1 Wear safety goggles to protect your eyes. 2  Never use a plunger if a chemical cleaner is present in the drain; you risk splashing the chemical on yourself.  Never remove a trap with chemicals present; you risk burns to your skin. Call a professional but make certain you inform them of what chemical you used.
Originally Answered: Why is the Moon drifting away by 1 cm each year? Because of tidal forces between moon and Earth. As Earth and moon pull each other, bulges are created on the surface.
In addition to slowing the Earth's rotation, the Moon's tidal pull is causing the Moon to slowly recede from the Earth, at a rate of about 1 millimeter per year. In the distant past, the Moon was closer.ercury, closest to the Sun, is slowed by the Sun's gravity, Luhman notes, making but a single rotation in the time it takes the Earth to rotate 58 times.