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    Does the Full Moon Really Make People Crazy?
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    Image of RAHfanboy RAHfanboy
    11/15/08

    In reply to Does the Full Moon Really Make People Crazy?
    We evolved for millions of years with the greater light from the full moon, which may have meant more predation, both by and against us. It could be part of our natural rhythms now, like a circadian appendix. Plus the self-fulfilling prophesy thing. And werewolf movies.


    Fronkenstein: "Werewolf?"


    Eye-gor "There wolf!"

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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    11/13/08

    In reply to Does the Full Moon Really Make People Crazy?
    I'm leaning towards the "more light at night" hypothesis put forth by some of the previous commenters. It's easier to cause mischief and mayhem when you can see what you're doing.
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    Image of DrMathochist DrMathochist
    11/13/08

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    [Thakur and Sharma] believe that the full moon exerts more gravity on the water in human bodies...


    Thakur and Sharma need to take a damn physics class. The full moon is no closer than at any other time of the month.


    It's all suggestion. People act up on the full moon because there's a full moon, and everyone knows people act up on the full moon.

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    Image of noncornbatant noncornbatant
    11/13/08

    @DrMathochist: They never said it was closer. The moon's *mass* increases -- it's *fuller*!


    Like, duh!

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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    11/14/08

    @noncornbatant: Human tidal waves make PERFECT sense. Right now, I am totally flooding the coasts of the Indian ocean. It's like a natural disaster.
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    Image of Meirelle Meirelle
    11/13/08

    In reply to Does the Full Moon Really Make People Crazy?
    I've been feeling rather irritable over the last couple days, but I don't blame that on the full moon. lol This is like the people who believe every woman in the world bleeds on the day of the full moon.


    The reason why people seem to act crazy on the full moon is because they believe the full moon causes craziness.

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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    11/14/08

    @meirelle, Commander Closet Commie: Wait, what? I thought me and my sistren were all bleeding in sync right now. Like tandem swimming!
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    Image of Gann Gann
    11/13/08

    In reply to Does the Full Moon Really Make People Crazy?
    I'd be willing to bet it's a psychological side effect of there being more light at night. I know in Alaska you get a weird sort of energy when the days get really long. More energy = more shenanigans.
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    Image of Seth L Seth L
    11/13/08

    In reply to Does the Full Moon Really Make People Crazy?
    What, no Lycanthropy tag?
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    11/13/08

    @Seth L: You are just tag-happy. Must be the full moon.
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    Image of Willtheconqueror Willtheconqueror
    11/13/08

    In reply to Does the Full Moon Really Make People Crazy?
    I always thought I had a better chance of getting laid during the full moon. Not that there was any evidence of such a phenomenon but I believe it and will try once again tonight.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    11/14/08

    @Willtheconqueror: And the results are?
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    Image of EBone EBone
    11/13/08

    In reply to Does the Full Moon Really Make People Crazy?
    Lunatics.
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