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Kyrall
A Few Killers
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Posted - 2008.10.15 00:05:00 -
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Just FYI: The gravitational pull of the moon above you (quick calculation on a scrap of paper) is about 0.002N, which would be counteracted by you gaining 0.2g in mass. _____ Originally by: Ryysa,Pwett Why would you play Single Player when you have todays internet connectivity at your disposal? Pretty much the same reason why I don't play chess at a day-care.
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Last Wolf
Umbra Wing
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Posted - 2008.10.15 00:13:00 -
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Originally by: Kyrall Just FYI: The gravitational pull of the moon above you (quick calculation on a scrap of paper) is about 0.002N, which would be counteracted by you gaining 0.2g in mass.
We're not solid rocks. We have plenty of fluids that are free to move to different areas of the body (Blood to brain comes to mind)
Besides, I'm pretty sure 0.2g of mass could be obtained by holding my breath. __________________________________________________________
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Chaos Incarnate
Faceless Logistics
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Posted - 2008.10.15 01:25:00 -
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Originally by: ReaperOfSly
Originally by: Chaos Incarnate Whaaaaaaaat
The full moon probably affects people, and little environmental changes can probably result in somewhat larger mood changes, but moon does not have sekrit brainwaves that alter your mood
Given that nobody even hinted a the possibility of "sekrit brainwaves", I think you might want to edit. Wouldn't want to lose face now, would we?
Oh, no one hinted, but being as a hunk of rock several tens of thousands of miles away has no realistic way of affecting your body apart from the very slightest gravitational effects, I figured sekrit brainwaves worked as a secondary hypothesis __________
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EnslaverOfMinmatar
Yarsk Hunters DeaDSpace Coalition
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Posted - 2008.10.15 01:30:00 -
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Full moon totally annoyed me in the past cuz it illuminated the sky, reducing the # of stars i could see.
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Rhatar Khurin
Minmatar Native Freshfood
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Posted - 2008.10.15 05:37:00 -
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Any law enforcement officer will tell you that crimes and general tomfoolery increase during a full moon.
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Alan MaKior
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Posted - 2008.10.15 05:50:00 -
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Originally by: Rhatar Khurin Any law enforcement officer will tell you that crimes and general tomfoolery increase during a full moon.
Could it be because the moon offers more light one can use without having to give their position away with a flash light?
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EnslaverOfMinmatar
Yarsk Hunters DeaDSpace Coalition
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Posted - 2008.10.15 06:45:00 -
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Originally by: Alan MaKior
Originally by: Rhatar Khurin Any law enforcement officer will tell you that crimes and general tomfoolery increase during a full moon.
Could it be because the moon offers more light one can use without having to give their position away with a flash light?
on the other hand, it is easier to spot the dude that's crawling in the light of the moon...
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NereSky
Gallente Trinity Nova Trinity Nova Alliance
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Posted - 2008.10.15 08:29:00 -
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Originally by: Rhatar Khurin Any law enforcement officer will tell you that crimes and general tomfoolery increase during a full moon.
Yep Domestic violence increases as well as escapees from the funny farm appear
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Kyrall
A Few Killers
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Posted - 2008.10.15 08:57:00 -
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Originally by: Last Wolf
Originally by: Kyrall Just FYI: The gravitational pull of the moon above you (quick calculation on a scrap of paper) is about 0.002N, which would be counteracted by you gaining 0.2g in mass.
We're not solid rocks. We have plenty of fluids that are free to move to different areas of the body (Blood to brain comes to mind)
Besides, I'm pretty sure 0.2g of mass could be obtained by holding my breath.
That's precisely my point. The weight of whichever clothes you wear will affect you far more! The fluids in your body would move much, much more just from you moving around. That force from the moon is so small it cannot possibly affect us whatsoever. Any effect the Moon has on people is psychological, from the light. _____ Originally by: Ryysa,Pwett Why would you play Single Player when you have todays internet connectivity at your disposal? Pretty much the same reason why I don't play chess at a day-care.
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Dr Slaughter
Minmatar Rabies Inc.
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Posted - 2008.10.15 11:31:00 -
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Edited by: Dr Slaughter on 15/10/2008 11:34:42
Originally by: Cmdr Sy
Originally by: Last Wolf Our bodies are what... like 85% water? A full moon does indeed effect us.
