The Moon affects the waters of Earth, with especially high oceanic tides during full Moon. Biologists tell us we are mostly water, as are the oceans. Surely then, the full Moon’s tidal forces affect us in some way, if not to turn us into lunatics. In the Earth-Moon system, the side of Earth facing the Moon is closer, so it feels a slightly stronger force of gravity than the side facing away. This creates a stretching force across Earth’s diameter, most visible in our oceanic tides, but the solid earth experiences it too.
