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carol5656 says:
You're kidding right? Water do longer flows downhill on the east coast? Or maybe gravity is becoming politically polorized? I blame it on George Bush.
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dolby5 replies:
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No, they're not kidding.
No, the ocean is not a hill.

And gravity is way more polarized than you think, just not politically:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120316195351.htm
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guymacher says:
Please explain how water is higher at one end of the pool/
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dolby5 replies:
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http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/faq.shtml
http://www.psmsl.org/train_and_info/faqs/

These links are among many for the search "why do sea levels differ."
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