Question

1. Why are mad people sometimes called lunatics?
2. Why are there more crimes during a full moon?
3. Why are there tides?
4. Why do farmers dread a red moon at the beginning of the spring?
5. Why do hairdressers dislike cutting hair when the moon is getting smaller?

Answer 1

1. Mad people are sometimes ”lunatics” because it is believed that they go mad under the influence of the moon.
2. There are more crimes during a full moon because the phases of the moon are tought to cause changes in mood in some people.
3. There are tides because the moon's gravity tries to pull the Earth and its oceans towards it.
4. Farmers dread a red moon at the beginning of the spring because it usually means frost.
5. Some hairdressers dislike cutting hair when the moon is getting smaller because it may grow back more slowly.