, no one mention any of this to a flat earther. They still can’t process the concept of the earth spinning at 1000mph (linear surface velocity at the equator). All this about the moon moving away would do their heads in completely.

Because they think its the same thing as a baseball spinning 1000mph, but they cant figure out size.

 

[Nev_Dull]

There is a meme image kicking around from the 'Flat Earth Society' page on Facebook, saying that it has 'members all around the globe' and a comment saying 'Say that again, only slower'

Sadly could not find evidence of original post being real, but I hope it was. All the current pictures are JPEG blurry monster messes.

If I remember correctly, that original post was done as a joke. What's more funny, is that it has become more famous than the Flat Earth Society.

 

[FTL]

Because they think its the same thing as a baseball spinning 1000mph, but they cant figure out size.

That reminds me of a ridiculous flat earth video done by some college student.

He "proved" that the earth must be flat, or the seas would fly off if it was a spinning ball. He did that by dipping an orange (yes, the actual fruit) in water, ensuring it was dripping wet, holding it betwen thumb and forefinger and then spinning it violently and rapidly. Hey presto the water flew off and the earth is flat!

Totally convincing. Totally.

I did consider that it was actually satire, but looking at the full context like the channel it was on and the other videos on there and the way this video was conducted, I think he really meant it.

 

[we_are_borg]

Yes they are trying to prove this in the same gravitational field as Earth.

 

[KimmiKat]

Yes they are trying to prove this in the same gravitational field as Earth.

Gravity is when you're in the washroom and drop something - and it bounces on the sink right into the loo!

 

[Nev_Dull]

Flat earthers don't believe in gravity. Or at least, they believe that Einstein's General and Special Relativity negates all of Newton's physics, such as F=MA because gravity isn't a force. It's all down to relative density. I find it odd they accept Enstein's explanation of gravity as the curving of space-time when they also don't believe in space.

 

[we_are_borg]

is a review of Moonfall but Bevky is using real science to see if it real. Fun is that she shows how much the moon is getting away per year and what will happen if the moon gets to close to earth.

 

[FTL]

we_are_borg

Oh gawd, I watched that movie on TV the other day. It was the most enjoyable leave-your-brain-at-the-door scientific bunk I'd seen in a long time. Facepalms came thick and fast at some points.

 

[we_are_borg]

I still need to watch the movie, bit its something for a rainy day and leave your brain somewhere else.