They would pull further away, I believe. Tidal drag slows the rotation of the bodies (for example by pulling the ocean out into an ovoid in this case) and conservation of angular momentum requires that their orbits widen as a result.
On 24 February 2014 09:14, <ghib...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was just trying to imagine the effect two equal oceans, one on each > objechave? The ocean puts a heavy brake on the rotation of Earth and has > already tidally locked the moon. But what tidal drag went both .ways? Would > the planets start moving toward eachother, or pull further away? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
