If you stand on a sensitive scale, will you be slightly lighter at noon
(with the Sun above you and pulling opposite to Earth's gravity), and
slightly heavier at midnight (with the Sun below you and pulling in the
same direction as Earth's gravity)? Ignore any lunar effects.
This came up the other day, and nobody could really agree. One side said
no because the Earth is in freefall around the Sun, and it is the Earth
that pulls us to it. The other side said yes due to tidal effects as seen
in the oceans.
I searched online, and found the same conflicting arguments!