/v/ here. Is the moon a meme, or does it actually do something?

pushes the tides. it's been hypothesized by some that life on earth may not exist without it.

>>8856813
Would the lakes and oceans be completely still without the moon?

What about water that's underground?

>>8856839
Wind and currents would still move the earth's waters around, but the moon has a big effect as well so its hard to know exactly what would change.

Also the moon is like our secret service guy taking asteroids for us and shit.

>>8856931
>Also the moon is like our secret service guy taking asteroids for us and shit.
no that's jupiter

>>8856785
if the moon was real we'd know about it, but the idea that louis armstrong went walking on the moon is ridiculous

>the moon is supposed to be big ball of rock spinning around the earth without engines or wings and also capable of changing it shape to crescent and back
>oh and few dudes went there in a garbage can

>>8856931
>>8857022
it's a double-edged sword. both the moon and jupiter have a chance of gravitationally slingshotting an object into us at much greater force than it would hit the earth otherwise.

>>8857022
You cant deny that some of the asteroids that could have hit us hit the moon instead

>>8857028
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIzxL3lvLa4
btfo you

>>8856785

It's beauty is a source of inspiration

>>8856785
it reminds everyone that white is right