What Actually Happens on the Full Moon? | 8 Full-Moon Myths & Facts

[@festerallday]

Remember. Before electric light, the easiest way to get around at night was to wait until the full moon. Hence why certain cultures plant/harvest based on lunar cycle. It's much more pleasant to do field work on a cool, moonlit, night vs on a hot summer afternoon. So we have developed a propensity to be more active during full moons.

[@dkaroun]

I think your right about thinking about before electricity but dont forget we have primarily been a hunting and gathering species (up to 10,000 years of farming on and off for some cultures and 300,000 + years of hunting/foraging as a species. Data is pretty clear that light from a full moon greatly affects hunting (because of light availability/ mating (because of evolutionary fitness associated with syncing) in many other animals.

[@PotatoRed148]

The most important question: Is blood bending easier with the full moon?

[@oliverwroten8708]

Yes. Yes, it is.

[@nomblob5592]

PPP AEO Easiest during Blood Moon

[@jamesmerkel1932]

It gets even easier with the application of a gelatinous coagulant...

[@geekjokes8458]

Technically it wouldnt be, for the same reason menstrual cycles are *not* connected to the moon

[@jamesmerkel1932]

@@geekjokes8458 for someone who goes by geekjokes, you're not very funny, but you do win the contradictory title award.

[@LtNduati]

"[The moon] is a cosmic flashlight" might be the second best simile for a celestial body lol, #1 of course is "The Sun is a deadly lazer"

[@thatunknowndoot]

andrewnduati those are metaphors not similes

[@donfields1234]

And i dont think the sun laser metaphor truly works for laser is:a device that generates an intense beam of coherent monochromatic light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by stimulated emission of photons from excited atoms or molecules. And the sun isnt so much a beam, even though we do say sunbeams. Thats pretty nitpicky thougb so maybe just ignore me, however this is scishow...? Lol 😉

[@LtNduati]

@@thatunknowndoot Thanks, should I have said, 'jokes about a celestial body" to better address serious youtube viewers?

[@LtNduati]

@@donfields1234 It's incredible, because I had no idea the sun wasn't actually a laser, I guess I should have been more specific lol

[@krishgup1208]

I got news for you chief those ain't similes

[@minim-ms]

When I’m ovulating AND it’s the full moon I’m at my most powerful

[@OrigamiMarie]

I shall tell you, random stranger on the internet who has chosen mini m&ms as their name, about my favorite way that I have had them. Back in the 1990s, I was a teenager and two of my parents (it's complicated) lived in California, where I visited in the summer. We would occasionally go to a Lyon's Restaurant (now defunct) and my favorite thing there was the root beer float. It was in a tall glass (maybe a sundae glass?) and had whipped cream on top. And sprinkled on top of the whipped cream, they sprinkled mini m&ms.

[@ProfessorZeus23]

@@OrigamiMarie This is the most Reddit post on KZbin i've seen in a while.

[@lakrids-pibe]

When the moon hits your eye Like a big pizza pie, oh vulating When the world seems to shine Like you've had too much wine, oh vulate

[@starkicker5623]

..sexy

[@raynobles3736]

Lol omg thats funny

[@MadamFoogie]

When I'm menstruating, I like to use the expression, "I'm turning into a werewolf." Since seems to happen during the full moon more often than not. Even if the moon doesn't actually influence my body in that way, it usually is a good indicator of when I need to buy "werewolf protection".

[@MadamFoogie]

@@smartass0124 I believe it. Just look at hyenas.

[@pheart2381]

@@MadamFoogie female hyenas have high levels of male hormones,its not oestrogen. Thats why the females have a pseudopenis!

[@SnowblindOtter]

You could also call it Shark Week, because the human female reproductive system looks identical to the Central Nervous System(brain, eyes, etc.) of a Great White Shark.

[@MadamFoogie]

@@pheart2381 Oh dang. You're probably right. I wasn't entirely sure and posted without researching. EDIT: Well, look at hyenas anyway. They're friggin' cool.

[@xxRellekxx]

Id make a "growing fur" joke here, but will abstain, as I am a classy gentleman.

[@eauneaux]

I love how the topics just get more and more random as time goes by.

[@lucifersdevilishdetails.]

Plus it was the first full moon “wolf moon” of the year a few day ago so it not so random

[@dadmonster1019]

Lol purple potato rawr tuesday lol so random XD

[@dadmonster1019]

Look up dummy.

