What would be the most significant thing to happen if a rope (or wire) tied the Earth and the Moon together?

• The moon would crash into the Earth
• The moon would breakup at the Roche limit
• The wire would turn the Earth into a giant electromagnet
• The Earth would turn into a giant yo-yo.
• The moon would orbit every ~24 hours, significantly changing the lunar calendar
• The centripetal force would rip out the Earth's core
• All man-made satellites would be destroyed, causing great havoc
• Moon landings would become significantly easier
• The rope or wire would break, no matter how strong it was
• The Vulcans would show up for First Contact causing yet another revision to the timeline
• The Galactic Police would snip the rope and put the Earth on probation
• Some idiot would get terrible, terrible, rope burn
• We finally get those golf balls back

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