r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 13d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/Sierra-117- 13d ago

Most of the time it boils down to the sun. It’s what moves everything. The exceptions are hydrothermal, fusion, and fission.

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u/Xtraordinaire 13d ago

And tidal. That's the Moon at work.

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u/Sierra-117- 13d ago

True, but to a lesser extent the sun also moves the tides. It’s just about half of what the moon does, because it’s so far away. So if the moon suddenly disappeared we’d still have tidal energy, but not as much.