tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post6262060359943689720..comments2024-02-19T12:05:47.873+00:00Comments on Something Surprising: Lunar LunacyPlasma Engineerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891736950166421184noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post-38498328952328103272011-03-07T21:04:46.378+00:002011-03-07T21:04:46.378+00:00Not coincidence so much as confirmation bias perha...Not coincidence so much as confirmation bias perhaps. :)Plasma Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891736950166421184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post-90379223512411364312011-03-06T10:26:06.850+00:002011-03-06T10:26:06.850+00:00Out of interest, the French word 'lunatique...Out of interest, the French word 'lunatique' means 'is affected by the moon' or 'suffers from mood swings' and not 'is insane' although you can see the connection a little. <br /><br />I do notice that particularly sleepless nights tend to coincide with the full moon, and without knowing that it is one, as in giving up on sleep, opening a shutter and thinking 'aha'. But this could of course be sheer coincidence?ARIADNE KORDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04527015510787355334noreply@blogger.com