Tidal forces have enough power to literally tear planets and moons apart over millions of years. Which is understandable, because it’s a planet / moon. But humans and our tech do not have that level of durability. Yet we can remain in orbit practically indefinitely with little to no consideration about tidal force being a threat. Why is that?
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Tidal forces can break apart objects that are held together by gravity if they get closer than the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roche_limit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roche_limit) that is when the tidal force becomes larger than the body gravitational self attraction.
The tidal force will break apart an object quite quickly when it gets within that limit. it can take millions of ears for an orbit to decay so you reach the limit but then it is a quite rapid process.
You are held together by chemical bonds, you are alos quite small so the gradation difference over your body is minimal. On the earth’s surface, you can hand from your hand and do not break apart. Gravity is simply not stong enough to pull you apart even if you are not in orbit.
These are tidal forces you find around regular planets and stars. The tidal force around a black hole can be so large that it will rip a human apart, it is called https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghettification
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