[@orionstar3310]

scishow finna following the algorithm and running out of ideas

[@EVEspinosa79]

Probably patreons questions. Unless it has to do with digestive issues... that's all Hank

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

Any video narrated by Hank is guaranteed to be a good video.

[@donfields1234]

Im biased for old school hank too, nothing against the other narrators but hell man, cmon, its HANK!

[@dontbotherreading]

I concur

[@Goodca6]

See 30% less REM sleep will defiantly make me act crazier so...

[@beverlyanne5699]

In my Nursing career I saw more patients pass away on full moon nights than any other moon formations. Anytime we had someone transfered to palliative care we always asked "is it a full moon", it was not being insensitive, it was to schedule a nurse to sit with the patient on Palliative care 24-7. It was not a wanted situation. But a known statistical occurance.

[@9elypses]

When I worked in the dementia ward at a geriatric facility I swear people were weird af during a full moon. One patient kept appearing at the end of the hall but I swear I never heard their door open and I saw them multiple times that night.

[@AramatiPaz]

I mean, how can they say the full moon don't affects people behavior when they know it affects our sleep? XD I sure am weiders sleepless.

[@johndavis29209]

Your anecdote in not a known statistical "occurance"

[@MastaBlastaZDusta]

Regarding point one, I just recently wondered about full-moon related insomnia as my kid woke up at 2AM wanting to play. I have I hypothesis - maybe full moon reflects not only visible light but also shorter wavelenghts such as UV? Maybe the excess of UV radiation during the night (most of our UV comes from the sun, so our bodies read UV - day, no UV - night) somehow messes up the synthesis of melatonin or just breaks our circadian rythm? That is actually a quite an interesting topic :)

[@jamesevans7388]

So the full moon WONT turn me into a giant monkey? #feelsbadman

[@miguelangelhernandezsolis7849]

You need a tail

[@candycemonroe7345]

Super Saiyan?

[@Kirealta]

@@candycemonroe7345 super saijinn.

[@candycemonroe7345]

@@Kirealta thanks

[@sinisterminister6478]

Shock the monkey?

[@thedavescloop]

Please make one of these for "mercury is in retrograde"

[@thedavescloop]

@Evi1M4chine But we have known astrology was nonsense for hundreds of years and yet people STILL like to blame the position of the pants on everything that happens particularly if it their own failing. Edit: Yes....I wrote pants instead of planets. I am leaving it. One must own up to owning ones self.

[@christopherlawley1842]

The position of my pants certainly affects how my day goes

[@thedavescloop]

@@christopherlawley1842 Hoisted by my own petard.

[@ladyk6013]

Yeess👏

[@MaxOakland]

I’d love some videos about zodiac myths and beliefs

[@ParadoxFreak]

Truth: Sailor Scouts fight evil by moonlight.

[@6telephone]

good pun, good pun

[@sneeringimperialist6667]

Now I have the sailor moon theme song stuck in my head, again . Thank you very much!

[@ladysilverwynde]

You win the comments.

[@awildtomappeared5925]

When we have phones lights indoors and on the streets, its unreasonable to expect that moonlight would still be effective at synchronizing menstruation. If there is a correlation between periods and the full moon, you aren't going to see it by app statistics, you have to study a population that has little to no artificial light, especially at night where the only sources of blue light are the moon and artificial light.

[@sjenny5891]

True. Data from the app has no real control group. All you get is the average data and nothing about outside factors.

[@Chromia1]

I know that there have been numerous studies on this that 'confirmed' that this is a myth...but as someone who's worked with the public for over 30 years... The studies are wrong!🤣🤣🤣

[@cw9059]

And lately people have been double dosing on their stupidity pills.

[@morristhecat69]

My mom has worked in a nursing home for, oh about 30 years or so. Every full moon, without fail, they go buck wild. Maybe there's not a physical reason for it, maybe it's a social thing, but the full moon absolutely affects them.

[@bevinboulder5039]

I worked in disability claims. We could always tell when it was the full moon because all the crazies came out.

[@jackschwartz1783]

Studies may confirm(?) it but statistics say otherwise and only a fool would believe studies that disagree with facts. Take Care All

[@SatumainenOlento]

Yes, I also think that there have been new studies done which confirms it has an effect. And sometimes these scientific studies are not done effectively.

[@robertmerrill8918]

We get bloodbending during the full moon what you mean??

[@adamnaylor8936]

I’m a police officer in England, I know it makes no sense but we have many more fights, domestics and mental health issues on night shifts with a full moon.

