Lunacy

FilthyLarryFilthyLarry Join Date: 2003-08-31 Member: 20423Members
edited January 2005 in Discussions
<div class="IPBDescription">does the moon influence behaviour?</div> Here's an interesting link exploring Moon cycles and behaviour

<a href='http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/moon.html' target='_blank'>Link</a>

Anybody of the opinion that there is any such behavioural link at all?
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  • pulkpulk Join Date: 2005-01-21 Member: 36586Members
    No.
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  • SkySky Join Date: 2004-04-23 Member: 28131Members
    edited January 2005
    No.

    To elaborate: The moon is always "full", that is, it doesn't change shape. The only difference is how much light is reflected from the moon to Earth. Seriously, it's impossible. There's some data that might suggest a relationship, but since there's no physical way for a full moon to affect a human differently than the moon in any other stage...

    Now, maybe humans' biological clocks make them more aggressive every 28 days or so, but that would just be coincidence that the clocks lined up with the moon.
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  • Deus_Ex_MachinaDeus_Ex_Machina Join Date: 2004-07-01 Member: 29674Members
    Lmao.. No.
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  • WheeeeWheeee Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13713Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Well, the first thing that I thought of when you talked about the lunar cycle making people go crazy was PMS. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • SkySky Join Date: 2004-04-23 Member: 28131Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Wheeee+Jan 22 2005, 10:17 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Wheeee @ Jan 22 2005, 10:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Well, the first thing that I thought of when you talked about the lunar cycle making people go crazy was PMS. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    Seriously, is there anything to discuss here? I turned a drunken ramble into a discussion about morality and pleasure, but I can't do anything with this thread. <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • pulkpulk Join Date: 2005-01-21 Member: 36586Members
    edited January 2005
    No Sky, I did! I turned it into a discussion about morality and pleasure! NOT YOU! ME!
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  • Private_ColemanPrivate_Coleman PhD in Video Games Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7510Members
    I believe it can affect luck and/or fate, but not anything like this.
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  • SkySky Join Date: 2004-04-23 Member: 28131Members
    edited January 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-!pulk+Jan 23 2005, 12:30 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (!pulk @ Jan 23 2005, 12:30 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> No Sky, I did! I turned it into a discussion about morality and pleasure! NOT YOU! ME! <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well, you turned it into a discussion on it, but you were responding to my post. Without you it wouldn't have been a discussion, without me....it would've been a drunken ramble. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Of course, I proceeded to futz up my interpretations of your comments enough...oh forget it, I need sleep. <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • SpacerSpacer Invented dogs Join Date: 2003-05-02 Member: 16008Members
    I believe the forumula is Earthidude = 3 > Moonditude. This diagram will illustrate.

    <img src='http://www.another-world.org.uk/spacer/earthidude.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

    And that's how the moon makes people crazy. I mean, if I saw the moon eating the earth from space, I'd go pretty crazy.
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  • FilthyLarryFilthyLarry Join Date: 2003-08-31 Member: 20423Members
    Thanks to Spacer for that informative diagram <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    I disagree with the posters here that say there is no connection though. <a href='http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song/' target='_blank'>Counter-Argument</a>
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