Does anyone know why scientists think a full moon effects people.... makes them act weird.
2007-09-03 08:35:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
If the moon creates tidal force if would have a tidal force effect on Humans also.
However at one time when mental illness was not quite understood it was attributed to the effect of the moon on the Earth. Hence Mentally ill persons were called LUNATICS.
Romance is still associated with the Moon even to this day.
Portayed in the Song "When the Moon hits your eye.....)
2007-09-03 08:49:06 · answer #1 · answered by goring 6 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Scientists don't think that, people think that. It's an old superstition, but when scientists looked into it, they found no correlation between full moon and odd behaviour, from police to hospitals. It's just a urban legend, not statistically true.
2007-09-03 08:49:49 · answer #2 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's Scientificly proven that the crime rate increases when there is a full moon. But not for the reason that it effects people behavoir, It's just simply easier to see when there is a full moon, because of the light
why do you ask a question then send everyone a message that doesn't agree with your idiotic idea's, that they are wrong?
2007-09-03 08:43:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Statistics of events correlating with the moon cycles. The gravity doesnt change, why are women's reproductive functions based on lunar cycles?
2007-09-03 09:01:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
What makes you think scientists believe such nonsense?
2007-09-06 14:35:07 · answer #5 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scientists don't think that, the superstitious do
2007-09-03 08:40:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
no
2007-09-03 08:55:41 · answer #7 · answered by marlene_rokz 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