Even though our mass is tiny and gravitational force is an inverse square law?
Probably the big glowing ball in the night sky more than anything else. Although I'm sure there's bound to be some subtle effects. ~~~~ There is no parody in this thread. Honest. |
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ReaperOfSly
Gallente Zetsubou Corp
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Posted - 2008.10.15 11:43:00 -
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Edited by: ReaperOfSly on 15/10/2008 11:44:53
Originally by: Dr Slaughter Edited by: Dr Slaughter on 15/10/2008 11:34:42
Originally by: Cmdr Sy
Originally by: Last Wolf Our bodies are what... like 85% water? A full moon does indeed effect us.
Even though our mass is tiny and gravitational force is an inverse square law?
Probably the big glowing ball in the night sky more than anything else. Although I'm sure there's bound to be some subtle effects.
Actually, what Cmdr Sy stated was wrong. Gravitational force is an inverse square of distance. It's actually linear with mass. Force = G*M*m/r^2.
And as I pointed out before, there's no way the gravitation of the moon causes behavioural changes at the full moon because the moon is directly overhead every day and doesn't change mass. Unless someone can poke a hole in my logic, any further posts about the moon's gravity changing people's behaviour is redundant.
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Dr Slaughter
Minmatar Rabies Inc.
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Posted - 2008.10.15 11:58:00 -
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Originally by: ReaperOfSly
And as I pointed out before, there's no way the gravitation of the moon causes behavioural changes at the full moon because the moon is directly overhead every day and doesn't change mass. Unless someone can poke a hole in my logic, any further posts about the moon's gravity changing people's behaviour is redundant.
In other words:
Quote: the tidal force of the moon on the earth depends on its distance from earth, not its phase.
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Dmian
Gallente The Scope
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Posted - 2008.10.15 13:06:00 -
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Well, since I didn't explain it, what I was thinking was more because of the light than the mass of the moon. And I was asking more on the phycological side than a phisiological effect... So you can rephrase the questions as "Do you believe the light of a full moon alters people's mood?" But thanks for the answers. ----
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New Hampshire
Caldari Eve Independent Builders Network
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Posted - 2008.10.15 13:29:00 -
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It's known among nurses?! I AM a real-life nurse, and I will have you know that I know no such superstitious drivel.
You can find a lot of stuff out on the internet to support whatever position you wish to take on an issue, watching your source is important. Keeping that in mind I offer the following from a .edu source:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/moon.html
I have conducted my own admittedly unscientific experiments in this area, I have done agency work at a local nursing home and, when the moon was NOT full, i.e. at LEAST a week away from being full, I have said to the staff, "watch out, tonight's a full moon," and sure enough, the staff later said that it was a particularly rough night, citing the non-existent full moon. The truth is that most nights in a nursing home suck lemons hard, it's just that you notice it more when some dolt says "hey guys, full moon tonight!"
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Valan
The Fated
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Posted - 2008.10.15 13:33:00 -
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Originally by: Dmian Edited by: Dmian on 14/10/2008 20:21:05 Well, there seems to be some statistical correlation between crimes and full moon, but nothing that can really confirm it. Study Results[/url]
Well thats probably because you can see what you're doing when it's dark and the moon is out. A torch is a dead giveaway. But it depends on the crime type I guess. /start sig I love old characters that post 'I've beeen playing the game four years' when I know their account has been sold on. /end sig |
Baldour Ngarr
Interwarp Plexus Controlled Chaos
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Posted - 2008.10.15 21:02:00 -
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Originally by: ReaperOfSly Actually, what Cmdr Sy stated was wrong. Gravitational force is an inverse square of distance. It's actually linear with mass. Force = G*M*m/r^2.
And as I pointed out before, there's no way the gravitation of the moon causes behavioural changes at the full moon because the moon is directly overhead every day and doesn't change mass. Unless someone can poke a hole in my logic, any further posts about the moon's gravity changing people's behaviour is redundant.
Not hole-poking, but a bit of pedantry. You're right, but in truth the idea's even more stupid than you make it out to be. It's not the gravitational pull itself that is relevant, but the tidal effect, which is caused by the difference in that pull between one end of a body and the other end of it.
