The Moon Keeps Pulling the Sea
Bedtime Stories
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Marcus cannot sleep, and thinking of his grandmother far away, he asks Lucas whether things still matter to us once they are far apart. Down at a quiet night beach, the water pulls far back and then creeps slowly in again — the tide. Far away does not mean not connected.
Audio: 中文 (Chinese narration)
A little real science
The Moon is about 384,000 kilometres from Earth, yet its gravity still pulls on the ocean the whole time. That steady pull is what makes the tide rise and fall. Some things do not have to touch you to keep tugging at you.
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