Do You Act Differently During A Full Moon?

Chase_Leader · March 11, 2009, 01:18:02 PM

Does anyone feel or act differently during a Full Moon?
Just a random fun little poll, if this needs to be moved then whatever...

Its an old myth that hasn't been proven true or false...I just wanted to hear what everyone had say about this...
I have noticed that people act odd and somewhat aggressive when there is a Full Moon, I know I'm not the only one that thinks this...
I want to know if anyone can tell a difference in their own behavior during a Full Moon?

modern algebra · March 11, 2009, 01:21:25 PM

Your poll is a little biased. My choices are yes, yes, and no, but everyone else is yes (which amounts to a yes, the full moon makes people act differently). I don't notice myself acting differently; I don't notice anyone else acting differently.

Chase_Leader · March 11, 2009, 01:35:44 PM

Sorry for that, I knew I was missing an option in the poll...I fixed it just now...thanks for bringing that to my attention.
Now the answers include:
Yes, I am not myself (that you notice a difference in myself)
Kind of, I feel a little off (that you at least know you feel a little off during Full Moons)
No, its everyone else (meaning that I am normal and don't notice a change in myself but others act strange during a Full Moon)
No, I notice no change (meaning that you don't act differently and you can't see a change in other people during a Full Moon)

So the answers really translate to Yes, Possibly, Not Me, No Change in anyone

Nightwolf · March 11, 2009, 01:53:47 PM

what..
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No..
Not me..not anyone I know..

Chase_Leader · March 11, 2009, 02:19:51 PM

I think people notice it more often when they are either working or driving...
I know I am not the only one out there that thinks the moon has an impact on how we behave...

Try monitoring people during a Full Moon to see if you can tell a difference, ask someone if you act any different during a Full Moon...
I do know that some people aren't affected by the Moon...so I guess some people may not notice anything...interesting...

tSwitch · March 11, 2009, 02:20:01 PM

not really, though it's fun to pretend.

Nightwolf · March 11, 2009, 02:45:25 PM

Werewolves...

my bruthas ;_;

CaptainVincent · March 11, 2009, 03:20:50 PM

The moon controls the water!
So some guy says.
Anyway During the full moon nothing changes about me.

Quote from: NAMKCOR on March 11, 2009, 02:20:01 PM
not really, though it's fun to pretend.

NAMKCOR that is so true lol.

:) · March 11, 2009, 08:09:07 PM

Well I get all hairy and walk like a dog but my doctor says its puberty

Zylos · March 11, 2009, 09:11:45 PM

I know some people who really do believe themselves to be werewolves, so they go eat raw meat and get unusually agressive on full moon nights. Pretty weird even by my standards...

At any rate, the lunar effect may be still debated, but it holds little water in real science. I personally have neither seen nor felt any changes in my personality/behavior during a full moon, so I'd say it's just old folklore.

Chase_Leader · March 12, 2009, 12:06:47 AM

Other than the fact that our brain is 80% water, and the fact that when the moon is full we have Lunar Tides...I think it holds some relevance...
Our bodies need water and the moon does have a weird effect on water during a full moon...but maybe it is indeed folklore.

Moss. · March 12, 2009, 12:23:09 AM

I act differently depending on what people I'm around, but no, I don't think a full moon has much to do with that.

Jonesy · March 12, 2009, 01:59:09 AM

I grow an insane amount of hair and go rabid during full moons.

Chase_Leader · March 12, 2009, 02:30:16 AM

We all know werwolves exist...duh

Maybe I'm the only one who notices slight differences in others on this message board...ohh well...maybe I am a werwolf...

Nightwolf · March 12, 2009, 03:51:48 PM

Quote from: Noumes on March 11, 2009, 08:09:07 PM
Well I get all hairy and walk like a dog but my doctor says its puberty

holy shit that made me lol so hard
+rep

MrMoo · March 12, 2009, 10:50:34 PM

During full moons my school turns into a giant tower and me and a couple friends usually go in there to kill stuff by shooting ourselves in the head repeatedly.
Other than that, no. I'm pretty sure nobody acts weird on full moons, let alone notice one.

Chase_Leader · March 13, 2009, 11:59:52 AM

Seriously, if I wanted to make a thread about Werwolves I would have...I don't know people should maybe look it up, even though it is folklore some do believe that there is some science behind it.

This thread should be closed its not about werwolves, it was probably funny the first time someone suggested something about werwolves but now its just irritating. Yes movies are made where a person turns into a werewolf but I am talking about mental changes not physical!

I am not saying there is a drastic change in behavior, but a very very slight change in the way act or think, I can't prove this thats why some call it folklore or a common misconception. However people who drink are affected by the lunar phases:

QuoteAccording to Allan Hall of the Sunday-Times, German researchers Hans-Joachim Mittmeyer of the University of Tübingen and Norbert Filipp from the Health Institute of Reutlingen claim that "a study of police reports for 50 new and full Moon cycles" shows that the moon is "responsible for binge drinking."

Quote"The results show there is a definite correlation between new and full Moons and the amount of alcohol consumed."

So if there is some evidence that some people act differently when overloaded with alcohol, then who is to say someone had too much water and was affected?

modern algebra · March 13, 2009, 01:46:27 PM

My understanding is that ater is affected by the moon's gravity ~ only large bodies of water are affected that way. It makes absolutely no sense to say the water of which our body is primarily composed is affected. Have you ever seen tides in a water glass? In a swimming pool? Even in the great lakes there aren't tides. If the moon has no effect on a great lake, which covers a vast amount of space, it certainly won't affect a human being. Further, tides is a daily cycle (high tide/low tide) and it's caused by the rotation of the moon ~ namely "It arises because the gravitational force exerted on one body by a second body is not constant across its diameter." (Wikipedia) It would have nothing to do with the full moon, which only happens once a month.

For that study, I'd have to see the parameters of it to know if it's reliable. How many people, on what days of the week the full moon landed.
But if it is true that people's behaviours change on the full moon, which I seriously doubt, then it would have nothing to do with the water in our bodies.

Zylos · March 13, 2009, 04:18:43 PM

There have been several "studies" on this, and the results have varied rather differently. In the end though, I think most have agreed that this is just a legend and nothing more. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_effect

Personally, I have neither seen nor felt any personality or behavioral changes in anyone except for those with the psychological effect of thinking that they would change when they know it's a full moon (such as those people I mentioned earlier who really do believe themselves to be werewolves). If they hadn't known it to be a full moon, they would not have acted differently, and thusly it's something in their head rather than something caused by the moon.