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Old 04-11-2018, 08:28 AM  
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The Full Moon Effect

Over the past couple months I've been doing some volunteer work in assisted living facilities across the area. It's a slow paced environment much of the time and most people don't tend to get very excited if you spend 15 minutes here and there conversing with others when they're not paying you a salary.

After speaking to many, many staff members at these residences I've run across a common denominator which I'd say around 95% of them agree upon: when a full moon is in the sky the residents, especially those with a lower metal ability, tend to become 'wild'.

Since I've encountered this topic I've managed to work it into conversations with people outside the care field. One of them is a local police officer. The officer swore up and down that impaired and dull people tend to cause more trouble on full moons.

I've always thought the full moon theory was an old wives' tale but after speaking with personnel who deal with a different subset of society than I'm used to I'm beginning to think there's something behind a full moon and its effect on people.

First hand experience? Thoughts? Stories? Theories? Let 'er rip!

On a side note: if you're a single man, volunteering in an assisted living home is a GREAT way to meet single women. I wish I knew this in college. You're welcome.
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Old 04-11-2018, 08:40 AM   #2
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ly·can·thro·py
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the supernatural transformation of a person into a wolf, as recounted in folk tales.
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a form of madness involving the delusion of being an animal, usually a wolf, with correspondingly altered behavior.
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Old 04-11-2018, 08:46 AM   #3
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Silly myth that has existed for thousands of years. But there's really no difference between a full moon and a new moon, other than the amount of light reflected.

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First, the gravitational effects of the moon are far too minuscule to generate any meaningful effects on brain activity, let alone behavior. As the late astronomer George Abell of the University of California, Los Angeles, noted, a mosquito sitting on our arm exerts a more powerful gravitational pull on us than the moon does. Yet to the best of our knowledge, there have been no reports of a “mosquito lunacy effect.” Second, the moon’s gravitational force affects only open bodies of water, such as oceans and lakes, but not contained sources of water, such as the human brain. Third, the gravitational effect of the moon is just as potent during new moons—when the moon is invisible to us—as it is during full moons.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...the-full-moon/
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Old 04-11-2018, 08:46 AM   #4
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Dentally speaking, I have found this strange phenomenon to be mostly true.
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Old 04-11-2018, 08:58 AM   #5
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I know some of those in the Child Abuse and Neglect investigative field dread the nights of a full moon for that reason.

Isn't the origin of lunatic from luna?
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Scientifically speaking, this phenomenon is a myth. But real world experience says different.
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There are subtle emotional cues that weather and environment provide. When I step outside on a night that is brightly lit by the moon, I feel mildly energized by it. Maybe this effect is magnified by how dumb a person is.

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Old 04-11-2018, 09:06 AM   #8
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There are subtle emotional queues that weather and environment provide. When I step outside on a night that is brightly lit by the moon, I feel mildly energized by it. Maybe this effect is magnified by how dumb a person is.
... now you might be on to something...
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Old 04-11-2018, 09:10 AM   #9
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Silly myth that has existed for thousands of years. But there's really no difference between a full moon and a new moon, other than the amount of light reflected.
Would have agreed with you hands down (not sure where that expression comes from) before talking to personal who deal with people who it seems to effect most but now I'm not so sure.

I'm not exactly a conspiracy, myth guy either. If you know any police officers, caregivers, etc ask them about it.
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Old 04-11-2018, 09:18 AM   #10
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Article from the National Center for Biology Information. Full details on website:

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The incidence of crimes reported to three police stations in different towns (one rural, one urban, one industrial) was studied to see if it varied with the day of the lunar cycle. The period of the study covered 1978-82. The incidence of crimes committed on full moon days was much higher than on all other days, new moon days, and seventh days after the full moon and new moon. A small peak in the incidence of crimes was observed on new moon days, but this was not significant when compared with crimes committed on other days. The incidence of crimes on equinox and solstice days did not differ significantly from those on other days, suggesting that the sun probably does not influence the incidence of crime. The increased incidence of crimes on full moon days may be due to "human tidal waves" caused by the gravitational pull of the moon.
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I know some of those in the Child Abuse and Neglect investigative field dread the nights of a full moon for that reason.

Isn't the origin of lunatic from loneiguana?


Definite possibility.
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Old 04-11-2018, 09:33 AM   #12
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I believe it. It's true. Along with changes in behavior and barometer changes.

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The kids started getting restless and unfocused about 11:00 yesterday. So I looked at the barometer (or as I call it- the student behavior meter :lol and sure enough it had started to drop. By 1pm, it was dropping rapidly and my students were losing focus fast. I walked into the hall and it was madness. Very loud, kids running and a buzz about the building. Another teacher walked by and said "What is going on? My classes are crazy and the halls are nuts!!" (barometer)

Today-the same thing. My first period was very restless and unfocused. I would stop talking for 5 seconds and they were gone. It was very surprising since I have the advanced classes-but they are still 8th graders at heart. Second period not as bad after I read them the riot act.

Halls were crazy. Other teachers commented that their kids were very restless today. ISS was FULL- so many kids were being booted from class.


My own kids were not saved. They talk, but it was like listening to 2 chipmunks on the way home from school. Kids are girls 10 and 6.
The ten year old seemed to have lost all common sense and practical thought. The six year old was very jumpy and hyper.

After dealing with this all day-I am stressed, grumpy and tired. I try to handle it, but it takes a toll on me too.

The chart attached shows the dates, time and barometer change. The circled section was yesterday-falling rapidly from 30.35 to 30.18
in 4.5 hours. My station called it falling rapidly.
Since then there has been a constant free fall as the warm front moves in along with a weak low pressure.


Last year- I would take daily data on barometer changes, fronts, moon phases etc. and compare it to office referrals and general behavior in the classroom. Unofficially, I came to the conclusion that changes in barometer makes the kids unfocused and restless. Almost to the point where I could tell the drop in barometer BEFORE I looked at the charts.
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Scientifically speaking, this phenomenon is a myth. But real world experience says different.
I prefer to kill hookers when there is Harvest moon, I like the way the blood shines- but that is just my preference. To each their own I suppose.
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