Quote (mari-j @ Dec 23 2011 07:47pm)
most likely there would be mass tidal waves due to the gravitational pull of the moon and its effect on the ocean think about a magnet and what would happen if water were magnetized and instantly released
tidal waves would stop
and your analogy of a magnetic moon and water would have the water stop moving , because the force that moves it ( the moon ) would disapper .....
apart from the tides stopping for an hour
there may be some ocean currants disturbed ( altho im no expert on such things , and couldnt say )
and theres alot of life that uses the moon for various purposes , but an hour wouldnt prevent species mating , etc
and the earth would move very slightly away from the sun ( as the gravitational force pulling the sun towards the earth/moon system would drop by about 1/7th for an hour )
as well as the common point of orbit for the earth/moon system disappearing ( the earth wobbles ever so slightly in its orbit due to the moon pulling the earth towards it as it orbits the earth )
nothing that we would notice tho
in essence , altho it would have quite a few small effects , nothing drastic that i can think of off the top of my head
and nothing permanent