[@sourgreendolly7685]

Confirmation bias. Anecdotes aren’t evidence.

[@JRLB38]

If people are sleeping slightly less on Full Moons they're up & about slightly more causing trouble. I've heard medical professionals say that too.

[@jamesmerkel1932]

@@JRLB38 the research didn't account for the change in sleep patterns and how they effect individuals that are already mentally unstable. I can also confirm EXTREME changes in behavior outside of the expected from working in an alzheimers/dimentia unit, and we expected severe behavioral changes as the norm. This is why when I review any research papers I check for the variables accounted and not accounted for, and for studies on people and their behavior I check for the socioeconomic status of the population researched, as well and the geological regions included in the study to account for regional normative differences. Many people don't realize just how much you have to check for when breaking down a study to check its validity. You also need to check to see if it's peer reviewed, what the control group consisted of and how they performed the study. Randomly checking police logs won't obtain accurate statistics as there are plenty of officers willing to overlook some odd behavior because they believe the full moon has an impact, same with any non-injurious behavior exhibited by mental health facility tennants not being documented. The research team would be required to actually start with fresh data and connect with several medical facilities and police departments to convince them to document every occurence of unusual behaviour to get an accurate assessment of the moons effect on people's behavior and mood, and should account for not just the night of the full moon but the 3 nights before and after. It would also be best to choose varying geographical regions on a longitudinal path to account for the earths orientation to the moon. In short, a robust and comprehensive study would cost more and take longer than researchers are able/willing to contribute on what is already widely considered a myth.

[@jamesmerkel1932]

@@sourgreendolly7685 research needs to be peer reviewed and account for variables to posess any value as evidence as well.

[@LubnaSiddiq]

@@jamesmerkel1932 that was an elegant way to explain critical appraisal to non-researchers. Thank you

[@queenofshred]

My mum works nights as a nurse in a nursing home. She has told me for years that the residents are more "difficult" when there is a full moon. She put this down to the old myth of the full moon causing madness, but after watching this video I suspect it is just because the residents are not sleeping as well as they do at other times.

[@lizmartin1388]

The moon doesn't make people act crazier.....SciShow has never worked in the healthcare field during a full moon.

[@lizmartin1388]

@Daftrax 98 I wish we could drink on the job. It would make the night much more bearable! hahaha

[@nervousemoji1504]

When I saw the thumbnail to this vid I thought "WereUterus"

[@SeanKula]

@@smartass0124 bruh just let it go. Testosterone is more violence

[@timsullivan4566]

Sleeping less, and less deeply is a sensible response to cyclical changes in an animal's environment that favor its predators - explains why we usually have trouble getting a full night's sleep during The Purge.

[@SquirrelASMR]

Omg circalunar rhythms is such a cool idea! 🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘

[@greyareaRK1]

For #1, wouldn't it also make sense to sleep lightly on nights when we're more likely to be found by predators?

[@sapelesteve]

Interesting video. BTW, it's called "Mass Coral Spawning" Hank............... 👍

[@aliceinmansonland448]

I'm a romantic, and I love full moons. The best time for a midnight stroll. The lunar rhythms would explain why the elderly tended to go nuts at the senior home I worked at. Thank you for the knowledge!

[@donfields1234]

I have heard of that....then again i hear nurses and health care workers in general are kinda bonkers😵😬...lol...kidding of course. 😉😀

[@akashalihazarika4690]

"When you are having a weird night and strangers are acting stranger than normal" LoL

[@SatumainenOlento]

*"When the light is right, IT'S SPAWNING TIME!"* At 4.38 I just can not get over how HAPPY Hank looks when he announces it! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dakotawinters5062]

ER’s and paramedics deal with “crazier” situations and don’t have a comment saying “I’m a nurse and I don’t see anything crazy” lol

[@chicknc5165]

Also makes "tides" inutero. When I worked in OB we were always slammed every full moon.

[@BonnieAngel141]

There was once a boy in year 8 who I heard comfort his friend by saying “don’t worry about it man. It’s the 18th, all the girls are on their period”

[@niccalee]

It's funny that this video got posted because my D&D yesterday involved werewolves and the coincidence amuses me

[@d4mdcykey]

All I know is when I see a full moon my first thought is... _"do ANY plumbers own belts?"_

[@SAMURIADI]

about the 1st one humans probably sleep less on full moon due to the fact visibility isnt hindered, would make predators more active and may have cause a evolution adaptation to stay light on your toes during a full moon

[@patrickmccurry1563]

We've had fire for over a million years. That's more than a enough time to lose such a trace warning feature.

