SPM Physics-AHA! Why the Moon Blocks Our School Toilets

 

At SMK Lutong, a school in Miri’s historic oil town by the South China Sea, students notice seawater flooding drains and toilets during high tide. Physics explains the mystery: the Moon’s gravitational pull creates tidal bulges. As Earth rotates, sea levels rise when the school aligns with the bulge, causing water to backflow into drains.

Formula reminder:

$$F=G\frac{m_1{m}_2}{r^2}$$

AHA! Moment: Celestial mechanics explain everyday plumbing problems — tides aren’t just at the beach, they affect schools too!

Moon pulls, toilets flood. Physics makes sense. Not by sight, but by INSIGHT!

The ultimate physics view: Straight from the second-floor window of our school physics laboratory.

— By Cikgu LimCY | SuperLab Physics 4531