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> > What really causes crop circles?

Two British men named Doug Bower and Dave Chorley first started making =
them with implements no more mysterious than some rope and a 5-ft iron =
bar for bending the corn. (They later enhanced their equipment, and =
ultimately confessed to their hijinx in the early 1990s.)

> > Can a full moon really cause people to act strangely?

The full moon marks a monthly peak in various kinds of psychotically =
oriented crimes such as murder, arson, dangerous driving, and =
kleptomania. People do seem to get a little bit crazier about that time =
of the month. That's something most police and hospital workers have =
known for a long time. Indeed, back in eighteenth-century England, a =
murderer could plead "lunacy" if the crime was committed during the full =
moon and get a lighter sentence as a result. Scientists, however, like =
to have a hard physical model to explain their discoveries, and so far =
there isn't a fully accepted one. Dr. Lieber speculates that perhaps the =
human body, which, like the surface of the earth, is composed of almost =
80 percent water, experiences some kind of "biological tides" that =
affect the emotions. When a person is already on psychologically shaky =
ground, such a biological tide can push him or her over the edge. At the =
University of Miami, psychologist Arnold Lieber and his colleagues =
decided to test the old belief of full-moon "lunacy" which most =
scientists had written off as an old wives' tale. The researchers =
collected data on homicide in Dade County (Miami) over a period of 15 =
years - 1,887 murders, to be exact. When they matched the incidence of =
homicide with the phases of the moon, they found, much to their =
surprise, that the two rose and fell together, almost infallibly, for =
the entire 15 years! As the full or the new moon approached, the murder =
rate rose sharply; it distinctly declined during the first and last =
quarters of the moon.=20

> > How does mint make your mouth cool?

The cooling sensation you are feeling is the same effect as if you have  =
ever spilled acetone or rubbing alcohol on your skin, or sweat a lot on =
a  very hot day.  The acetone and alcohol have very low boiling points =
and evaporate quickly but they need energy to vaporize.  The molecules =
are absorbing the heat from your skin (or mouth in the case of the cough =
drop)  to change their state from liquid (or solid) to gas.  They are =
essentially 'stealing' your body heat to turn into a vapor.  You are =
experiencing a  cooling effect thanks to this heat transfer. =20


Hope this helps ease your concerns about these subjects....

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&gt; &gt; What really causes crop=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Two British&nbsp;men named Doug Bower =
and Dave=20
Chorley first started making them with implements no more mysterious =
than some=20
rope and a&nbsp;5-ft iron bar for bending the corn. (They later enhanced =
their=20
equipment, and ultimately confessed to their hijinx in the early=20
1990s.)</FONT></DIV>
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face=3DArial size=3D2>&gt; &gt; Can a full moon really cause people to =
act=20
strangely?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The full moon marks a monthly peak in =
various kinds=20
of psychotically oriented crimes such as murder, arson, dangerous =
driving, and=20
kleptomania. People do seem to get a little bit crazier about that time =
of the=20
month. That=92s something most police and hospital workers have known =
for a long=20
time. Indeed, back in eighteenth-century England, a murderer could plead =

=93lunacy=94 if the crime was committed during the full moon and get a =
lighter=20
sentence as a result. Scientists, however, like to have a hard physical =
model to=20
explain their discoveries, and so far there isn=92t a fully accepted =
one. Dr.=20
Lieber speculates that perhaps the human body, which, like the surface =
of the=20
earth, is composed of almost 80 percent water, experiences some kind of=20
=93biological tides=94 that affect the emotions. When a person is =
already on=20
psychologically shaky ground, such a biological tide can push him or her =
over=20
the edge. </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>At the University of Miami, =

psychologist Arnold Lieber and his colleagues decided to test the old =
belief of=20
full-moon =93lunacy=94 which most scientists had written off as an old =
wives=92 tale.=20
The researchers collected data on homicide in Dade County (Miami) over a =
period=20
of 15 years =97 1,887 murders, to be exact. When they matched the =
incidence of=20
homicide with the phases of the moon, they found, much to their =
surprise, that=20
the two rose and fell together, almost infallibly, for the entire 15 =
years! As=20
the full or the new moon approached, the murder rate rose sharply; it =
distinctly=20
declined during the first and last quarters of the moon. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&gt; &gt; How does mint make your mouth =

cool?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The cooling sensation you are feeling =
is the same=20
effect as if you have&nbsp; ever spilled acetone or rubbing alcohol on =
your=20
skin, or sweat a lot on a&nbsp; very hot day.&nbsp; The acetone and =
alcohol have=20
very low boiling points and&nbsp;evaporate quickly but they need energy =
to=20
vaporize.&nbsp; The molecules are&nbsp;absorbing the heat from your skin =
(or=20
mouth in the case of the cough drop)&nbsp; to change their state from =
liquid (or=20
solid) to gas.&nbsp; They are essentially 'stealing' your body heat to =
turn into=20
a vapor.&nbsp; You are experiencing a&nbsp; cooling effect thanks to =
this heat=20
transfer.&nbsp; <BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hope this helps ease your concerns =
about these=20
subjects....</FONT></DIV>
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