tide

Abraham Maslow defined a hierarchy of needs to be: 1) Biological and Physiological (water, food, shelter, air, sex, etc.) 2) Safety (security, law and order, stability, etc.) 3) Belonging and love (family, affection, community, etc.) 4) Esteem (self-esteem, independence, prestige...

"high high tide" "low low tide" "low high tide" "high low tide" Sounds at first only a joke like Yale L's "coming towards coming towards", "going away from going away from", "going away from coming towards" and "coming towards going away from". However, it is what it is: real -- not woo-woo...

The sun and moon jointly contribute to the tides. By observation the moon is about 6 times as influential as the sun. The strength of the sun's gravity on earth can be calculated easily. The centripital acceleration of the earth in orbit is V^2/R, where V is 1 circumference per year (2Pi AU/yr)...

I have a question about the tide. I live in Maine and it is easy to tell when it is high or low tide. But when I go on vacation to St Martin, it is almost impossible to tell. Am I drinking too many beers to tell? Thanks for any help, Uncle Meat