As I was driving home from work (wife needed the car today) I was asking myself a science question, and didn’t have an answer. So, I figured I would throw it out to you chuckleheads, and see who has the biggest Physics brain.<\/p>\n
What would the change be here on Terra Firma if the moon were in geostationary orbit instead of revolving the way it does now? (Assume that it is located at the same distance, but always present over South America.)<\/p>\n
Obviously we would have no tides. But other than that, what? Would we be even more oblate that we are? The poles would still be somewhat flattened obviously, but would the earth be more egg shaped owing to the gravitational pull being a constant? What effect on tectonic movement? And while you are at it, do you think it would have changed history at all? I can’t help but wonder if man wouldn’t have set out West from Europe earlier to see why the moon was located there?<\/p>\n
These are the questions that plague me, and I’ve noted in the past that we have some “big brains on Brad” so, any answer would be appreciated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"