Full Moon Tale Wanes in Study -- No Lunar Link Identified in Industrial Accidents

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VIENNA, Austria - Ever whacked your thumb with a hammer, or wrenched your back after lifting a heavy box, and blamed the full moon? It's a popular notion, but there's no cosmic connection, Austrian government researchers said.

Robert Seeberger, a physicist and astronomer at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, said a team of experts analyzed 500,000 industrial accidents in Austria between 2000 and 2004 and found no link to lunar activity.

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Full Moon Tale Wanes in Study -- No Lunar Link Identified in Industrial Accidents

"The full moon does not unfavorably affect the likelihood of an accident," Seeberger said.

The study, released Tuesday...

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