Haiku: Physics: Gravity Too

how it cuts the grain yes earth's moon's unchanging face heat loss from moon tides Brian Johnston July 28, 2014 This poem was inspired by Pandita Sanchez's Haiku called 'Gravity.' Read her poem as well for even more fun! Isn't it great? Nature's mysteries explained in 17 words. Didn't you ever ask yourself why we only see one side of the moon? It does revolve you know, one complete revolution every 24 hours. How is it possible that this is accidental? The answer is that, of course, it is not an accident. When the moon was spinning faster, there were tides on the moon just like we have tides on earth. These tides of lunar soil caused the moon to heat up but then that energy radiated off into space. The Laws of Conservation of Energy, then required the moon to slow down, to the speed it rotates at today. Since there are no longer tides caused by the moon's rotation, it has stopped slowing down. God I love Physics!