[@SAMURIADI]

@@patrickmccurry1563 humans have only been around for 200,000 years

[@horatiumarasescu6187]

Hank's shirt goes too well with the topic of this video. Palm trees in moonlight pattern FTW.

[@BecciKennedy]

Did the study used for #5 take into consideration medication? Just wondering, since medication like birth control completely changes cycles.

[@eduardolopes243]

Only with the speed of 1.75 can one not get bored with SciShow's videos

[@WTH1812]

Any studies done on new, 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 full moons both waxing and waning? For example, do new moons show the same or opposite effects as full moons? Do 1/2 moons show opposite effects from full moons?

[@pugnate666]

is that a uterus in the thumbnail?? - well, yes it is ... also thumbs up for the shirt ^^

[@kmlac6596]

I thought his shirt was weed leaves for a sec and was like “that’s not very Hank, Hank”

[@Niinkai]

Dung Beetles: "Ah, you were at my side, all along. My true mentor. My guiding moonlight."

[@miguelitojones8252]

My grandmother always sowed seeds under the new moon, and said it was bad luck to sow seeds under a full moon.

[@Brown95P]

For those of you who are interested, 1:38 - 1:46 is a mirrored night-time shot of La Défense's Boulevard Circulaire, showing the exit towards Rueil-Malmaison and Puteaux by the D913 (if these words mean nothing to you, google them). As for how I knew all of that, well, I didn't; the french design of the road signs first tipped me off, and from there, it was all Google Mapping. Also thanks 1080p; this was literally the only time you were worth having around!

[@jtswhitewater4940]

I get really squirrelly when the moon is full! I have 40 years of anecdotal evidence to prove this although I left my bad behaviour in Juvie court 😂

[@richardjones4259]

anecdotal?

[@jtswhitewater4940]

Richard Jones That’s the word I was looking for 😂

[@beverlyanne5699]

This channel cracks me up. Such inept Science it brings me to a crying laugh. Going to get whiplash from shaking my head.

[@Only1Shadow]

No effect??? Talk to any ER staff.

[@superpayaseria]

I know, unless u'v lived or worked in such certain circumstances u just wouldn't know, but ANYONE who has knows beyond possible certainty there is something big and sure to it. It's in the spiritual realm.

[@meeee8140]

Try being a police officer during a full moon. Compared to any other day of the year. It hits fan.

[@positrondecay4784]

3:23 That is so COOL!!

[@johnmclaust6514]

That thumbnail was weird when I first looked at it I thought it was a tree of some sorts but I get I now

[@MewPurPur]

The thumbnail made this my risky click of the day.

[@BriefNerdOriginal]

Have I missed it, or there was no mention of the myth of full moon increasing the probability for women to give birth?

[@VOIBLE]

Logical video. Have liked and subscribed.

[@levicoffman5146]

great episode, but you should have saved it for Halloween

[@FloozieOne]

Actually the full moon does affect people. I worked as an X-ray tech in the ER for 24 years. Everyone in the ER knew that we would be extra-busy on full moon nights, particularly with accidents and self-inflicted injuries. Sometimes the hospital would even put on an extra staff member for a full moon night. On a "normal" night when things would get really crazy, say with multiple MVAs, shootings or heart attacks we would often joke that "it must be a full moon night". Ask anyone who has worked in emergency medicine and they will tell you that the full moon makes a big difference!

[@callahanblischke1871]

Surely the scorpion thing is slightly counterproductive, when he glows he gives off more light in the already bright moonlight making him easier to see, so surely it would force him to stay inside during all full moons and probably a lot during the rest of the cycle

[@LeatherNeck1833]

02:55 Wait...what? Charged particle shift on the Moon effecting life on Earth...half a million miles away? Call me sceptic, but that seems to be a stretch beyond Mister Fantastic's ability.

[@shawnguy3317]

You can't fool me Hank, I know this is the 7th incarnation of Truth or Fail

[@Dsdcain]

Yeah, but how could the Moon effect stuff, I mean there're KZbin channels out there that tell me the Earth is flat, and the Moon is a lie?!? WTH UM, that's a dumb joke BTW.

[@donfields1234]

Lol, the truth shall set you free, and many a self enslaved people wander the utube/internet halls.

