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amelius on July 10, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Underwater turbine spinning for 6 years off Scotla...

Caution, by harvesting tidal energy you're tapping into the potential energy of the Moon, making it move closer to us at an increased speed.

thebruce87m on July 10, 2025 | [–]

Doesn’t the moon move away from us?

https://public.nrao.edu/ask/what-happens-as-the-moon-moves-a...

lostlogin on July 10, 2025 | [–]

Surely taking energy from it would make it move further away?

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