Thread: Water

Originally Posted by drewmandan

That's what I'm asking for. What have you observed?

People act especially crazy during full moons.

Originally Posted by DeathCell

People act especially crazy during full moons.

Even if that were true, it's easily explained by the fact that it's much more difficult to sleep when your room is lit up by a full moon. But I highly, highly doubt you're prepared to offer actual hard evidence of 'craziness' during full moons.

Originally Posted by drewmandan

Even if that were true, it's easily explained by the fact that it's much more difficult to sleep when your room is lit up by a full moon. But I highly, highly doubt you're prepared to offer actual hard evidence of 'craziness' during full moons.

Your absolutely right, I have no evidence. Other than seeing far too many out of wack people running around on those late full moon nights.. Whether the moon does it itself, or if it's psychological I am unsure.. Either way I am positive people act strange..

P.S. I have no problem pulling down my shades to keep light out, and I sleep just as well Full or New, some are just easily swayed.

What's an example of this craziness? Just wondering since everyone has a different definition and scale for craziness.

Originally Posted by De-lousedInTheComatorium

What's an example of this craziness? Just wondering since everyone has a different definition and scale for craziness.

Well, traditionally they thought that this was the case, right? Hence 'lunatic' in English? All I know is the traditional myths that lunatics were named after the moon because of their behavior during the full moon. I have also heard more recently that it has something to do with mental disorders which operate in cycles or phases, and appear (but are not) in sync with the moon, or that these people weren't able to sleep and so it exasperated already present problems. I dunno I wasn't really paying attention. I just looked on wiki and it does a good recap of everything I just said... so good in fact that it makes me wonder if the prof simply read wikipedia (unlikely) or if that's all there is to it so far.

Personally I always thought it was that with the increased light and visibility during a full moon, people were more likely to be going outside, and thus the natural number of crazy and rambunctious people would be increased on that night as well as the number of people out overall.

Wow Ash... Lol

Shut up Ally! Don't judge my bizzare thoughts! You don't know me! LOL :p

Although the Earth is bigger, the moon is further away.

Originally Posted by DeathCell

People act especially crazy during full moons.

So do fish and other forms of sea-life. It is most common for sea-creatures to hunt, mate, or spawn en masse during the full moon.

And it may just be my own whack-job theory, but since I believe humans evolved from sea-life, I think we still retain some of those instincts or predispositions. And if animals other than humans are known to react more instinctually to natural phenomena than us (which for obvious reasons are less in tune to them), it makes sense to me that the moon would play be a major factor in those instincts/reactions (and therefore us.)

Which is a possible explanation for why womens' cycle are also 28 days, the myth of people turning into sex- and violence-crazed werewolves at the full-moon, and so on...

But thats just my idea.

Also, I think it is awesome and fitting that this quote shows up in a thread about water:

Originally Posted by DeathCell

People these days are so unbalanced. Gotta polarize themselves so much...

...It is so true, we are subject to the same factors that effect the element our bodies, and the Earth is mostly comprised of. Lessons.



P.S. - I also believe water is magical.