topic Re: Yawning in Community Spirit

Yawning

boris1gary — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 01:48:23 GMT

ever wondered why yawning is catching?

Re: Yawning

*mrgrizz* — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 01:51:37 GMT

because political threads are boring

Re: Yawning

boris1gary — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 01:54:19 GMT

so being bored makes yawning catching? or is it being tired and bored? or is it just a physical response to stupidity - or all mentioned. Hunting is quite a political issue by the way MrGrizz.

Re: Yawning

pollysd — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 02:36:41 GMT

All I know is I opened this thread and I can't stop yawning now.

No joke.

Re: Yawning

imastawka — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 02:42:20 GMT

Couldn't help myself, boris

Otherwise, don't know why it's contagious

Re: Yawning

*mrgrizz* — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 03:33:42 GMT

@boris1gary wrote:
so being bored makes yawning catching? or is it being tired and bored? or is it just a physical response to stupidity - or all mentioned. Hunting is quite a political issue by the way MrGrizz.

actually yawning has nothing to do with being tired or bored

it is the body needing oxygen. and the reason yawning is contagious is because when you see other people yawn your brain gets tricked into thinking there is a shortage of oxygen, so try's to get more aswell.

Re: Yawning

boris1gary — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 04:17:10 GMT

@*mrgrizz* wrote:
@boris1gary wrote:
so being bored makes yawning catching? or is it being tired and bored? or is it just a physical response to stupidity - or all mentioned. Hunting is quite a political issue by the way MrGrizz.
actually yawning has nothing to do with being tired or bored
it is the body needing oxygen. and the reason yawning is contagious is because when you see other people yawn your brain gets tricked into thinking there is a shortage of oxygen, so try's to get more aswell.

oh, i will have to remember that for the next time i get called out for yawning - "i need oxygen" sounds better than "sorry".

Re: Yawning

nevillesdaughter — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 04:37:01 GMT

We learnt at school that the reason yawning is catching is that when the herd leader gets up in readiness to move after a rest, he or she yawns to take in extra oxygen which then stimulates the others to yawn - thereby replenishing oxygen to help everyone wake up and be ready to move again. Or something like that......

Marina.