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S May 19, 2016 at 17:39 history suggested A E
+ tag titanic
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S May 19, 2016 at 17:39
Jan 8, 2014 at 14:42 comment added GordonM No, hitting an ice berg and filling up with water is what sank Titanic :)
Jan 25, 2013 at 8:23 vote accept Carlo Alterego
Jan 10, 2013 at 7:03 history tweeted twitter.com/#!/StackSkeptic/status/289266164264206337
Jan 8, 2013 at 18:51 vote accept Carlo Alterego
Jan 9, 2013 at 7:02
Jan 8, 2013 at 18:48 comment added Larry OBrien At Full and New moons, when the Earth, Moon, and Sun roughly align, you get strong "Spring tides". The Moon's orbit of Earth is elliptical: when closest approach coincides with spring tides you get "perigean spring tides." The Earth's orbit of the sun is elliptical: closest approach to Sun is perihelion. Argument is that combo of all three produced peak tides. (See illustration in my answer below.)
Jan 8, 2013 at 2:47 comment added Oddthinking "closest approach to the Earth" - I can't see how that makes any sense. Any astronomers want to comment?
Jan 8, 2013 at 0:47 answer added Larry OBrien timeline score: 17
Jan 8, 2013 at 0:45 history edited Sam I Am CC BY-SA 3.0
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Jan 8, 2013 at 0:17 history asked Carlo Alterego CC BY-SA 3.0