What's the origin of the saying "silver to the moon" ? And why does it take a silver bullet to kill a werewolf which is active on the full moon ? Where do these relationships between silver and the moon come from ? And do people or markets act differently on a full moon ? Using data from the Perth Mint's records (http://www.perthmint.com.au/treasury/silver.csv) and the US Navy (http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/MoonFraction.php) over a 36year time period, the below graph was made. It shows the percentage ups or downs in silver price against how illuminated the moon is, 1 for full moon and 0 for new moon. The graph doesn't show any real relationship that a visual inspection would indicate, however what is partly interesting is that some of the largest gains and falls in silver happened close to the full or new moon. Source: And I do have too much time on my hands.
In answer to your second question YES . My lawn needs mowing so if you have some spare time ? It is interesting to note the volatility associated with a full moon on the price tho , do have any figures on volume RE: the association ?
Your graph looks like the moonlight when it falls over the ocean. I guess that the moon is silver in colour, may be that accounts for the relationships between them. Maybe you could look into sun flares and gold price?
article posted on ainslie's site gets into it.. http://ainsliebullion.com.au/Resear...ofSilver/tabid/79/language/en-US/Default.aspx "Somewhere around 5,000 years ago, humanity began to master the process of extracting "precious" metals from ore. According to the Silver Institute, the first "sophisticated processing" of silver occurred with an ancient tribe known as the Chaldeans - at approximately 2500 B.C... ...Glittering gold was equated with being "the metal of the Sun", while shining silver was considered "the metal of the Moon". Thus, our "primitive" ancestors quickly established the first gold/silver price ratio. Each year, there were thirteen cycles of the moon for each full, cycle of the sun, thus the original price ratio between these two, precious metals was 13:1."
Funny, we could make something up here and with a few clicks of a mouse it could become sort of fact worldwide. I went looking for the origin of "silver to the moon" as per silverperch's op and what do I find listed at # six on google already ? With the former five useless. http://www.google.com.au/#hl=en&biw...419l419l4-1&fp=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&cad=b AHHH it was first used back in .......
I was advised by a hippy in a west end bar the other night to put my silver outside during the full moon. Not that I took much notice, however I did put a couple of rings outside... They were cold in the morning. Nothing else.
Nah it was obvious that those rings protected you from werewolves. In other unrelated news, I have a stone that protects the holder from tigers and lions for sale very cheap only $9999 each!!!!11!!!!* The above is entirely sarcastic, I am not responsible for anyone who gets eaten alive on the Sahara.
See thats just it... I used to be a werewolf, but I'm alright nooooooooooooooooowwwwwww.... (Too cheap?)
Never thought about the werewolf thing before, but it seems logical now you mention it (full moon, tears of the moon(silver), silver bullet). Amusing graph, thanks.
And you thought the moon was made of cheese? silver found on the moon: http://www.google.com.au/search?q=m...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Yeah on the full moon they employ extra police on the beat, it does seem things happen near a full/new moon.
I've worked in secure mental health units, youth projects, juvenile detention facilities and acute admission wards and I can tell ya - knowledge of your lunar calendar is paramount to a happy working life
