Can you jump higher if the moon is directly above you?

Can you jump higher if the moon is directly above you?

Yes.

No.

Not substantially.

It's tough to say, the crust is being pulled on and this is probably more significant of a difference than what it can do to you, being much less massive

Obviously not if the moon is in the way.

find G((m1*m2)/r^2) for both the earth and the moon given your weight.

Add the resulting values for when the moon is on the opposite side of the earth from you.
Subtract them for when the moon is above you.

Without actually doing the math, I'm guessing you'll jump higher at most a few millimeters.

Okay, so the gravitational force of the earth far outscales the gravitational force of the moon, regardless of its position. The difference is five orders of magnitude, as seen in pic related.
>tldr The moon is simply too far away for it to matter.

Checkmate, atheists.

That wasn't the question though. The answer is yes.

Above or below, yes. Barely. Both you and the Earth itself are being tugged by the Moon, but the Moon pulls on whichever one is closer slightly harder (kg for kg, that is). So whether the Moon is at Zenith or Nadir, tidal forces will result in a slight reduction in local G.

kek

Best answer so far.

Wow. Excellent answer. Wouldn't have thought if that

>tidal forces will result in a slight reduction in local G
About a 1/10 000 000th of a g!

Can you jump higher if it's off a cliff to kill yourself?

Depends on which planet you're on.

depends, are you fat?

And with these precise gravitational effects, I can finally achieve 『Heaven』!

>Can you jump higher if the moon is directly above you?

Yes.

Also, you can jump higher at the equator than at the poles, and when the sun is directly overhead.

Although, not by much.

with vert like mine... it gets complcated... the pull of the moon helps at first, but when I get above it it starts dragging me down

user, I dont know what to say. Might as well be asking...
>Can you jump higher while doing a handstand?
>Can you jump higher if you aim at the ground and miss?

So yes.

You are part of the earth though.

>You are part of the earth though.

Yeah man... but have you ever considered that whenever you jump, you are also pushing the earth DOWN? like, away from you?

LMAO

>you'll jump higher at most a few nanometers
FTFY
>user is not Doug Thomas

If the moon is directly above you, then you are getting crushed.

So if you want to set the world record for jumping you should do it on the equator during a total solar eclipse when it's occurring directly overhead...

While standing on a hill?

no, just go to the gym.

You guys didnt at all seem to consider the elliptical orbit of the moon and the geometry of the earth.