Here is a great video by the channel Waterlust explaining tidals forces at work. I must say the video got me hooked by summing up how incomplete is the usual explanation for tides. How is the water bulge on the other side of the moon formed?
I turns out that every water particle accelerates towards the moon, but at different rates. This differential is enough to generate the bulge on the opposite side. Basically, its water being late.
Additionnaly, it explains why tides’ half-cycles are (roughly) 6 hours 12 minutes and it gives great hints on the relationship between the Fourier series of a tide and the movement of celestial bodies in the solar system.
