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

The tides usually only change the sea level by a metre or so. Compared to the full depth of the ocean and the mass of water it contains, that’s a really negligible amount. You’re also experiencing the effects, but would you notice a 0.01% (example not the actual figure) change in your weight? A tiny tiny change in something the size of the ocean becomes noticeable to us because we’re so small in comparison.