Why does the moon have gravitational power to create tides, but not to lift any other objects?

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If the moon creates the tides, why don’t any other objects get lifted by its gravitational pull?

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There are a lot of inaccuracies in here.

Simple answer is; the Moon does not have the gravitational power to create tides, or more accurately if it was the only thing acting on the earth the tides would be very much smaller.

The sun is the main influence that causes tides, the moon just creates variations in the regulatory of those tides, making them higher or lower than normal.

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