[@patrickmccurry1563]

The lasers they use to create the holographic moon obviously have negative side effect. Duh. (Also a dumb joke. lol)

[@Ian_sothejokeworks]

When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie, that's a dung ball.

[@nathanielanderson8507]

Energy is my religion.

[@someonesomeone4556]

Summary of the video: Truths are Full moon 1)Makes human get less sleep 2)Makes Animals change orientation 3)Makes Corals get busy 4)Influences rainfall 5)Makes Scorpions detect moonlight with there greenglow 6)Help Dung beetles navigate using polarizing light from the moon 7)Epileptic seizure are more common in dark nights not in full moon Myths are 1)Menstrual cycle has nothing to do with lunar cycle 2)Full moon doesnt cause you more seizure

[@st3wham1]

Did you know, the moon nearly has as much gravitational pull as... ... *yo mama*

[@patrickmccurry1563]

I'd say even more, because when she calls, not even Jupiter's gravity could hold me back to upset her.

[@andrewilson2292]

ROFL🤣🤣

[@chim_kook1386]

0:52: I can sleep better when its full moon, because its not dark, new moon makes me shiver and hide under the blanket.

[@macdietz]

Great episode. Very interesting stuff

[@veryberry39]

Something about the lighting/my phone is making his chin look like it could use a scrub. And once I saw that, I can't unsee it.

[@liamredmill9293]

Superb new discoveries natural👍

[@apriltownsend5702]

Moods affect behavior!! I used to work in emergency room. More admissions during the full moon.

[@Anony3141592]

Needs more NetHack references. [more people play nethack, or the same ones play more nethack, around a full moon (except maybe full moons on fri 13th); because reasons]

[@Devo14218]

This stuff is cray!

[@spadelump]

I facilitate a mental health/bipolar support group every month and so many ppl believe they get a bit "mad" round a full moon too and I always have to assure them that's complete nonsense, surprised that wasn't in the list.

[@Nobody_Special310]

Just as I thought, SciShow is in the pocket of Big Moon.

[@JAOResnik]

2:25 Nudibranch a.k.a Shellos

[@AshenDruid]

I want to call Shenanigans on the menstrual cycle test. I'm not saying that they are definitely linked, but how many of all of those people were on birth control, other medications that affect hormone levels, live in a city with constant high light pollution, Etc? There are just too many new variables in our modern life that wouldn't have been present when that myth got started

[@GeneralDurandal]

I'm pretty sure you've heard of the placebo effect. Where something that wouldn't help you, helps you because you believe it will, it works with everything, and in reverse. If you believe the Full-Moon will make you weirder, then it will.

[@joshvii2664]

By drugs i think?

[@ambergetsbutterflies]

All of my EMT and police friends believe in the full moon bringing out the crazies. 😂

[@SuperMissblueeyes]

Circolunar rhythm would explain why stats collected by the emergency services in the UK have shown that crimes & injuries (usually related to crime, such as drunken behaviour being worse & tipping over into crime) do increase on nights when there's a full moon. Mental health issues also tend to flare up on a full moon too. I come from a medical background & have retired police officers & a serving police officer in my family & we have all observed this happening. It's not a myth. Part of my medical background comes from working in the neurophysiology department of a top UK children's hospital where they test for seizures & their different types. The melatonin theory may be right to some degree. The reason we would test for seizures by getting the patient to sleep is because they are more prone to seizure activity when they're sleeping or tired. Therefore, although (as a health scientist) I believe that melatonin may play a part, I think there are also other factors at play too.

[@sutienchong5105]

Imagine ghost hunting in the full moon and ur EMF reader goes crazy

[@renatogranito7680]

What about births in the full moon or different phases of the moon? Does it affect some how the baby? Or the difficulty of the birth somehow?

[@internetexplorer9987]

But love moonlight and sleeping while it fills my room!

[@robbie5439]

Who used to believe the moon was made from cheese?

[@nathan1634]

nah i’m not an idiot

[@robbie5439]

Fair enough

[@nathan1634]

Manophire. com temporary solution

[@pheart2381]

It IS made of cheese!

