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I wish the Moon had a moon. (sopuli.xyz)

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I just think it'd be really neat to look up and see a smaller moon orbiting the Moon. Optionally, I'd also like the Moon to start rotating at a rate of one rotation per day so we can see more than just one side of it.

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[–] kata1yst 5 points 1 week ago

Granted.

The moons orbit, now a dual axis affair with significantly larger mass, immediately destabilizes and begins to elliptically slingshot out of Earth's orbit.

The larger mass of the "apparent moon" at the center of this dual axis orbit approaches closer to the earth than ever in the last 4 billion years during it's apoapse and wanders much further away during it's periapse. This significantly larger shift in gravity leads to extended periods where the tides go quiet and then suddenly the tides surge and retreat to many times their current height on one side of the world, and drop to the seafloor on the opposite, scouring coral reefs, tidal plains, and coastal cities alike.

This new surging tidal force accelerates the melting of the polar ice caps and destabilizes the upturning oceanic currents, massively accelerating global warming. What is left of humanity takes to makeshift ships and rafts.

Several thousand years later, for some inexplicable reason, some asshole is born with gills and a young girl is given a back tat with the location of Mount Everest. Please see the historic documentary "Waterworld" for further information.