How is it that the moon can affect the 352 quintillion gallons of water in the ocean, but not affect us?

Question

The moon depending on where it is at your time of day can affect whether or not there’s high or low tides. Basically moving all of the water in the ocean, at least that’s how I think. But how come it doesn’t make us feel lighter or heavier throughout the day? Or just seem to affect anything else

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Answer 1

Imagine the moon as a big friend in the sky. It’s so far away that it doesn’t really make us move or feel different. But, it’s so strong that it can make the water in the big oceans wiggle a little bit. This wiggling makes the water go up and down, creating tides that come and go on the beach. So, the moon’s strong pull makes the water play a little dance, but it’s not strong enough to make us dance too because we’re much smaller than the big oceans.