[@KryssLaBryn]

I have no personal experience with epilepsy; but if it was strictly the lower light level during the last quarter, then wouldn't there be more seizures at the dark of the moon, or in the first quarter, coming off the dark of the moon, rather than the last quarter, when we're coming off a full moon? Is it something to do with the drop in melatonin due to more light from the full moon, perhaps? Like if melatonin helps prevent them, then it would make sense that by the time we finally get around to the last quarter, one's levels would be the lowest, thanks to having gone through the full moon, and the build-up to it. Which would mean that, historically speaking, one might not have more seizures *during* the full moon; but that it might herald a greater chance of them in the next few days, making it look like it was the moon causing the effect, if not necessarily immediately. But if it's the melatonin levels and their relationship to the levels of moonlight at the time, then it kind of does (as you said), which is intriguing. That makes me wonder if there's a correlation between levels of light pollution and seizures. Do people have fewer seizures in rural areas? Would blackout curtains and a sleep mask lower the incidence of them in urban areas? Fascinating topic!

[@vincentng7428]

True i slept at 1:00pm on a full moon

[@TheGnome-Ad]

That shirst.......mesmerizing

[@spathr]

I've often said the following as a possible explanation for menstrual coordination: In the past, male hunter/gatherers would depart during the full moon on multi-day hunting trips. It would be an ideal time for menstruation. And/or, perhaps during the new moon the darkness would require the men to be home. Recall that mating success is a major driver of evolutionary change. Generations of natural selection would favor the production of offspring from women whose menstrual cycles coordinated.

[@franklinblunt69]

That image though, full moon fallopian batty😁

[@ANTHOninja6970]

well in the avatr the last airbender universe waterbenders can bloodben which is op only like three people could bloodbend outside of this

[@AndrewBlucher]

The polarization is strong in this one ...

[@dibaldgyfm9933]

Gasp! Editor!, SciShow speaker: Do not cut out the breathing pauses.

[@eclowe6594]

You ever been in an ER/police station/mental health facility on a full moon? There may not be a way to measure it well but activity is definitely different around the full moon. More acute cases. More off the wall cases. I didn't used to believe it because there isn't empirical evidence to back it up... But once I started working I can tell you when we're in/near the full moon. The first several times I had exceptionally wild days someone pointed out we were in/near a full moon. I thought no way, coincidence. But every major call I've had in the past year has happened either on or within just a day or two of the full moon. Every last one.

[@sterloin]

Most likely confirmation bias. What about those hundreds of other full moons throughout your life? You know, the ones that had no affect on anything.

[@nUrnxvmhTEuU]

0:15 Hank: Must be a full moon and- Also Hank: BUT!

[@psycronizer]

I must have miss- heard him when talking about creatures in Australia...I thought he said immoral trollops ...I've seen plenty of those doing the spawning thing on a dark moonlit night....especially in King's Cross Sydney...

[@alecsandymayo]

In the modern age of electric lights no more crime occurs during a full moon, but absent streetlights it would have been much easier to move around at night in the middle ages and earlier times. Like many modern superstitious beliefs there was an original core of rationality behind it.

[@Shaden0040]

Dung bettles can also orientate themselves by seeing the Milkway galaxy's light

[@seachers6124]

I was a bouncer. The crazies come out of hiding and go ballistic.

[@AlaskanCam]

Ask any EMT/Paramedic/Policeman/Fireman/Trooper/etc, they will tell you, every single one, that full moons are the busiest nights, ones with the most injuries, deaths, calls, etc.

[@aaronsaunders6974]

Cosmic flashlight 😍

[@charlotteb6450]

lol so i found out that my data on clue must be getting shared to research facilities/companies coz of this video woohoo

[@slowlesaca48]

sweet shirt

[@avamc4089]

I heard that the app for tracking the cycles are hardly reliable! Lotsa people told me

[@inaraykova]

Okay, the menstruation one I'm curious about. All of the sources I've read that say the two are not connected, quote that same Clue app study. But isn't that terrible selection? If you're using an app to log your period, you're living in an industrialized society where you're most likely not getting very natural moon light exposure. Are there any studies on indigenous women? I think those would be informative.

[@kaycarle8361]

What about the belief that full-term pregnant women are more likely to go into labour on the full moon? I've heard some midwives say that's not true, but that there is a spike in women being admitted to labour units when there is a thunder storm. Thoughts?

[@banjoman101145]

Question: what would planet Earth be like if there wasn’t a moon? I would think that the gravitational pull of the Sun would be minute as compared to that of the moon. Minimal tidal changes would have effect on weather and even plate tectonics...?

[@couchpotatoe91]

It' widely assumed that the moon stabilizes our earth's axis, so without a moon we wouldn't have regular seasons and life as we know it would not be possible. There's tons of great (scientific) videos about the moon and its effect on earth from an astrophysical standpoint btw, check them out!