On the Earth, which is eight thousand miles across, that difference is noticeable enough to produce high tides when the Moon is full or new, and low tides at half-moon. On a human, which is less than one forty-millionth the size, the difference is incalculably small, never mind unnoticeably small. The tidal effect of a police helicopter passing overhead would be bigger.
Anyone who claims the Full Moon has a tidal effect upon people knows less than nothing about physics. As for the arguments about light ... in the modern Western world, at least, not one person in a thousand would even know when the Moon is full, because street lighting is so bright that the Moon's glare is unnoticeable. Criminals who need bright light to do their work, can work just as easily any night of the year whether the Moon's out or not. ________________________________________________
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Slayed
Caldari Toys R Us
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Posted - 2008.10.15 21:31:00 -
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im gettin all hairy and ppl are dissapering when its fullmoon ] |
Dihania
Gallente SniggWaffe
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Posted - 2008.10.15 21:37:00 -
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Full Moons are traditionally associated with temporal insomnia, insanity (hence the terms lunacy and lunatic) and various "magical phenomena" such as lycanthropy. Psychologists, however, have found that there is no strong evidence for effects on human behavior around the time of a full moon.[7] They find that studies are generally not consistent, with some showing a positive effect and others showing a negative effect. In one instance, the December 23, 2000 issue of the British Medical Journal published two studies on dog bite admission to hospitals in England and Australia. The study of the Bradford Royal Infirmary found that dog bites were twice as common during a full moon, whereas the study conducted by the public hospitals in Australia found that they were less likely.
Many neopagans hold a monthly ritual called an Esbat at each full moon, while some people practicing traditional Chinese religions prepare their ritual offerings to their ancestors and deities on every full and new moon.
It is traditional to assign special names to each full moon of the year, although the rule for determining which name will be assigned has changed over time (see article at blue moon). An ancient method of assigning names is based upon seasons and quarters of the year. For instance, the Egg Moon (the Full Moon before Easter) would be the first moon after March 21st, and the Lenten Moon would be the last moon on or before March 21st. Modern practice, however, is to assign the traditional names based on the Gregorian calendar month in which the full moon falls. This method frequently results in the same name as the older method would, and is far more convenient to use.
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Dihania
Gallente SniggWaffe
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Posted - 2008.10.15 21:38:00 -
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The Moon has figured in many mythologies, often paired or contrasted with the Sun. (see also Solar deity).
The monthly cycle of the moon, in contrast to the annual cycle of the sun's path, has been implicitly linked to women's menstrual cycles by many cultures, although rarely explicitly stated. Many of the most well-known mythologies feature female lunar deities, such as the Greek goddesses Selene and Phoebe and their Olympian successor Artemis, their Roman equivalents Luna and Diana, or the Thracian Bendis. These cultures almost invariably featured a male sun god.
It is worth mentioning the cult that appeared in medieval Milan, northern Italy, at the end of the 14th century.[citation needed] Two women of higher society, Sibillia Zanni and Pietrina de' Bugatis, were brought before the Inquisition in 1384 and again in 1390 for having claimed that, together with others - both living and dead, they worshipped the goddess Madonna Oriente. Madonna Oriente is the Italian translation of the Latin words "Domina Oriens." It has been demonstrated that this name was used to denote the Moon (Lewis & Short). Those who worshipped her were the first female Inquisition victims to be burned as witches, although they were most certainly neither the first victims of persecution as alleged witches nor the first victims of the Inquisition.
Male lunar gods are also frequent, such as Nanna or Sin of the Mesopotamians, Mani of the Germanic tribes, Thoth of the Egyptians, the Japanese god Tsukuyomi, Rahko of Finns and Tecciztecatl of the Aztecs. These cultures usually featured female Sun goddesses.
Also of significance is that many ancient pagan religions and societies are orientated chronologically by the Moon as opposed to the sun. One common example is Hinduism in which the word Chandra means Moon and has religious significance particularly during the Hindu festival Karwa-Chouth.
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Benilopax
Gallente Pulsar Combat Supplies Alternative Realities
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Posted - 2008.10.15 23:12:00 -
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Due to the odd rotation of the moon it is technically closer than when we see the dark side is facing the earths surface, tidal effects increase.
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